ONLINE Cartooning, Manga & Anime Art Class for Teens (Saturdays)
Meets ONLINE Saturdays @12pm-2pm (NY/ Standard eastern Time) via Zoom
Suitable for Teens 9-16 yrs
Get an inside look into the exciting world of Anime, Manga & Cartoon Drawing in this full class course. Design your own characters & storylines & learn amazing drawing techniques. Students work on preliminary drawing exercises, learning how to capture the fundamentals of facial features & anatomy within the Manga, Anime Art tradition culminating in designing your own manga character. Student assignments will include - Figure drawing in one of the various styles of: Shonen, Seinen, Shojo, Josei or Kodomomuke. We will work on line drawing vs. value and have a Demo in: shading with manga markers. Learn figure drawing, proportion & inking. The second half of the course we will introduce the technique of storyboarding - Incorporating narrative based on panel-to-panel storytelling, costume & character design. The course will end with a critique on each student’s work. Drawing experience is useful for this course but not essential.
Art supplies are NOT included in your online class fee. For the Art Supply List for your course please CLICK HERE & scroll to your class description. All supplies can be purchased on Amazon or Blick Art Supplies
Sign ip for discounted monthlyc class PK or inidviudla dates will serve as a taster option for this media
PLEASE NOTE While we do offer individual class sign up options in this course, it is primarily for those with tricky schedules or those who want to choose their own calendar dates or who have missed the start of the course. We strongly encourage everyone to sign up for a full class course. It is the only way to learn skills in this particular media. Please note if you are signing up for one individual class, this will only serve as a taster session or introduction to this media, it is not possible to learn this craft in two hours. Please be patient and manage your expectations, you may not finish your project in one lesson, creativity takes time.
Students are required to download the (free) Zoom App before class time. After your register we will supply you with a link to join the class on your App