Mr Dunn, NAIDOC Artist of the Year 2015, is a Gamilaroi man from Coonabarabran who has exhibited in Italy, Russia, Ireland, China, the United States and Japan.

His work extends beyond the canvas to football boots and clothes, and he has painted a cricket bat for Prince William, high heels for Princess Kate, a golf bag for Tiger Woods and football boots for David Beckham.

"Students were thoroughly engaged and enjoyed the processes and discussions that Daren initiated with them, especially those about his football colleagues and other famous people who have commissioned his work," said performing and creative arts teacher Gabrielle Lindsay.

Three First Nations boys - Jase Edwards, Marley McLean and Isaiah King - were chosen to guide the next group of students under Daren's guidance.

Jase also won a colourful blue shirt for his work ethic and effort.

Three girls - Keiara Johnson, Grace Goolagong and Imogen Cullen - were chosen to lead the non-Aboriginal group of students.

"It's building relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students, introducing culture, helping welfare and well-being, hearing stories, some words of wisdom," said Canobolas Rural Technology High School's community liaison officer Stuart Riles.

Student leader and young Wiradjuri man Isaiah King-Toomey has done dot paintings before - including a painting he has put towards his HSC this year - and said "it was good to use Daren's paints and patterns".

Isaiah - who hopes to become a community and cultural leader, or learn a trade in the Australian Army - did dot work on animals during the workshops, using the sharp and flat end of a skewer for smaller and larger dots.

On Tuesday a group of high achieving students began work on a mural that Mr Riles said would be positioned overlooking the quadrangle.

Mr Riles said that Mr Dunn would continue to work with the students.

"He will check in on those kids, and he will support the [mural]."

The students were visited during the workshops by the executive director school performance, rural south and west, Dean White.

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