2023 Summer Registration Now Available

Enrollment now open! Enrollment closes at 5:00 PM on the 2nd session of any class. No admissions process for online classes, no portfolio review required. Some On-Campus classes require a few portfolio pieces. These classes are with our full-time students. Click on course titles to view details.

Have additional questions? Call us at (818) 708-9232 or email us at contactus@laafa.edu.

All online courses use Zoom and held Pacific Time. Complimentary 10-day access to each recorded session. Video access are emailed the day after each live session. Extensions are not available for late sign-ups.

Effective Summer 2023: LAAFA will no longer require proof of vaccination. Masking is recommended, but optional. Student should stay at home if sick. If student is showing signs of being sick, they will be required to wear a face mask and provide proof of a negative COVID test to attend class. Failure to follow protocols will result in student being asked to leave campus and no refund will be given.

CourseCourse TypeTime (Pacific Time)InstructorEarly Registration Pricing ends on June 25, 2023.DayStart DatePostponementEnd Date
Portrait & Figure Oil PaintingOn-Campus10:00 AM – 3:30 PMDerek Harrison$599 $5596 TuesdaysJuly 11, 2023NoneAugust 15, 2023
Abstract Exploration and Dynamic Mark-MakingOnline – Zoom10:30 AM – 12:30 PMVanessa Lemen$299 $2598 TuesdaysJuly 18, 2023NoneSeptember 5, 2023
Creature Design (ZBrush)
Apply & Portfolio Review Required
On-Campus10:00 AM – 1:00 PMLouie Tucci$599 $55910 WednesdaysJuly 5, 2023NoneSeptember 6, 2023
Advanced Indirect Painting Methods
Apply & Portfolio Review Required
On-Campus10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
(30-min. break)
Leon Okun$729 $68910 WednesdaysJuly 5, 2023NoneSeptember 6, 2023
Portrait DrawingOnline – Zoom10:30 AM – 12:30 PMLeon Okun$299 $2598 ThursdaysJuly 20, 2023NoneSeptember 7, 2023
Figure ConstructionOnline – Zoom4:00 PM – 6:00 PMRon Lemen$299 $2598 ThursdaysJuly 20, 2023NoneSeptember 7, 2023
Advanced Direct Painting Methods
Apply & Portfolio Review Required
On-Campus11:00 AM – 3:00 PMRon Lemen$729 $68910 FridaysJuly 7, 2023NoneSeptember 8, 2023
Seascapes & Valleys of CaliforniaOnline – Zoom1:30 PM – 3:30 PMLeon Okun$299 $2598 FridaysJuly 21, 2023NoneSeptember 8, 2023
Digital Life Painting
Apply & Portfolio Review Required
On-Campus3:30 PM – 6:30 PMRon Lemen$599 $55910 FridaysJuly 7, 2023NoneSeptember 8, 2023
Anatomy Crash CourseOnline – Zoom10:30 AM – 12:30 PMRey Bustos$299 $2598 SaturdaysJuly 22, 2023September 2, 2023September 16, 2023

Class Schedule: Spring 2023

CourseCourse TypeTime (Pacific Time)InstructorPriceDayStart DatePostponementEnd Date
Imaginative Realism Portrait PaintingOnline – Zoom10:30 AM – 12:30 PMVanessa LemenCLOSED8 TuesdaysApril 18, 2023NoneJune 6, 2023
Dynamic SketchingOn Location11:00 AM – 3:00 PMRon LemenCLOSED10 TuesdaysApril 4, 2023NoneJune 6, 2023
Advanced Indirect Painting MethodsOn Campus10:00 AM – 3:30 PMLeon OkunCLOSED10 WednesdaysApril 5, 2023NoneJune 7, 2023
Composition for Film and AnimationOn Campus10:30 AM – 1:30 PMIan DorianCLOSED10 WednesdaysApril 5, 2023NoneJune 7, 2023
Character Design BasicsOn Campus12:00 PM – 3:00 PMAdam DixCLOSED10 ThursdaysApril 6, 2023NoneJune 8, 2023
Advanced Direct Painting MethodsOn Campus1:00 PM – 6:30 PMKelley MogilkaCLOSED5 Fridays & SaturdaysApril 7-8, 2023April 21-22, 2023May 12-13, 2023
Figurative Painting by CandlelightOnline – Zoom1:30 PM – 3:30 PMLeon OkunCLOSED8 FridaysApril 21, 2023NoneJune 9, 2023
Storyboarding BasicsOn Campus9:00 AM – 1:00 PMPete MichelsCLOSED9 Saturdays, 1 MondayApril 8, 2023May 27, 2023June 10, 2023