Now starting MARCH 9th, 2023!
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Instructor: CHE YUAN
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"WRITING WITH PICTURES"
A 12-week course in visual storytelling, introducing students to the art and processes involved in creating your own Graphic Novels, Manga and Comic Books. This unique course will be held from 6:00 - 8:00pm (PST)*, and will begin on March 9th, 2023. Classes will be taught by accomplished/published artist, Che Yuan and moderated by 2D animator, Tony White.
* Note: Each class will be recorded in it's entirety, so that students who cannot attend the live sessions every Thursday night at this time, will be able to view the entire recording the next day and onward, through a special, student classroom.
Course Description
What’s unique about graphic novels? You can tell your story well through images no matter how well you draw!
This course covers key principles in visual storytelling and offers an overview of artists' expansive repertoire in graphic novel creation. It will teach students how to effectively communicate their stories through images and enable them to deliver their messages powerfully and poetically.
By the end of this course, students are expected to produce one comic strip, one page for their story, and to gain knowledge and practice to navigate their journey as a creator going forward.
What’s unique about graphic novels? You can tell your story well through images no matter how well you draw!
This course covers key principles in visual storytelling and offers an overview of artists' expansive repertoire in graphic novel creation. It will teach students how to effectively communicate their stories through images and enable them to deliver their messages powerfully and poetically.
By the end of this course, students are expected to produce one comic strip, one page for their story, and to gain knowledge and practice to navigate their journey as a creator going forward.
Instructor: Che Yuan
Che Yuan is a painter and illustrator based in New York and Beijing. His commercial arts include illustrations and graphic novels inspired by Taoism philosophy, Buddhist culture, and world literature.
He graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2022. His graphic novel adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude won the Robert Frankenberg Award by SVA in 2021, and he was nominated for Will Eisner Scholar at the Society of Illustrators in the same year.
Website: https://cheyyuan.com
Che Yuan is a painter and illustrator based in New York and Beijing. His commercial arts include illustrations and graphic novels inspired by Taoism philosophy, Buddhist culture, and world literature.
He graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2022. His graphic novel adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude won the Robert Frankenberg Award by SVA in 2021, and he was nominated for Will Eisner Scholar at the Society of Illustrators in the same year.
Website: https://cheyyuan.com
Course Plan:
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Week 1
Introduction to the syllabus, suggested materials and readings; Story structures and comic strip format Lecture: Beats of a story/comic strip structures Classwork: Automatic drawing/writing exercise to help students develop an idea for their comic strip. |
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Week 2/3
Composition tools and mise-en-scene; Comic strip exercise Lecture: mise-en-scene/layered compositions Classwork: Students start to work on their comic strip |
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Week 3
How panels connect with each other; Page layouts principles Lecture: panel connections/focal points Classwork: Students finish off their comic strip |
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Week 4
Interaction and relationships between characters and environments; Lecture: character motives and dynamics/show don’t tell Demo: Using references to come up with your own characters Classwork: Students work on a set of character designs and come up with a scene for them. |
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Week 5
Cinematographic techniques that can be applied to graphic novels; Lecture: Cinematographic principles/ camera Angles/ pacing Classwork: Students come up with their page layout Critique on comic strips at the start of class |
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Week 6
How to apply monochromatic principles; Penciling demonstration Lecture: Monochromatic image/ light& shadow /negative space Demo: Penciling Classwork: Students start to work on their pencils. Critique on page layouts at the start of class |
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Week 7
The art of black and white comics Screening: B&W comics for inspiration Classwork: Students continue to work on their pencils. |
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Week 8
Traditional and digital inking and toning demonstration Demo: Inking/ lettering /Screen toning Classwork: Students start to work on their inking. Critique on student penciling at the start of class |
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Week 9
Color theory; Color and mood; Designing a color scheme Lecture: color theory: Mood and color Classwork: Students continue to work on their inking and Lettering and come up with a color scheme for their page. |
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Week 10/11
The art of colored comics Screening: colored comics Classwork: Students start to work on their coloring. Critique on student inking at the start of class |
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Week 11
Traditional and digital coloring demo Demo: coloring techniques Classwork: Students continue to work on their coloring and finish off everything else. |
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Week 12
Publishing resources; Final Critique Lecture: Publishing resources Final critique at the start of the class |
Cost: $480 (for 12 x 2-hour classes)
