Comics! Intermediate Skills to Master, Pt 2: Storyboarding
Practice drawing sequences of comic book panels and pages. Learn advanced skills skills in visual story telling. Storyboard and begin creating your own comic book episode. Create a super-hero origin story, a manga series, or something new!
Leeyanne Moore MFA
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(228)
What's included
16 live meetings
13 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Classes are a launch pad to motivate student's work on creating a comic book episode. the 'homework' for the class is to finish the drawing they started in class that day.Assessment
Students will receive assessments of their completed work from the day before. Acknowledgement of what is strong and what is good work will be the main focus, along with one or two ways to improve the comic panels presented.Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 10
Intermediate Level
Master the art of comic book storytelling with learning how to match up words and pictures together by using a storyboard! Learn how to use this tool that allows professional artists to outline an episode. Whether you use pen and ink or a comics computer program like Procreate, you will enjoy taking the next step in becoming a comic book artist. Each session will include one new tip to try, along with time to draft and draw your story. This is a nurturing, supportive class that will help your learner improve their current level of drawing comics & writing. The instructor listens to your learner and helps her work out how to take what she sees in their head and find a way to draw it on the page. Please refer to the class syllabus below for a detailed breakdown of each lesson. Appropriate for students 11 to 15. Late enrollment is allowed in this class. If interested send a message by using the Ask a Question button or by enrolling in the course. Once your learner masters the skills in this class she'll never go back to seeing comics or movies in the same way again! This is a great class is great to take after Comics: Basic Skills to Master: https://outschool.com/classes/comics-basic-skills-to-master-semester-course-dtnPxpAF?refuid=VrGbvrE4 or even Art Camp! How to Draw Comics. https://outschool.com/classes/d715dc5f-39e3-4b21-9dca-0c04682cced3?sectionUid=da4430a0-3a0e-4bd6-b17e-96ef48c468e1#usVrGbvrE4
Learning Goals
Students will learn professional comic storyboarding techniques, as well as intermediate visual craft and story structure, so they can tackle creating their own comic book episode.
Syllabus
16 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
What Is a comic?
How do words, pictures, and sequencing make comics unique? Lesson/review about typical juxtapositions in comic book sequences. Students will begin brainstorming about their comic book episode characters. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Let's Start with Characters
Lesson about character arcs, character change, and character tropes. Students will create a cast of characters for their comic book episode. Students will begin to brainstorm about their comic book world/settings. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
World building 101
Tips on establishing shots. Working with different interesting settings and perspectives. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Story: how does it work?
What questions to ask that will start story building. Defining super-heroes and villains, along with other popular character tropes like fish-out-of-water. Students can play with their own unique story/character ideas. 50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
--I will be screen sharing past student's work (used with permission) for class to demonstrate examples.
--I often gather drawings from class to use in other teaching contexts--future classes on Outschool, etc. Please let me know if you would NOT like your learner's work to be used--or if I must ask your learner first. Otherwise, I'll assume that I have permission. (I do often ask students anyway. I think certain students really enjoy knowing their work was strong enough to use as an example.)
--the pdfs of templates for storyboarding were made by me. Feel free to share as you like.
Pre-Requisites
Learners should either have taken Comics: Basic Skills to Master, Art Camp! or have experience creating a sequence of comic panels and feel comfortable doing so.
Supply List
unlined paper, sharp pencils, a good large eraser, a good pencil sharpener, and a ruler are essential for this class. You will need (for around $20.00 or less) the comic pro pen set listed below. (Though getting it from a different vendor is fine.) They make a big difference in the quality of drawing your kid can produce. https://www.dickblick.com/products/sakura-manga-comic-pro-sets/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=20702-1089&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi-ORsY2q6AIVWsDICh3Peg84EAQYBCABEgIabfD_BwE
Joined May, 2020
4.8
228reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I actually learned how to teach comics by gathering advice from the iconic Scott McCloud just as his seminal book Understanding Comics was released for the first time decades ago. Since then I've taught over 30 comics classes in summer camps. I've also been invited into public schools where they've been awarded state grants so I can teach comics to their students. I come from a writing background, but comic books are a unique medium comprised of half writing and half visual story telling. Teachers used to walk by the classes were I taught and were amazed -- they'd never seen an entire group of ten year old boys so quiet and focussed for such a long time.Reviews
Live Group Course
$73
weekly or $289 for 16 classes4x per week, 4 weeks
50 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
3-6 learners per class
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