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Topic

Intro to Ink

Activities

DISCUSSION: Lighter than My Shadow by Katie Green – Sandy & Morgan

DISCUSSION: Final Project Work in Progress Check-in

Lecture: “The Perfect Pen” Materials Introduction

DEMO: Introduction in Ink & Materials- Sandy



Due Next Week

• READ: Smile by Reina Telgemeier.  

YES, this is a kid’s book. ENJOY! 🙂 

Reina Telgemeier has won 3 Eisner Awards for her auto-biographical works SMILE, GUTS, and SISTERS and her books hang out regularly on the NYT bestseller list and are gobbled up by kids of all ages and genders.  What’s the appeal?   

We are looking for a class reading discussion leader for next week. 

• Homework 3: Finished 4 Panel Comic Due. 

Continue to post your progress on Discord.  But please be sure to bring your final work to class so that we can hang them up for discussion.  

• Please be prepared with your supplies for a group work session next week.  We will continue to explore materials and working processes in class. 

• Feel free to continue your diary – But remember it’s a tool to help you, so please also, take a break from it or reinterpret the assignment to suit your needs.  It’s not your main priority. NO STRESS.
• Be sure to meet with me, your Prof. one-on-one regarding the final.
  • BOOK ME here.

Topic: The Comic Strip: Multi-Panel Storytelling

Objectives

• To understand the concept of multi-panel storytelling.
• To consider the concepts of time and action in sequential art.
• To consider the ways words and images interact in comics.
• To familiarize students with the typical workflow of working professional comic-book artists.
• To familiarize students with materials and to introduce inking techniques.

Activities

Warm Up Drawing SELF PORTRAIT 4min

Adrian Tomine cartoonist profile

Student Lead Reading Response 20 min

CRITIQUE: 1-panel comic

LECTURE: Visual Metaphor

DISCUSSION: Chapters 3 & 4 of Understanding Comics

LECTURE: TIME as it relates to comics:

• Gutter, Sequence, and & Closure

• Multi Panel Storytelling
• “Sunday Funny Pages“

DRAWING ACTIVITY: Action in Comcis & TIME LORD!

LECTURE: Traditional Comics Workflow

LECTURE & DEMO: Supplies & Processes

CRITIQUE: Workshop final project ideas

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class



Due Next Week

• In Sketchbook (aim for 5) DAILY DIARY PAGES
• Begin Homework 2 4-Panel Comics (aim for 2-3 ideas)
  • FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW
  • INSPIRATION: Carousel Magazine
  • INSPIRATION: Calvin & Hobbes

• FINAL PROJECT: CHOOSE 1 scene from your final project outline. By next week’s class, break this scene down to its individual beats.
• List or sketch these beats. Don’t worry about layout, quality of drawing, or style.

READ: Jessica Abel Chapters 1, 2 & 3 Drawing Words and Writing Pictures

*READ: Lighter than my Shadow – Katie Green, ONI press*

*Please note the order on the reading list has changed, with the purpose of inspiring students who are working with abstract concepts in their narratives.