Helios & Friends

It's time for Helios to get over his fear of art and learn how to look at art.

Ort wants to be a YouTube star! He must make a film to show his parents what he’s doing on Earth. Jane teaches him the basics of movie-making so he can become the next big Hollywood director.

Helios talks with Andrea about the building blocks that artists use to make art. From line and shape to space and colour, they explore the seven different elements of art.

Starting with basic folds, YB creates different models such as tulips, baskets, and the classic - cranes.

Can Helios sing? Ada will do her best to help him understand what makes music music.

Lisa shows Helios how to use tradinoal sources of paper like magazines and photos to make a collage.

Collage is traditionally made by sticking bits of paper or material on a surface. Switching things up now, Lisa uses photo editing software to create a completely digital collage.

Lisa demonstrates how to use collage to create a painting.

With an introduction to the found object technique, Helios will stretch his creativity and imagination as Andrea creates art with objects she has found.

Helios learns how to identify basic shapes that form a drawing. He also learns how to spot distinct facial features unique to people and their favourite animal to create a personalised character.

Helios learns the creative process of photography - ideation, research, planning, and more. He explores exposure, lighting, lenses, composition, and the history of photography.

What is printmaking? Helios explores its many forms, including monoprints and matrices, and watches Gloria create her own unique print.

Helios discovers the treehouse he’s been hiding in is actually Eve’s art studio! She helps him overcome his fear and create a collage inspired by Henri Rousseau’s art.

Yara is building a tinfoil antenna when Eve suggests using the same material to sculpt something imaginative - just like artist Alberto Giacometti.

Eve acidently discovers she's using Yara's "scare box" to pack some things. Yara happily agrees to let Eve use the box to create a piece of art inspired by Romero Britto.

Eve returns to her messy studio and finds Yara wants to draw the spiderwebs. They use this moment to explore balance in art and create a paper relief sculpture.

Yara is puzzled by a photo showing positive and negative space. Eve explains the concept and together they create a cut-out to explore how space shapes images in art.

Yara has a new pet snail named Romeo. Eve decides to help her build a little house for Romeo using a milk carton inspired by the artwork of Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

Yara thinks the spots on the banana are ants! Eve gets inspired to show her how spots can be used in art, to create a paper mache sculpture inspired by Yayoi Kusama.

Yara is being hard on herself for not being able to create a colorful piece of art. Eve suggests she just needs some inspiration from Henri Matisse on how he uses color. Together they create a colorful paper cut-out.

Ort gets popcorn thrown at him in a theater and feels overwhelmed with emotion. Eve introduces him to Picasso’s expressive art and helps him create a cardboard sculpture in a cubist style.

Helios, Yara, Ort, and Tubi want to join a talent show but aren’t sure what to perform. Jane introduces them to singing, dancing, acting, and puppetry. Each friend discovers their own unique talent and prepares to perform!