Creating a Comic Book SP 2022 (LALW-415-02)

Class time

• Attendance
• Orientation
• Demos
  • Tools: Pens, brushes, Ames Lettering Guide
  • Technique: Straight lines, thumbnails
  • Pencilling a 10 x 15 inch art area on 14 x 17 inch paper (video demo)
• Studio
  • Work with this week's Tools: Pens, brushes, freehand and straight lines
  • Life drawing: draw someone in class
  • Start thumbnails for "Slice of Life"
• Lecture
  • History: Windsor McCay, George Herriman, Hal Foster
  • Technology Triangle
  • Essential Elements: Title, credits & page numbers

Homework

• Email to Instructor
• One page of ink practice
• One page of inked straight lines with pen and brush
• Two blank bristol pages with the classic comics art dimensions 10 by 15 inch art area in pencil for "Slice of Life"

Due today

• Email to Instructor
• One sheet of ink practice
• One sheet of inked straight lines with pen and brush
• Two blank bristol pages with the classic comics art dimensions 10 by 15 inch art area in pencil for "Slice of Life"

Homework

• Two sheets of lettering practice
• Straight lines with pen and brush
• Continue developing "Slice of Life"

Due today

• 2-4 of Lettering A
• 1-2 Straight Lines with Ink
• Continue developing "Slice of Life"

Class time

• Demos
  • Ink techniques with brush and pen
  • Art of the Comic Book media videos
• Studio
  • Second round of one-on-one story conferences and writing development for "Slice of Life"
• Lecture
  • Importance of solid-black inking
  • History: R. Crumb, Jason (Iron Wagon), Jaime Hernandez

Homework

• Continue practice sheets
  • 2-4 of Lettering A
  • 1-2 Straight Lines with Ink
• Continue developing "Slice of Life"
  • Finish thumbnail process
  • Make 10 x 15 inch pages on 14 x 17 inch bristol paper
  • Finish pencilling 3 pages on live size art
  • Be prepared to work on this in class

Due today

• Continue practice sheets
  • 2-4 of Lettering A
  • 1-2 Straight Lines with Ink
• Continue developing "Slice of Life"

Class time

• Studio
  • Explain syllabus change
  • Point to Coda, Folk Tale, and Genre, Line, Character, Prop
  • Continue work on "Slice of Life"
  • Practice sheets
• Lecture
  • Bernie Krigstein "Master Race"

Homework

• Continue developing "Slice of Life"
• Bernie Krigstein "Master Race": read, load comments on Google Classroom
• Practice sheets
  • 2-4 Lettering A: 2-4 sheets with Ames 3.5 2/3 ratio
  • 2-4 Lettering B: 2-4 sheets
  • 1-2 Straight Lines with Ink

Due today

• Continue developing "Slice of Life"
• Bernie Krigstein "Master Race": read, load comments on Google Classroom
• Practice sheets
  • 2-4 Lettering A: 2-4 sheets with Ames 3.5 2/3 ratio
  • 2-4 Lettering B: 2-4 sheets
  • 1-2 Straight Lines with Ink

Homework

• Finish "Slice of Life"

Due today

• Finish "Slice of Life"

Class time

• Studio
  • Wrap up original art for Slice of Life"
  • Start "Quick Comic"
  Demo
  • Digital Production: Scanning basics, Photoshop cleanup, 60% reduction template

Homework

• Start researching your Artist Presenation
• Scan and format Slice of Life"
• Continue working on "Quick Comic"

Due today

• Start researching your Artist Presenation
• Scan and format Slice of Life"
• Continue working on "Quick Comic"

Class time

• Demos
  • TBA
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • Continue working on "Quick Comic"

Homework

• Continue working on "Quick Comic"

Due today

• Continue working on "Quick Comic"

Class time

• Demos
  • By need or request
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • Continue working on "Quick Comic"
• Lecture
  • By need or request

Homework

• Finish original art of "Quick Comic"
• Create "Coda" original art using modern comics art dimensions of 10.5" by 16"

Due today

• Finish original art of "Quick Comic"
• Create "Coda" original art using modern comics art dimensions of 10.5" by 16"

Class Time

• Demos
  • By need or request
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • One-on-one pitch meeting with your instructor/editor
  • Plot and thumbnail
  • If time allows, work on revisions for second draft
• Lecture
  • By need or request

Homework

• Continue work on "Coda"

Due today

• Continue work on "Coda"

Class Time

• Demos
  • By need or request
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • Continue story development of "Coda"
• Lecture
  • By need or request

Homework

• Continue developing story and art for "Coda"

Due today

• Continue developing story and art for "Coda"

Class Time

• Demos
  • By need or request
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • Begin developing thumbnail layouts for "Coda"
• Lecture
  • By need or request

Homework

• Continue developing thumbnail layouts for "Coda"

Due today

• Continue developing thumbnail layouts for "Coda"

Class Time

• Demos
  • By need or request
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • Continue developing art for "Coda"
• Lecture
  • By need or request

Homework

• Continue progress of "Coda"

Due today

• Continue progress of "Coda"

Class Time

• Demos
  • By need or request
• Studio
  • Artist presentations
  • Continue progress "Coda"
• Lecture
  • By need or request

Homework

• Finish, scan, and format "Coda"
• Any remaining assignments

Due today

• Finish, scan, and format "Coda"
• Any remaining assignments

Class Time

• Demos, Studio, Lecture
  • Artist presentations
  • By need or request

Homework

• None