Graphic Novel and Comix

In this first of two workshop based courses students will get the opportunity to work on their final long form comics and get them ready for the next stage. This will be supervised studio and lab time with the instructor as guide over the 14 weeks of the course.

In this second of two workshop-based courses students will get the opportunity to complete their final long form comics and begin preparing their art for print and web. This will also be supervised studio and lab time with the instructor as guide over the course of the 14 weeks of the course. These two lab based courses will give students the optimum time to finish and complete their comics for graduation.

In this course students be introduced to the different aspects of publishing and promoting their work and will have finished and polished scripts. They will understand how to approach publishers for both print and online and will be introduced to aspects of self-publishing and getting their comic books out into the world through web design and various social media.

Photoshop is one of the most powerful and versatile tools for creating clean and professional digital illustrations. Over the first 6 weeks of this course, students will learn and practice a broad range of digital painting tools + techniques, which will lead to a series of project based assignments and a final project. Creative weekly exercises and real world project assignments will give students an opportunity to progress with confidence towards achieving a high level of painterly and polished illustrated imagery. Students will learn and practice the fundamental tools for working in the Photoshop environment, including the management of pixel-based layers, masks, vector graphics, colour palettes, brushes etc. Best practises and time saving shortcuts will help prepare the student for tight deadlines in the industry. Note: Students will need laptops and graphic tablets with stylus equipped with Adobe Photoshop software to take this course. (Wacom tablets are the most reliable brand for Adobe products)

Clip Studio Paint Pro (formerly Manga Studio) has become one of the most popular pieces of software in comic book illustration. It is also one of the most powerful illustration products on the market and stands out for its affordable price. Together with Photoshop they offer a vast variety of capabilities to create the comic book and illustration art-forms by opening up many different options for the illustrator in todays industry. The course will enable students to work on real comic book situations and create with industry standard results in this advanced digital format while helping develop your individual stylistic approach to comic book illustration.