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Imagination Playground - Drawing Games to Exercise Your Creativity Muscles!
Randy James, MEd
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(313)
While learning a series of cartoon-illustration strategies, students develop their own visual vocabulary of simple shapes and patterns. They then practice manipulating this visual shorthand to express story ideas and animations.
Class experience
This is an introductory activities workshop. Students will learn and practice fundamentals of creativity through basic cartooning exercises and narrative development games. Younger kids (with no previous training) can follow the direction of the teacher to create original cartoon art and characters. In each class we find inspiration in fun Dadaist doodling exercises (i.e. "exquisite corpse") to spontaneously generate surprising artwork. With the teacher’s guidance, students practice...
- Students create their own cartoon illustrations using rudimentary techniques demonstrated by the teacher - Students provide verbal responses to questions from the teacher which form the basis of new characters, names, and story plots - In collaboration with others, students contribute plot suggestions and character ideas to inspire the creations of their teammates.
Homework Offered
There is no specific homework or outside reading required for this class. However, there are often group suggestions of cartoons, movies, games, and books, and outside investigation of these is encouraged.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Required Materials: -Lots of white paper or whiteboard -Thick black pens, sharpies, or dry-erase markers
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(313)
Randy James, MEd Creativity Coach, Cartoonist, Animator, Word-Nerd Hi, please call me Randy! As a college professor of game design and animation I mentored the artistically gifted for over 20 years. I have a Master's Degree in education and...
Group Class
$14
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 585 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
1-8 learners per class
