Comics Class this month!!
Added 2017-03-10 18:10:26 +0000 UTCHey y'all! Just a quick post (apologies to those who follow me on Twitter and Instagram and have already seen this): here's the curriculum for next week's class! Anybody in the $20+ Education Level will get the light version of these lessons (by "light" I mean I won't be lecturing you for 6 hours ;):
Lesson 1: The anatomy of the traditional comic strip; an introduction humor writing and pacing. Considering your audience and format.
Lesson 2: Absurdity, silence, and surprise; more on pacing and comedic timing. Indirect storytelling and visual humor - "less is more."
Lesson 3: Clarity and brevity; editing a script, word balloon placement, composition within the strip.
Lesson 4: Telling the long story with short comic strips (ongoing characters and stories). The Sunday strip.
Lesson 5: Preparing your characters and basic plot; turnarounds, character sheets, light worldbuilding.
Final project: Complete 5 daily strips using the same (at least 2) characters, plus one Sunday strip.
The class I'm teaching in Denmark is JAM PACKED (6 hours every weekday, including 2 hours of homework for students every night) and I'll be very busy planning for it, so chances are I'll be leaking this out over the next few weeks rather than every night, but I think it'll be much better for y'all since I doubt you have time to do 2 hours of homework every night!! ;) This will give you a bit more time to work on the projects, if you'd like to take part in them.
We'll be using the hashtag #danielleteaches again, in case you'd like to share your work on Instagram and check in to see what your classmates are doing!
Either way, I'll be sure to wrap things up by April so that you can drop your pledges back down at that point!
Comments
Hey, look at XKCD. Sometimes that's enough!
2017-03-14 16:38:45 +0000 UTCI'm excited for this...a bit worried because I have absolutely NO talent whatsoever. If I can get beyond stick figures, I'll consider that a win.
Christian Brown
2017-03-14 13:22:03 +0000 UTC(Did a quick search; they were at the bottom!) Here's feet: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/feet-for-days-4470894">https://www.patreon.com/posts/feet-for-days-4470894</a> and here's hands! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/step-aside-legs-4397932">https://www.patreon.com/posts/step-aside-legs-4397932</a> I hope they help! ^_^
Danielle Corsetto
2017-03-13 21:54:24 +0000 UTCHey Tori! I actually never did any specific figure drawing lessons (though that'd be a smart future lesson... !) but if you're talking JUST hands and feet, you're in luck! Those lessons should be somewhere buried in the "lessons" tag: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/girlswithslingshots/posts?tag=lesson">https://www.patreon.com/girlswithslingshots/posts?tag=lesson</a> (The first one that comes up actually has a little helpful guide to how I do my figure drawings.)
Danielle Corsetto
2017-03-13 21:53:36 +0000 UTCDo you have your figure drawing lessons for purchase somewhere? I signed up for $20 comic times but drawing hands and feet that don't look insane seems like it might be a helpful supplementary skill set for me...
2017-03-13 18:00:57 +0000 UTCYeah girrrrl! So glad you're sharing these lessons here.
Lucy Bellwood
2017-03-11 02:07:59 +0000 UTCCan't draw, can't write, can read a little! Signed up - sounded too good!
2017-03-10 20:43:01 +0000 UTCSo excited for this!!
2017-03-10 19:31:58 +0000 UTCAwesome! We're all looking forward to it!!!
2017-03-10 18:24:45 +0000 UTCI'm so excited!
Shawna Jacques
2017-03-10 18:12:48 +0000 UTC
