The appearance of texture and light in art is determined by value. How are we going to put it into action? Learn about the importance of light and shadow with Akoni and help fine-tune your character design.

Akoni is an experienced illustrator and artist, whose work is influenced by a childhood spent watching Saturday morning cartoons. His Open Studios project will focus on an alternate Aotearoa - what would this country be like without European colonial intervention?

Akoni's workshops will cover a variety of themes related to iterative character design over the span of six weeks, including inspiration and referencing, shape language, silhouettes and dynamic posing, line weight and form, values, and light and shadow. Each workshop is two hours and are appropriate for people aged 13 and up. Check out the other classes on our event page or Facebook.

We will be checking Vaccine Passes for those who are 12+. Thank you for respecting our staff as we maintain Government restrictions and do our best to keep every member of the Arts Village whānau safe. Keep an eye out for other ways to engage safely online in some of our upcoming events, and get in touch with our team if you have any ideas for new ways to do this. Together we can make awesome stuff happen in our community.