Penciling the Comic Book Page Manga Bootcamp: Level One

Start your development or refine your skills with these essential new courses from the Toronto Cartoonists Workshop! Drawing the Human Figure from Memory Penciling the Comic Book Page Instructor: Ty Templeton Instructor: Leonard Kirk In this course you will learn the essential skills that will allow you From initial concept to finished product, Penciling the Comic Book Page to construct and render the drawn human figure from memory. This will cover all the steps needed to construct the professional penciled learning process will be divided into three parts. The first will be the comic book page. Weekly classes will touch on everything including development of the working model mannequin. The second takes the breaking down a comic book script into simple layouts, consideration of initial mannequin and fleshes it out with appropriate musculature panel sizing and shape, word balloon placement, figure posing, general and features. Finally the skin will be articulated over the muscles anatomy, perspective and expression - all the way to the finished penciled and clothing and drapery will be placed on the figure. By the end of page the course each student will have the requisite skills and confidence to create their own dynamic poses from imagination that will serve A Hugo Award Nominee for best Graphic Story, Leonard Kirk has drawn them well in the areas of drawing for the comic book page, animation, Batman, Supergirl, the Legion of Superheroes, the Justice Society of storyboarding or illustration. America, the Avengers, Captain Britain, the X-men and the Hulk. He is currently the marquee artist on New Mutants for Marvel. Ty Templeton is a three time Eisner-Award winner whose credits include Batman, The Simpsons, Spider-man, Mad Magazine, Superman, Star Trek, The Avengers, Howard the Duck, She-Hulk, Thursday evenings: 6:30pm-9:30pm Justice League, Hoverboy, the original graphic novel Bigg Time and First class: November 4 Dexter: Early Cuts for Showtime. Cost: $350 + HST Tuesday evenings: 6:30pm-9:30pm Course length: 3 hours per week, 7 weeks First class: November 2 Cost: $350 + HST Course length: 3 hours per week, 7 weeks Manga Bootcamp: Level One Instructor: Eric Kim Life Drawing for the Comic Book Artist Manga Bootcamp Level One is a hands-on practical course ideal for both beginner and intermediate artists. Students will be guided Instructor: Geordie Millar through the process of story creation and obtain a firm grasp on the fundamental elements involved in the craft of Japanese manga. A comprehensive and fun approach to drawing the figure from life. Students will be introduced to layout, composition and design for Personal coaching and tutoring for sequential artists, animators, storytelling, staging, anatomy, life drawing, perspective, shadow and illustrators and anyone capable of swinging a pencil. texture, inking, toning, lettering, character design, colour work, and also an overview of the North American marketplace. A sought after and dynamic instructor of figurative drawing, Geordie Millar is a classically trained artist whose own art practice focuses Eric Kim has been working in comics and illustration for the past seven on animal life and natural history. He is an elected member of the years. His book credits include Love as a Foreign Language, Degrassi: NY Society of Animal Artists. His work can be seen in The National The Next Generation Vol. 3, Battle Academy, The Sidesteppers, Streta, Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming or online at: www. and most recently, the Complete Plays of William Shakespeare. As an geordiemillar.com illustrator, he has worked for numerous book and editorial clients across North America as well as Japan. Wednesday evenings: 6:30pm-9:30pm First class: November 3 Saturday afternoons: 12:00pm-3:00pm First class: November 6 Cost: $400 + HST Course length: 3 hours per week, 7 weeks Cost: $350 + HST Course length: 3 hours per week, 7 weeks Show Me A Story: Fundamentals of Storyboarding Instructor: Sam Agro This is an intensive course that covers the components of storyboarding for live-action film. Curriculum includes shot types, film language, continuity, mood, and working effectively with the director. Through lectures, film clips and example boards, students will learn the basics INTERESTED IN WRITING of telling a story visually. Students will also create their own sample storyboards to put the principals they have learned into action. OR drawinG AS A CAREER Working as a storyboard artist since 1983, Sam Agro has produced animation boards for shows like Ewoks and Droids, Teenage Mutant OR HOBBY? Ninja Turtles, and The Ripping Friends. Live action projects he has been involved with include the Academy Award winning Fly Away Home, Murder at 1600, and several installments of the SAW horror franchise! Saturday afternoons 3:30pm-6:30pm First class: November 6 Cost: $350 + HST Course length: 3 hours per week, 7 weeks NEW! Choose Saturday OR Sunday Morning Kids Classes! Cartooning and Illustration Ages 8-13 Instructor: David Lapp Are you interested in comics, cartoons, graphic novels or do you just like to draw? Students of any ability will learn to develop their narrative and graphic abilities through the use of pencils, markers, dip pens, brush and ink, acrylic paint, scratchboard and more! Projects can include: trading cards, class comic anthologies, animation flipbooks and dozens of other activities developed through the surprisingly complex language of cartooning. Fall/Winter 2010 Courses Saturday or Sunday mornings: 10:00am–11:30am First class: November 6 OR November 7 NEW CLASSES BEGIN NOVEMBER 2! Cost: $250 + HST Course length: 3 hours per week, 7 weeks About Toronto Cartoonists Workshop: Contact: The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is a learning environment where aspiring comic artists can Sean Menard study with working professionals in the North 647-328-1656 American comic book, web comics, animation [email protected] and illustration fields. www.cartoonistsworkshop.com www.cartoonistsworkshop.com.

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