BAM | The Art of Visual Research

TELLING THE STORY & PUBLISHING ROUTES

Class Info: Wednesday 6:30-8:30

GC ROOM 5383

REMINDERS:

• We are currently working on Pitches for your Graphic Novel Projects.
• We are currently working on Maps, Info Graphics, & Cross-Sections.
• We are currently sketching Character Designs and writing Character Bios.
• We have begun sharing our research topics & questions with Elvis. TY:)
• We have begun project outlines.

*SAMPLE PITCH PACKETS FOR STUDENT REFERENCE*

PROJECT ARCHIVE

Now that we each are clear on our projects, we should assemble our research archives. The method of organization is personal. I use a combination of Dropbox, Pinterest, and iPhoto. Elvis may have great suggestions on best practices. My only requirement is that it is clear and logically organized.

Activities 

Warm up! 8-minute Brunetti!

PLUS BEGINNING OUR OUTLINES!

LECTURE: RESEARCH GRANTS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR YOUR PROJECT – Elvis Bakaitis

LECTURE: From Outline to Script

Due NEXT WEEK:

Homework:

• READ: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
• PROJECT OUTLINE, & begin a thumbnail Script for 2-4 comics pages
• CONTINUE CHARACTER SKETCHES for Main Characters
• CONTINUE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS for Main Characters
• CONTINUE TO REFINE PROJECT PITCH. Consider the following: Why are you compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? And through whose voice and whose eyes is the story best told?

• IDENTIFY a grant or other opportunity that can aid in further developing or publishing this project. Share this in the DISCORD.

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CHARACTER DESIGN & PROJECT OUTLINES

Class Info: Wednesday 6:30-8:30

GC ROOM 5383

ZOOM INFO BELOW

REMINDERS:

• We are currently working on Pitches for your Graphic Novel Projects.
• We are currently working on Maps, Info Graphics, & Cross-Sections.
• We are currently sketching Character Designs and writing Character Bios.
• We have begun sharing our research topics & questions with Elvis. TY:)
• We have begun project outlines.

*SAMPLE PITCH PACKETS FOR STUDENT REFERENCE*

PROJECT ARCHIVE

Now that we each are clear on our projects we should begin assembing our research archives. The method of organization is personal. I use a combination of Dropbox, Pintrest, and iPhoto. Elvis may have great suggestions on best practices. My only requirement is that it is clear and logically organized.

Activities 

Warm up! 8 minute Brunetti!

CHARACTER DESIGN CONTINUED…

PLUS BEGINING OUR OUTLINES!

LECTURE

Whatever Happened To Frankie King?

A look under the hood!

Eli and Jay Neugeboren have generously shared several Process Documents for Frankie King with us to examine prior to their visit. These include the pitch letter to Graphic Mundi, their Script, Thumbnails, and initial prose articles written by Jay about Frankie King. Please read and review these materials so that we can compare them to the book. We can discuss this over the next 2 weeks on DISCORD.

HUMAN FIGURE BASICS

Optional Human Figure Drawing Class?

Here is a GREAT place to practice your skills…
https://line-of-action.com/

MoCCA fest THIS WEEKEND!

https://www.moccafest.org/

Sara Gómez Woolley & Eli Neugeboren | Table 150

WW3 Illustrated | Table 166

Due NEXT WEEK:

Homework:

• EXAMINE: Pitch Materials for Whatever Happened to Frankie King? (A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD!)

• Broad Strokes PROJECT OUTLINE
• CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS for Main Characters
• CHARACTER SKETCHES for Main Characters
• READ: Drawing Comics by Robyn Chapman, LAB 2
• CONTINUE TO REFINE PROJECT PITCH Consider the following: Why are you compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? and through whose voice and whose eyes is the story best told?

SUGGESTED READING: BURNE HOGARTH DYNAMIC WRINKLES AND DRAPERY

MARCH 19th CLASS AT SKETCH NIGHT SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968598857?pwd=qv2ctdEpz4vX8CqIjRybsYDcDrUrtX.1

Meeting ID: 899 6859 8857
Passcode: 022310

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CHARACTER DESIGN for Non-Fiction

Class Info: THURSDAY 6:30-8:30

NEW YORK SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS LIBRARY.

Activities 

REMINDERS:

• We are currently working on Pitches for Graphic Novel Projects.
• We are currently working on Maps, Info Graphics, & cross-sections, and elevator pitches for your projects.
• We have begun sharing our research topics & questions with Elvis. TY:)

*SAMPLE PITCH PACKETS FOR STUDENT REFERENCE*

GROUP DISCUSSION: PROJECT PITCHES- What are we all working on?

Consider the following: Why are you compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? and through whose voice and whose eyes is the story is best told?

ICE BREAKER: Main Character Visualization

INTRO to CHARACTER DESIGN

Every detail you choose to include in your character tells a part of the story. From the basic shape to the silhouette, to age, expression, and ethnicity, to details like clothing items and mannerisms. IT ALL MATTERS.

