Professor Woolley | COMD3513 | HE75 SPRING22

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WEEK 2

Class Info

  • Date: Thursday, February 10th
  • Meeting InfoIN PERSON CLASS P125

To-Do Before Class

  • Bring finished Homework 1 (HW1) for critique. 
  • Join this Openlab Site
  • READ chapters 1 & 2 on Understanding Comics

Topic

The Comic Strip: Multi-Panel Storytelling 

TODAYS LECTURE & ASSIGNMENT :

Objectives

  • To understand the basic unit of comics, the panel.
  • To consider the concepts of time and action in sequential art.
  • To consider the ways words and images interact in comics.
  • To familiarize studnets with the standard American comics workflow.

Activities

CRITIQUE: Assignment 1 – 1 Panel Comic

CRITIQUE GUIDE:

  • Clarity
  • Story Structure
  • Reading Order
  • Rhythm
  • Writing
  • Uniqueness
  • Craft

DISCUSSION: Chapters 1 & 2 on Understanding Comics

BOOK REVIEWS: Discuss format: comicsworthreading.com

LECTURE: The Comic Strip: Multi-Panel Storytelling 

DRAWING ACTIVITY: PLAYING WITH TIME USING PANELS

DRAWING ACTIVITY The Wrong Planet – J. Abel

DEMO & DISCUSSION: Traditional Comics Work Flow:

  • Writing
  • Thumbnails & Layout
  • Penciling
  • Inking
  • Scanning
  • Coloring
  • Lettering

INKING DEMO & LECTURE

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class



Due Next Week

  • Assignment 2: The Comic Strip (3 panels – Due Week 4)
  • Sketchbook Week 2
  • Reading Week 2 : Chapters 3 & 4 Understanding Comics 
  • Purchase Supplies – For use in Class Week 3



Week 1

Class Info

  • Date: Thursday, February 3rd
  • Meeting InfoZOOM CLASS INFO BELOW
  • Course Goals: In this course students learn strategies for creating finished, professional-quality sequential illustrations combining words and pictures based on topical themes, autobiographical stories, and self-guided narratives.  Topics and strategies include: storytelling focusing on single-panel, multi-panel, and multiple-page sequential illustrated stories. Projects will be completed using an array of digital and traditional media.  This class will focus on sequential art: sequential art can be comic books, graphic novels, children’s books, comic strips, and more.  Topics and strategies include: storytelling focusing on single-panel, multi-panel, and multiple-page sequential illustrated stories. Projects will be completed using an array of digital and traditional media.

To-Do Before Class

  • Join this Openlab Site
  • Print and Review the Syllabus
  • Purchase Required Books and Supplies

Topic

WELCOME TO NARRATIVE ILLUSTRATION

Objectives

  • To familiarize students with the objectives of the course.
  • To establish working practices and clarify expected outcomes.
  • To familiarize studnets with Sequential Art.
  • To introduce the concept of Time a it realtes to storytelling using images.

Activities

Online Course structure and Expectations

  • LECTURE: What is Narrative Illustration? What is Sequential Art? What is a Comic?
  • DISCUSSION : Genres and Styles: Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga, Zines, Web Comics / IG COMICS
  • DISCUSSION : Comics are an Artform meant to be READ.
  • READING DISCUSSION: MAUS by Art Spiegelman banned in Tennessee.

  • LECTURE: TIME as it relates to comics.
  • DRAWING ACTIVITY : DRAWING TIME
  • DRAWING ACTIVITY : DRAWING ACTIONS WITHIN A PANEL
  • DISCUSSION: What are some of the ways words and images interact in comics? How might the meaning of a drawing change when combined with different words?
  • LECTURE: The 1 Panel COMIC
  • ACTIVITY: New Yorker Magazine CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST

Review Assignments and Expectations for Next Week’s Class

Due Next Week

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Sara Woolley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: COMD 3513 Narrative Illustration
Time: Feb 3, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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