Artists of all levels are invited to start their day off right with healthy and fun cartooning challenges and exercises with artist and teacher Brian Kolm (atomicbearpress.com). No need to wear your sparkly sweatsuit (unless that's your thing)-just bring yourself and be ready to draw!
Inking is an integral part of comics; for some it's easy, for others it's terrifying. If you're looking to move past Microns and incorporate old-school inking in your work, you should attend this seminar with Mark Haven Britt. Basic techniques such as using a nib, drawing a straight line with a brush, spattering, and masking will be covered. Learn some basic exercises/games to improve dexterity as well as strategies to get over fears of "screwing up the drawing" and focus on the decisive fun of completing the drawing. Inking can be incredibly fun!
Join award-winning cartoonist Jonathan Lemon (Rabbits Against Magic) for a crash course in graphic humor and the fundamentals of comedy in this laugh-packed workshop.
Great poems make great comics. In this class, Cara Goldstein will explore the balance of words and images while looking at poetic cartoonists such as Gabrielle Bell, Hope Larson, Nate Powell, Lilli Carré, and Craig Thompson. Pieces in Dave Morice's book PoetryComics, which covers poems by Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, and William Shakespeare, will also be read. All levels of drawing and writing are welcome.
How do you take a basic concept and turn it into an unforgettable character? Emmy Award-winning designer Andy Ristaino (Night of the Living Vidiots, Adventure Time) has created hundreds of characters for comics and animation, and he'll guide you through his process as workshop participants develop new characters in this action-packed adventure hour.
For 20 years, Age Scott (Won and Phil) has been pushing boundaries and taking risks with his comics, exploring music, pop culture, and other nontraditional subject matter. In this workshop, Age will discuss his experiences as a creator and the importance of working outside the mainstream.
Fictional characters sometimes seem to defy the laws of time with their endless adventures. When or how does a character age? How do their personalities and relationships develop? Two women creators who cover a lot of ground from novels to comic strips to serial stories will share their thoughts and experiences, and ask you about yours! The instructors for this workshop are Betsy Streeter, science fiction novelist and creator of Neptune Road, and Bridgett Spicer, creator of Squid Row.
Linguist and cartoonist Danièle Archambault (Stairway Stories, Québec-California, Life On Their Own) shares her experience of self-publishing a multitouch E-book. Get tips on conversion tools, file formatting, publishing options, pricing, and navigating the process without losing your mind or spending a lot of money.
Professor Caryn Louise Leschen (University of San Francisco, Ask Aunt Violet, Wimmen's Comix) covers the basics of making comics on your iPad and other handheld devices.
