We were thrilled to welcome renowned manga artist Sonia Leong into Pioneer to kick off our world book day celebrations, and what a day it was!
Sonia held workshops with pupils from years 7, 8, 9, and 10, and a session with our year 12 A-Level art students.
She offered some insight into life within the manga illustration industry, and then led interactive practical drawing sessions, with pupils drawing along to create their own manga style character. Students thoroughly enjoyed this experience, which tapped into their love of manga as a creative genre. The level of drawing talent displayed by our pupils was highly impressive!
Emily in year 9 said “the workshop was amazing. It helped us bring out skills we didn’t know we had”.
Year 12 students really benefitted from hearing from Sonia about her working background and her many years of experience. She was able to see their beautiful art portfolios and offer constructive advice about how they could push themselves further.
A brilliant start to the week!
Ms Brandman
