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Creative Drawing: Imagination Exercises for Creating Your Own Cartoon Characters

Learn the warm-up & imagination exercises that cartoonists use in coming up with creative ideas. Learn how to turn anything into a cartoon, whether it be scribbles, words, or your own name! This is how characters like Pokémon were created.
Raymond Mullikin (Raytoons Comics)
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1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours
Assessment
The learner's progress and comprehension skills are observed through informal assessment, in observation of their drawing activities.

Class Experience

This class is intended for students interested in learning more about how the mind of a cartoonist works.

Students will be making characters from scribbles, Droodles, and words! 
Students tackle projects by learning basic drawing principles and apply them to drawing their characters.

ITINERARY: 
* Students will learn about creative thinking involved in creating a cartoon character.
* Students will watch a clip on Droodles and interact with the out of the box thinking activities in the video.
* Direct Instruction:: Students will follow along with the teacher as he turns some random Scribbles/Droodles in cartoon characters.
* First Drawing Practice: Students will create their own characters from Droodles, with assistance from the instructor.
* Direct Instruction: Students will follow along as the instructor turns words and names into pictures.
* Second Drawing Practice: Students will create their own characters from words, including their own names, with assistance from the instructor.

No background experience is required, but helpful.
Materials Needed:
-Fine-tip Pen
-Paper/Sketchpad

This is a LIVE class and is NOT pre-recorded.  
This class will be presented via cameras from the instructor. He will have one camera at his face and another will be at the table where he is drawing, so that the student can see the instructor as speaks, and be able to observe step-by-step what the instructor is doing. Students can interact with the instructor, as well ask ask questions during instruction. 

No writing or independent reading is necessary. 
Students are expected to communicate with the teacher. Communication, visuals, and hands-on instruction are all the things that I are important in helping the students get a better understanding of the subject.
Learning Goals
Students will learn to create an expressive abstract composition (cartoon) based on random words, shapes, and lines.
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Supply List
Fine-tip Pen and Paper (or Sketchpad)
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of La Verne
Associate's Degree in Education from Cuesta College
Hi, my name is Raymond Mullikin. 👋

I am a professional cartoonist and credentialed teacher from San Luis Obispo, California.

I teach classes in Cartooning, Comic Book Printing and Publishing, 2D Cartoon Animation, Claymation/Stop Motion, Toy Figure Design, Video Game and App Coding, Creative Writing, etc.

I am also a professional illustrator/writer and Creative Director for Raytoons Comics. The Raytoons website is at Raytoons.Net. I have published cartoons in books, magazines, newspapers, and e-cards. I am an app designer who have designed my own games and software for schools and Appstores. I have also done past work in animation, creating animated film shorts for film festivals around the world.

I graduated from the University of Laverne with a Teaching Credential (2012) and a BA in Liberal Studies (2009). I also have certifications in Early Childhood Education, Technology and 2D Design. I've worked in education for 20+ years (including a few years in Special Ed) and have been doing contract teaching since 2009. I teach art and technology to children and adults of all ages.

How students approach a learning task can strongly influence the quality of their learning outcomes. For me, my approach is often very hands on (kinesthetic) with a lot of visual examples... That's how I've learned things, with a more creative approach. I have a lot of this in my instruction, with a mix of direct and interactive instruction with lots of Experiential Learning hands on!  
It is also important to me to get feedback from both children and parents... Some kids have some very clever ideas! And, in teaching, there is always room for expansion of ideas and improving oneself. 

I love drawing, comics, writing, creating my own games, and reading. Pretty much everything that I teach I enjoy and do professionally.  I also enjoy teaching and thank all the parents and students willing to give me a try! 😃

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50 min

Completed by 39 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-10
2-12 learners per class

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