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What to expect during a webinar
Our webinars are an introduction to Last Chance to Paint. We use art to engage children with the environment. Our webinars offer an interactive Q&A and allow children to meet & paint with John Dyer. The webinars are not a 'paint by numbers' approach or a detailed instruction in painting techniques. We try to spark an individual creative response to the world by connecting children to the environment using art and to show how dynamic painting can be. After a webinar we encourage teachers to continue by exploring the full expedition chapter as a class project, so each child can create a final piece of art that is unique to them. So if you follow our Amazon rainforest expedition a child might want to do a final painting based on spiritual butterflies, the tribe, snakes, trees etc. Each child's painting should be about what has inspired that individual. Please take the time to submit the final pieces of art to our World Gallery so that each child's art bears witness to what we all risk losing.
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Hundreds of schools and many thousands of children attend each one.
BILBIES
AUSTRALIAN
DESERT
2026
March 25th 2026 1.30 pm - 2.45 pm UK time. Your class can paint along with John Dyer as he paints the Easter Bilby!
Paint the Australian
Easter Bilby with John Dyer.
Curriculum Links: Art & Science
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Join Born Free to meet artist John Dyer, the founder of Last Chance To Paint. Ask John questions about art, the environment, tribes and wildlife. Watch as John paints Bilbies in the Australian outback on his iPad that we screen share with your class so they can paint and learn alongside the artist and the Born Free team.
• Have paper and paints ready so that your children can paint along with John Dyer. The painting session will start immediately the webinar starts.
• Please ensure your camera and microphone are off and that participating children are in the presence of an adult throughout.
• The session will be recorded.
N.B. Occasionally, we may need to reschedule a webinar due to unforeseen circumstances.
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SLOW LORIS
BORNEO
RAINFOREST
2026
June 4th 2026 1.30 pm - 2.45 pm UK time. Your class can paint along with John Dyer as he paints Slow Loris!
Paint Slow Loris & the Borneo Rainforest with John Dyer.
Curriculum Links: Art & Science
Suggested age range: KS1 & KS2
Join Born Free to meet artist John Dyer, the founder of Last Chance To Paint. Ask John questions about art, the environment, tribes and wildlife. Watch as John paints Slow Loris in the Borneo rainforest on his iPad that we screen share with your class so they can paint and learn alongside the artist and the Born Free team.
• Have paper and paints ready so that your children can paint along with John Dyer. The painting session will start immediately the webinar starts.
• Please ensure your camera and microphone are off and that participating children are in the presence of an adult throughout.
• The session will be recorded.
N.B. Occasionally, we may need to reschedule a webinar due to unforeseen circumstances.
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What art materials do we need for the live webinar?
For all live Last Chance to Paint webinars, John Dyer paints digitally on an iPad using Procreate. This lets him show his techniques very clearly, and the tools are set up to mimic acrylic and poster paints.
To help your class follow along, we recommend:
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Poster or acrylic paints, plus old shirts or aprons as acrylics do not wash out
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Paper plates or plastic palettes for colour mixing
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White cartridge paper
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Clean water
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Paper towels to clean/dry brushes whilst working and for any spills
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A selection of brushes, from wide flat brushes for backgrounds to narrow round brushes for details
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A basic range of colours, including white
If your class will be using watercolours rather than acrylics or poster paints, please mention this in the live webinar chat.
John will then include guidance for watercolour users during the session so everyone can comfortably take part.
Missed a webinar? Use our replays to inspire your children!
Procreate iPad art John Dyer has created during our live webinars
"In every webinar, thousands of children create the best art of their lives. The children move way beyond drawing a picture and colouring it in. We enable them to be confident to express themselves and react to the subject as a professional artist would. It's an exciting process that is fast and direct. Unlocking each child's creativity and connecting them to the environment with expert knowledge is the key to our future. Raising awareness is the first step to tackling climate change and ecosystem collapse. We give every child a lifelong reason to be the change in the fight against extinctions, climate change and the displacement of tribal people."
John Dyer
A gallery of images and social posts that schools have shared with us showing how we inspire art and create a connection to the environment.
