Student Gallery

Two classrooms, one way of teaching

Every photo here comes from a Thevenkyart Academy class: kids from age 5 and adults learning pencil sketching, shading, colour pencil and painting, live online and at our Hyderabad studio. Follow individual progress on the Student Journeys page, or find the right level on our art courses page.

49 photos Online Classes Live on Zoom, with step-by-step demos and feedback on every piece.

48 photos Hyderabad Studio Hands-on classes at the studio table, guided one student at a time.

From the classroom

Dhanushya holding her large charcoal drawing of Lord Venkateswara — Charcoal portrait, finishedOnline Classes

Teacher showing a young student how to mix acrylic colours on a palette — Mixing the paletteHyderabad Studio

Colour pencil drawing of a horse's head built from bright geometric shapes — Geometric horseOnline Classes

Two young students holding matching night-sky paintings in front of a golden mural — Night sky, side by sideHyderabad Studio

Young student lying on the floor surrounded by his finished paintings — A circle of finished workOnline Classes

Students drawing at the studio while the class is streamed to online students from a laptop — Studio in sessionHyderabad Studio

Painting of a fish made of bold blue, red and yellow curved shapes — Abstract fishOnline Classes

Young student smiling and holding her colour drawing of Durga Maa with a lion — Durga Maa for DussehraHyderabad Studio

Online student holding up a brightly coloured peacock painting on a video call — Peacock in bold colourOnline Classes

Three young students holding up their sunset gradient paintings at the studio table — Sunset gradientsHyderabad Studio

Portrait in orange acrylicOnline Classes

Young student smiling with her colour drawing of a cat under a rainbow — Rainbow catHyderabad Studio

Shiva in graphiteOnline Classes

Venky and a teacher guiding two boys through their drawings — Two teachers, one tableHyderabad Studio

Detailed charcoal drawing of Lord Venkateswara in progress, pencil in hand — Charcoal in progressOnline Classes

Ananya showing her oil pastel landscape in the colours of the Indian flag on a video call — Independence Day landscapeOnline Classes

Young student holding up his colour drawing of two big cats — Big cats in colourHyderabad Studio

Ananya smiling with her Certificate of Achievement from the Texas Elementary Art Meet — Texas Elementary Art MeetOnline Classes

Students working with oil pastels and colour pencils around the studio table — Colour everywhereHyderabad Studio

Small painting of a squirrel on a branch with red berries and green leaves — Squirrel in gouacheOnline Classes

Two students painting from a reference image on a computer screen — Painting from a referenceHyderabad Studio

Student sitting cross-legged behind rows of her finished paintings — A season of paintingsOnline Classes

Young student smiling with her colour drawing of a sunflower — Happy sunflowerHyderabad Studio

Online student holding up a dynamic colour pencil drawing of a superhero — Superhero in colour pencilOnline Classes

Young student colouring her unicorn drawing, the reference on a tablet beside her — Unicorn in progressHyderabad Studio

Veena holding her pencil shading drawing of a face merging into a bird — Veena's bird and faceOnline Classes

Young student absorbed in her drawing at the studio table — ConcentrationHyderabad Studio

Oil pastel drawing of blueberries on a small easel — Blueberries on the easelOnline Classes

Two sisters holding their flower and rainbow drawings in front of framed charcoal portraits — Sisters' showcaseHyderabad Studio

Stylised painting of Ganesha in orange and red, with the reference on a tablet above — Ganesha in warm tonesOnline Classes

Venky guiding a young student through a seascape painting — One-to-one guidanceHyderabad Studio

Peacock painting shown beside its reference image on screen — Peacock: reference to paintingOnline Classes

Young student beaming with her colour drawing of a winged kitty surrounded by hearts — Kitty with wingsHyderabad Studio

Oil pastel blueberries in a sketchbook, with the pastels and the phone reference beside it — Blueberries in oil pastelOnline Classes

Student holding his first-month drawings: a sunset scene and a lavender field — First month's workHyderabad Studio

Online student holding up his colour drawing of Iron Man on a video call — Iron Man in colourOnline Classes

Young student holding her colour drawing of a cartoon octopus — Little octopusHyderabad Studio

Two oil pastel landscapes: a sunset with birds on a wire, and a night sky with a tree — Day and nightOnline Classes

Venky drawing alongside two young students at the studio — Drawing with VenkyHyderabad Studio

Acrylic portrait in orange tones beside a well-used palette — Portrait with paletteOnline Classes

Young student holding her drawing of Pikachu in a blue sky — Pikachu in the skyHyderabad Studio

Charcoal drawing of a deity's face with detailed ornaments — Charcoal deity studyOnline Classes

Children, teachers and parents drawing together around the studio table — Full tableHyderabad Studio

Online student holding her colourful peacock painting at her desk — Peacock in bold colour IIOnline Classes

Venky sitting with a young student as she draws, while another student works nearby — Sitting inHyderabad Studio

Abstract Ganesha painting in orange and brown next to the paint palette — Abstract GaneshaOnline Classes

Venky helping a toddler paint her first blue gradient — First brushstrokesHyderabad Studio

Online student holding up a pencil line drawing of Spider-Man — Spider-Man line studyOnline Classes

Teacher and two young students holding up a Kuromi drawing — Kuromi, togetherHyderabad Studio

