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Level E
Making Comics for Beginners – How to Tell Stories with Pictures and Words
COURSE OVERVIEW
COURSE INFORMATION:
This course is aimed at beginners who want to create their own comics but are not sure where to start, or for those who have some experience but want to improve their storytelling skills.
During this 12-week course you will:
- Learn the storytelling techniques of comics, manga and graphic novels (and how to apply them).
- Discover different ways to develop a graphic short story idea, from conventional narrative structure through to autobiography and non-fiction.
- Improve upon your drawing skills, understand basic figure construction and develop compelling characters.
- Learn how to draw believable, immersive worlds for your readers to explore.
- Create your own mini-comic, from script through to final artwork. We will also cover ways to promote your work.
Materials required: A4 or A3 sketchbook, pencils and drawing pens, eraser, sharpener, ruler. A list of recommended materials will be provided at the beginning of the course.
ABOUT THE TUTOR:
Jaime Huxtable is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Worthing, West Sussex. He has illustrated comics on many subjects, ranging from Winston Churchill to the discovery of the iguanodon.
He recently worked on the George Orwell adaptation Such, Such Were the Joys: A Graphic Novel with writer Sean Michael Wilson, which was published by Pluto Press and supported through Arts Council England.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Adults 19+
Students who complete the course may be interested on one of our other adult education offers. Please check the website for more options.
Materials required: A4 or A3 sketchbook, pencils and drawing pens, eraser, sharpener, ruler. A list of recommended materials will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Materials required: A4 or A3 sketchbook, pencils and drawing pens, eraser, sharpener, ruler. A list of recommended materials will be provided at the beginning of the course.