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Creating Comics & Graphic Novels

Dive into the art of storytelling with our hands-on workshop where you'll master the entire process of creating your own comic book or graphic novel. From script development to inking and marketing, gain comprehensive skills through lectures, demonstrations, and practical training. Perfect for aspiring artists, this class ensures you’re equipped to bring your unique stories to life.

  • Beginner
  • 18 and older
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  • SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA
  • 14 hours over 7 sessions

Start Dates (0) $118/person

  • Price includes $9 registration fee.

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Want to create your own comic book or graphic novel? In a hands-on workshop combining lectures, demonstrations, and lots of hands-on training, learn the basics of the entire creative process, including concept and script development, page layout, various pencil and ink techniques, printing, publishing, and marketing. Whether you're putting together a 10-page autobiographical ashcan or a 200-page superhero manifesto, this workshop shows you how to do it!

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(4.3-star rating across 521 reviews)

This class: 4.1 out of 5 from 8 reviews

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    Importantly, this is not a drawing class. This is a visual storytelling class that will give you all of the technical tools needed to create a graphic novel. The focus is primarily on layout and the basics of presenting a story in visual form. Neil is great teacher -- very clear that he cares -- and he is, quite admittedly -- pressed for time. He could easily fill two or three additional hours per session without breaking a sweat. Class structure involves critiques on the previous week's work, which involves laying out a page of script in visual form. Again, drawing skill is not the focus. Instead, Neil focuses on the ability to tell the story graphically. Rough storyboards suffice as long as the point is clearly made. The second part of each session consists of an in class drawing exercise designed to push the student into creative ways to explore simple characters and situations, which is followed by a brief lecture. The class does skew heavily -- perhaps a bit too heavily -- towards in-class critiques -- to the detriment of the teacher's lectures, which he is often forced to rush through. A 50/50 split (or less) may have been more effective, especially if homework was turned in and the teacher offered a few notes at the next session. Overall, a very solid class that is well worth the time and money. After the class, I feel that I have all of the skills necessary to move forward on my project with confidence.
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