Students will learn to develop their own cartoon characters. Weekly lessons will help students learn how to apply expressions, proportions, and elements of design, to their characters. Teaching methods will include demonstrations, examples, and specific exercises. Students will be introduced to the basics of drawing, and will work from reference images as well as from their own imaginations. They will learn how to construct cartoons and approach an illustration in 3 steps: thumbnail sketches, rough sketches and a finished pencilled illustration. This class is for anyone interested in learning how to draw cartoons, manga, or graphic novels.

Supplies will be provided for the students at an additional cost. (Est. $25) This class is a prerequisite for the Comic Book and Storyboarding class.