Dhanushya holding her Ganesha painting beside a decorated Ganesha idol — Ganesha for ChaturthiOnline Classes

Young student drawing a unicorn from a reference on a tablet, oil pastels beside her — Copying the unicornHyderabad Studio

Young student lying on the floor surrounded by his month's pencil and colour drawings — A month of drawingsOnline Classes

Young student holding his colour drawing of a smiling flower — Smiling flowerHyderabad Studio

Student holding up a pencil drawing of a butterfly made of geometric line patterns — Geometric butterflyOnline Classes

Young student smiling at the camera while drawing her unicorn — All smilesHyderabad Studio

Veena showing her pencil shading study of a glass on a video call — Veena's shading studyOnline Classes

Painting of a pink and purple night sky with a crescent moon and a street lamp — Pink night skyHyderabad Studio

Dhruthi holding her framed pencil portrait of young Krishna — Dhruthi's framed portraitOnline Classes

Three small oil pastel landscapes of bamboo, open sky and a sunset silhouette — Three oil pastel landscapesHyderabad Studio

Online student holding up his colour drawing of a mango — Mango studyOnline Classes

View down the length of the Thevenkyart studio, a student working at the table — Down the studioHyderabad Studio

Teacher's on-screen corrections drawn over a student's cartoon bee sketch — Feedback on a cartoon beeOnline Classes

Two boys smiling with their teacher during class — Friends at the tableHyderabad Studio

Student holding her orange acrylic painting of Hanuman — Hanuman in acrylicOnline Classes

Young students drawing a red heart with a teacher at the table — A red heartHyderabad Studio

Zoom gallery view of students painting during a live online class — Live class on ZoomOnline Classes

Student smiling with her colour drawing of Ganesha for Ganesh Chaturthi — Ganesha for Ganesh ChaturthiHyderabad Studio

Online students holding up their parent-and-child silhouette paintings on Zoom — Silhouette workshopOnline Classes

Adult student working with colour pencils during her first class — First class, first strokesHyderabad Studio

Family celebrating Father's Day with a student's sunset silhouette painting on the table — A Father's Day giftOnline Classes

Teacher and a mixed-age group sketching together at the studio — Busy tableHyderabad Studio

Collage of online students holding their Mother's Day paintings from a mini workshop — Mother's Day mini workshopOnline Classes

Kids and adults at their first class in the Hyderabad studio — First classHyderabad Studio

Zoom view of students painting butterflies in an online workshop — Butterfly workshopOnline Classes

Two young students showing their smiling sun drawings — Matching sunsHyderabad Studio

Online student holding his Maha Shivaratri drawing of a Shivling with lamps — Maha ShivaratriOnline Classes

Venky and a teacher guiding two boys on their drawings — Step by stepHyderabad Studio

Online student holding her drawing of a Shivling with hanging bells and diyas — Shivling with diyasOnline Classes

Students and parents at work across the studio table — Wide angleHyderabad Studio

Zoom view of an online class with students and the teacher — Online class in sessionOnline Classes

Teacher sitting beside a young boy as he colours his drawing — Guided colouringHyderabad Studio

Oil pastel drawing of a bunch of purple grapes in a sketchbook — Oil pastel grapesOnline Classes

Teacher and young student drawing together at the studio — Working togetherHyderabad Studio

Venky with a student holding her framed tiger relief artwork — Tiger relief, in personOnline Classes

Students, teachers and parents in the studio during a busy class — Class in full swingHyderabad Studio

Student sitting behind a neat layout of her finished paintings — A summer of paintingsOnline Classes

Young student concentrating on her drawing, a box of oil pastels in front of her — Oil pastel focusHyderabad Studio

Student sitting behind a grid of her finished colourful paintings — A floor full of colourOnline Classes

Student receiving a trophy on stage at an event at Rashtrapati Nilayam — On stage at Rashtrapati NilayamHyderabad Studio

On-screen lesson correcting yellow tones on an Iron Man illustration — Live demo: colour correctionOnline Classes

Students drawing around the studio table with a teacher — A quiet sessionHyderabad Studio

Teacher's on-screen demo of blending orange into yellow with pencil pressure values — Live demo: blendingOnline Classes

Teacher helping a young student with a blue gradient painting — Blue gradient helpHyderabad Studio

Young online student showing her watercolour character drawing on a video call — Watercolour characterOnline Classes

Venky guiding two young students at the studio table — Two kids, one tableHyderabad Studio

Student with her Hanuman painting beside a festival idol — Hanuman, finishedOnline Classes

Teacher guiding a toddler's hand while an older girl draws beside them — Hand over handHyderabad Studio

Group photo of the children and volunteers after an art session at a children's home — Art afternoon at a children's homeCommunity

Children sitting in a circle on the floor, drawing with volunteers — Drawing on the floorCommunity

Children and volunteers working on art together on the floor — Everyone joins inCommunity

Volunteers handing out art supplies to children in a dormitory hall — Setting up the sessionCommunity

Group photo of the children and volunteers after an art session at a children's home

Art beyond the classroom

We took paper, colours and an afternoon to a children's home, and spent it drawing on the floor with everyone who wanted to join in. Some of the most cheerful work we've seen came out of that room.

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