Summer 2011
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Week 01: Orientation | My Day - Part 1 of 2 | Storytelling, Lettering
Class Time
- Attendance
- Orientation
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Demos
- Tools: Pens, brushes
- Technique: Straight lines, thumbnails
- Pencilling: Measure off 10" x 15" live area
- Orientation
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Studio
- Work with this week's Tools: Pens, brushes, freehand and straight lines
- Life drawing: draw someone in class
- Start thumbnails for "My Day"
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Lecture
Homework
- Email to Instructor
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- 3 hours practice with ink
- Straight lines with pen and brush
- Measure off 3 blank 10" x 15" pages on bristol board for "My Day"
- Finish thumbnails for "My Day"
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Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- 3 hours practice with ink
- Straight lines with pen and brush
- Measured off 3 blank 10" x 15" pages on bristol board
- Finished thumbnails for "My Day"
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
- Lettering: Ames Lettering Guide
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finish pencil art of "My Day"
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Week 02: My Day - Part 2 of 2 | Storytelling, Lettering Revisited, Bordering, Inking
Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished pencil art of "My Day"
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
- Lettering: Level 2
- Pencilling: Loose and Tight
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Studio
- Practice bordering and lettering
- Letter "My Day"
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finish bordering and lettering "My Day"
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Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished bordering and lettering "My Day"
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
- Ink techniques with brush and pen
- Perspective 1 (1-point perspective)
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Studio
- Practice techniques with brush and pen
- Inking "My Day"
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finish inking "My Day"
- Measure off 3 blank 10" x 15" pages on bristol board for "Zip's Last Day"
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Week 03: Zip's Last Day - Part 1 of 2 | Working with a Full Script
Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished inking of "My Day"
- Measured off 3 blank 10" x 15" pages on bristol board for "Zip's Last Day"
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
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Due Today
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
- Discuss Scan + Retouch for "My Day"
- Pencilling cleanliness: Eraser shield, smudge prevention
- Perspective 3 (3-point perspective)
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
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Week 04: Zip's Last Day - Part 2 of 2
Due Today
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
- Perspective 4 (Moving objects for scale)
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
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Due Today
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
- Perspective 5 (Tiles, round objects)
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished inking for "Zip's Last Day"
- Measure off 3 blank 10" x 15" pages on bristol board for "Marvel Method"
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Week 05: The Marvel Method - Part 1 of 3 | Collaboration, Plot Synopsis
Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished inking for "Zip's Last Day"
- Measured off 3 blank 10" x 15" pages on bristol board for "Marvel Method"
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
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Studio
- Begin working on Marvel Method:
- Team A Session: Divide into Artist/Writer teams. In 30 minutes, plot + thumbnail a 3-page story using the Marvel Method.
- Team B Session: Like the previous session, split into two different teams. Repeat.
- Each student should now be responsible for the Art of one team and the Story of another.
- Character Design + loose pencil art for all 3 pages of "Marvel Method"
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- "Tighter" pencil art for all 3 pages of "Marvel Method"
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Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- "Tighter" pencil art for all 3 pages of "Marvel Method"
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Studio: 30-Minute Copy Session (Marvel Method - Phase 2)
- Writers get pages from Artists
- On separate sheet of paper, write dialog, captions and sound effects. Label each element with a CAPITAL LETTER (example: A, B, C, etc.)
- Directly on the pencil art, draw indications of where the lettering should go, using the CAPITAL LETTER as a guide for the letterer.
- Return pencilled pages + script to the Artist for lettering.
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Studio: Lettering + Finished Pencils
- Letter the pages
- Tighten the pencils, based on seeing the script in context for the first time
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished pencils for all 3 pages of "Marvel Method
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Week 06: The Marvel Method - Part 2 of 3
Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finished pencils for all 3 pages of "Marvel Method
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
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Due Today
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
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Week 07: The Marvel Method - Part 3 of 3 | Digital Production | Wrapup
Due Today
Class Time
- Attendance
- Last week's homework
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Demos
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Studio
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Lecture
Homework
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finish inking "Marvel Method
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Scan + Format your comics:
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Due Today
- 3 Life Drawings in Sketchbook
- Finish inking "Marvel Method
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Scan + Format your comics:
Class Time
- Attendance
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Sign off on all assignments:
- Three 3-page stories
- 42 life drawings
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Studio
- Final Grades
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