"These kids picked it up so quickly. I was able to show them different aspects of human anatomy like the constructions of the face, keeping it all in proportion."
The experience, his first of teaching, has prompted him to set up a weekly class that will start early next term.
"They seek it out themselves. They want to know, so what better way to teach them skills as an artist than with something that they are already passionate about.
"You can teach kids really complex stuff through a medium they are passionate about and they will be able to apply it to any style or any venture they want to go into - illustrator, comic book designer, tattoo artist - anything like that in the artistic field."
Kris has also shown his work to a local writers' group and as a result has been commissioned to create the illustrations for a book written by local author Jan Goldie.
"I took my work along and showed them and she wanted me to illustrate one of the kids' books she had there."
Jan says the meeting was of the local branch of Spec Fic NZ. "We got chatting and I thought his work was interesting and quite different to things I've seen before," says Jan.
"I had a picture book text that I was already developing and asked him if he was interested in collaborating. It's a long-term project, but I think we will end up with an awesome illustrated picture book."
Kris' class is called Inklings and will be running on Tuesday afternoons from 4pm-5pm, at the Elizabeth St Community and Arts Centre.
For more information visit www.inklingsartkdc.wix.com/classes
