Location: 3D Wing Classroom | 160 South Water Street, Suite A, Batavia, IL, 60510

Description:

Learn the fundamentals of creating your own comic strip or webcomic in this hands-on course! You'll gain complete creative control over both the writing and drawing of your work, from character design to final inking. Through exercises and practical assignments, you'll master the art of consistent character proportions, thumbnailing, and developing your own unique comic style. Students will also explore joke structure, pacing, and the assembly-line process of comic strip production, leaving with the tools and confidence to create polished, professional work.

By the end of the course, you'll have created your own comic strips, gained feedback on your work, and learned how to bring your ideas to life. With a focus on experimentation, personal style, and independent creation, this course provides everything you need to start producing your own comics, whether for fun or to share with others.

Supplies to purchase (suggested vendors) 

•  Rapidesign Lettering Template (get from Amazon) 
•  Canson Fanboy Comic Strip Boards (Dick Blick has best price for these) 
•  Strathmore 9 x 12 Sketchbook 
• Pack of Index Cards 
• 18 Inch ruler with cork backing or similar (get from Office Depot)
• Westscott 12 Inch ruler with cork backing or similar (get from Amazon or Walmart)
• Ticonderoga pencils or any similar pencil that is easily erasable (HB2, Hb3, HB4) 
• Pencil sharpener (Prismacolor Scholar—personal recommendation) 
• Kneaded eraser (any brand) 
• 2-3 different black markers of various sizes for inking your characters, lettering, and panel borders—will need thicker marker for this) 

Optional supplies : 

• White Out and a small brush (used for correcting small inking mistakes) Daler Rowley Pro White or Dr Ph Martin’s Bleed Proof White or any other preferred brand or type. 
• Speedball Cartooning Pen and Nib set (Dick Blick) 
• Speedball Super Black India Ink 2 Oz size (Dick Blick) 
• Sable or synthetic sable brush (used for inking—make sure you get a brush with a tip that looks good if you decide to make the investment—no frayed ends!) 
• Recommended brand/size: Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sabe Brush pointed round sizes 1 and 2 (can get from Dick Blick or Amazon).

 

Price: $110.00 Taxes waived

Required age: Over 13 years old on the day of the activity

Tags: Cartooning Adults Teens

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