Painting and Animating Stories with WooSun Choi
During our last exhibition season we were delighted to welcome local artist WooSun Choi for a series of creative workshops designed to introduce young people to the foundations of painting, illustration, and animation. In the introductory painting workshop, participants were guided through essential techniques — from brushwork and layering to texture and composition.
Building on this experience, the animation workshop introduced the exciting world of frame-by-frame drawing. Working entirely on paper, the group explored how movement, rhythm, and transformation bring images to life. WooSun’s hands-on exercises and practical guidance helped participants to learn how small creative decisions communicate emotion and narrative for the power of visual storytelling.
Across both workshops, WooSun’s expertise and enthusiasm created a hub of inspiration and curiosity for the young people. Her practice — rooted in painting, digital media, and the externalisation of emotional experience — offered young people a relatable and inspiring example of how art can be technically engaging. Her leadership provided a welcoming space where creativity could flow and participants feeling encouraged to develop their skills and try something new.
We’re proud to have hosted these engaging sessions and look forward to continuing to offer opportunities for young people that promote connection, build skills, and empower self-expression through art.
Download our drawing resource as a step-by-step guide for how to draw frames for a short animation here.
WooSun Choi is a visual artist from Seoul, South Korea, based in Nottingham, UK. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Nottingham Trent University. Working across oil painting and digital media, her practice explores the externalisation of personal emotions through a range of fictional characters, each representing different aspects of herself. Her work examines the social and political dimensions of emotion and identity, transforming the ordinary moments of daily life into new realities through introspection and imagination.