This is true as much for non-fiction as it is for fiction. Every line counts. You are building a world through its inhabitants.

LECTURE: COURSE FILES

MODEL SHEETS

MODEL SHEETS and TURN AROUNDS

More on simple shapes and turnarounds

Due NEXT WEEK:

Homework:

• CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS for Main Characters
• CHARACTER SKETCHES for Main Characters
• CONSIDER your project outline. We will begin these next week.
• REFINE PROJECT PITCH Consider the following: Why are you compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? and through whose voice and whose eyes is the story is best told?

**JOIN DISCUSSION ON DISCORD**

MARCH 19th CLASS AT SKETCH NIGHT SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS

AUTHOR VISIT: Author Visit with Josh Neufeld

Class Info: Wednesday 6:30-8:30

CUNY Graduate Center, room 5383

Activities 

ICE BREAKER: Main Character Visualization

: 1 PANEL FOUND COMICS

REMINDERS:

• We are currently working on pitches for Graphic Novel Projects.
• We are currently working on Maps, Info Graphics, & Cross Sections, and elevator pitches for your projects.
• We have begun sharing our research topics & questions with Elvis. TY:)

*SAMPLE PITCH PACKETS FOR STUDENT REFERENCE*

Craft, Community, and Culture!

• Comics Lifewriting – Practicing the artform. – Weekly Comics Diary on Discord
• Sketchbook Practice – Weekly Sketchbook Practice on Discord
• Comics “Book Club” – optional reading group on Discord

THURSDAY MARCH 6th is WEEK 5

Tomorrow’s class to be held in the NEW YORK SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS LIBRARY. Come ready to work on your projects.

GROUP DISCUSSION: PROJECT PITCHES- What are we all working on?

Consider the following: Why are you compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? and through whose voice and whose eyes is the story is best told?

JOSH NEUFELD AUTHOR VISIT with Q&A

Due Tomorrow:

Homework:

• REFINE PROJECT PITCH Consider the following: Why are you compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? and through whose voice and whose eyes is the story is best told?

**JOIN DISCUSSION ON DISCORD**

DRAWING OBJECTS & DEVELOPING YOUR ARCHIVE

Class Info: Wednesday 6:30-8:30

CUNY Graduate Center room 5383

ZOOM Class LINK

Activities 

ICE BREAKER: Ivan Brunetti Cartooning Style 

WARM-UP ACTIVITY: 1 PANEL FOUND COMICS

REMINDERS:

• We are currently Reading New Orleans AD

MAR 05 | Week 4 Author Visit with Q&A New Orleans A.D. by Josh Neufeld

• Book Discussion: On Class Discord
• We are currently working on Maps, Info Graphics, & Cross Sections, and elevator pitches for your projects.
• We have begun sharing our research topics & questions with Elvis. TY:)

Craft, Community, and Culture!

• Comics Lifewriting – Practicing the artform. – Weekly Comics Diary on Discord
• Sketchbook Practice – Weekly Sketchbook Practice on Discord
• Comics “Book Club” – optional reading group on Discord

Elvis Bakaitis FINDING RESOURCES FOR YOUR PROJECT ARCHIVE

DRAWING OBJECTS: Worldbuilding through cultural and historical details

CLASS ELEVATOR PITCHES

DISCUSS: WHAT GOES INTO A PITCH PACKET. WHAT MAKES A PITCH?

*SAMPLE PITCH PACKETS FOR STUDENT REFERENCE*

CRITIQUE: MAPS, INFOGRAPHICS, & CROSS SECTIONS – THE CLASS CAN PITCH MORE BROADLY TO THE GROUP AND WE WILL LOOK AT THE MAPS AT THE SAME TIME IF THE PROJECTS ARE RELATED

ONLINE DISCUSSION OF JOSH NEUFELD’S NEW ORLEANS AD

PLEASE READ: PITCH PACKET for AD and compare it to the proposal template and consider how it represents the overall work.

Next, look at the sample chapter and consider how the script intersects with the art.

Due Next Week:

Homework:

• DRAFT PROJECT PITCH Consider the following: Why you are compelled to write this project? Is there a reason you are the right choice to write this it? Who is your intended audience? What format is best to work in? and Through whose voice and whose eyes is the story is best told?
• HOMEWORK: OBJECT DRAWING In your sketchbook: Choose an object from your research that builds cultural and/or historical detail and practice drawing it. Experiment with the relationship between style and accuracy. Write an explanation of its significance for your intended reader.
• Prepare questions for Author’s Visit
• Continue work on MAPS & INFOGRAPHICS intended for your final project. Consider the different ways text and image interact on a page. 
• Fill Pages In Comics Diary (aim for 5) – Write about your daily life in comics format.

READ: Drawing Comics by Robyn Chapman, LAB 32, 33, 35-39

READ: New Orleans A.D. by Josh Neufeld 

*Author Visit with Q&A 3/04, WEEK 4*

**JOIN DISCUSSION ON DISCORD**