Description
Seven Class Sessions
Thursday-Friday July 11-12, 18-19, 5-26, and August 1
Time-1-2:30 pm
Overview
A comic creation class designed to guide students through the comic creation process from concept
to finished product in 7- hour-and-a-half sessions . This class’s main goal is to encourage
experimentation and brainstorming through visual storytelling. There’s no such thing as a bad idea
here! In this class I will be teaching:
- Concept and script writing
Encouraging creativity by brainstorming ideas for characters, setting, and plot as well as writing
a script that outlines dialogue, actions, and panel descriptions. Crafting compelling narratives,
character development and dialogue - Character Design and setting
Sketching and developing the appearance of your characters. Creating a detailed setting and
atmosphere. Basics of drawing, character design, and world building - Storyboarding
How to layout the panels to visualize the flow of the story and discussion of the importance of
sketching thumbnails and panel composition. Different styles of paneling will be explored - Drawing and Lettering
Start drawing your comic based on your storyboard. Covers the importance of lettering and types of
speech bubbles. - Inking and Coloring
The importance of color and how it can tell mood and tone. Covers inking techniques and lightly
covers color theory. - Session 6- CREATE students spend this time using their notes and what they learned to create a two page comic. They can use the whole class period.
- Session 7- COMIC SHOWCASE students are encouraged to display/read their comics to show off in a small showcase where students and family can see what they made in class.
- Every student by the end of this class should have a fully developed comic page! How exciting!
Supplies
Mechanical or #2 pencil
Erasers
5.5 x 8.5 sketchbook Spiral notebook
Ruler
Micron (or any brand) ink pens
Artist markers (Copic, Artist Loft, Ohuhu, etc.)
9×12 Bristol paper pad
ABOUT MAYA
Hi! My name is Maya Williams. I’m a 23 year old Graphic Design student with a concentration on illustration and visual storytelling, but most people would describe me as a nerdy anime loving cat lady. I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember and have gathered a small social media presence on instagram with my artwork. As a new teacher I hope to inspire and encourage young artists to create and be themselves through the art of comics! In my class there is no such thing as a bad idea and students are encouraged to flesh out their own styles and create stories of their own.
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