Fall 2010: 5 Wednesday evenings in fall
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Course Description:
A 5-week intro to the graphic novel class at 92Y Tribeca:
This quick class runs twice in the fall. We'll look at the building blocks of comix storytelling and send you out the door with the ability to communicate and an idea for a longer work.
Course Objectives:
Students will learn how to use cartooning tools such as pen brush and ink, but also tools of character, plot and idea development. Students will understand the basics of how comics work, and will be able to use the tools of storytelling to be able to create their own long or short form comics. Students will also learn about cartooning and comic strip history, and will understand how to look at and read comics in the context of that history and the breadth of sequential literature.
Suggested Readings:
Abel, Jessica and Madden, Matt: Drawing Words and Writing Pictures
McCloud, Scott; Understanding Comics, Making Comics
Mamet, David; On Directing Film
Eisner, Will; Comics and Sequential Art
Other good books, depending on your particular style, etc.
Janson, Klaus: The DC Guide to Pencilling Comics
Volger, Christopher; The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters
Various; How to Draw Manga
Meglin, Nick; The Art of Humorous Illustration
Famous Artists Cartooning Course
Instructor will bring additional books to class for perusal each week.
click here for a sampling of some of my more interesting pages and works.
e-mail me : hutchowen@gmail.com
Some Resources:
How To Say Everything: My teaching philosophies, ideas and book-in-progress
Facebook group for How To Say Everything
Archive of many amazing stories by amazing artists HERE
including: Jack Kirby | Harvey Kurtzman | Jaime Hernandez | Samm Schwartz | Peter Arno and more
Scott McCloud UNDERSTANDING COMICS Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 6
Some Examples of Location, Place and Environments
Andy Bugpowder's Early Comics Archive
Printers and printing your own comics
Some pics by Eduard Muybridge here
Tom's 2004 tutorial from notion, inspiration and theft to idea development to final inks and scan. (7 MB PDF)
Tons of links on my webcomics class link here