CLASSES ON CREATING COMICS FOR BOTH WRITERS AND ARTISTS!
Each 13-Class Session Makes Up A "Miniseries!"
Join this weekly workshop where you can accomplish your goals as a comic
book writer, artist or both. In the class, participants bring in their
work, exchange useful and honest criticism, and share ideas while being
led and instructed by an experienced, passionate comics professional.
Honest feedback is encouraged as well as support and a focus on what the
participant is doing well. The most desired critiques are specific and
detailed without being cruel or unnecessarily negative.
Learn the most important aspect of writing – how to structure a story –
as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. Cartoonists
will often take art classes to improve their drawing, but not enough
take the time to hone their skills as a writer. In this workshop,
writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a
story with interesting characters, an engaging plot, and a satisfying
ending. Artists will be given tips, instruction about technique, and
examples of work by great masters, new and old, to help with visual
storytelling, composition, light and dark, figure work, and other
drawing skills. The goal for writer/artists is to have a finished
eight-page minicomic at the end of the classes. The goal for writers is
to have completed scripts for two 8-10-page short comics stories. The
students have fun and learn at the same time.
There are two ongoing classes that open up at different times. We
initially started with just one class on Monday nights. When the demand
for more classes came we started another miniseries class on Wednesdays
two month later. The benefit now is that people interested in taking a
class don’t have to wait 13 weeks – a new miniseries opens up about
every two months
The workshop is led by Jim Higgins, who has been a writer and editor in
the comics business for 15 years. He was an editor and assistant editor
at DC Comics in the Paradox Press division
(The Big Book of Grimm, Hoaxes,
and the ‘70s, plus the graphic
novels A History of Violence, Road to
Perdition, and Stuck Rubber
Baby) and is the editor and publisher of
New Thing, an international
anthology of short comics stories. He taught comic book storytelling for
eight years at The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and cinema studies
at The City University of New York for four and a half. He is presently
teaching Graphic Novel Development at The California Institute of the
Arts in Valencia.
Classes meet once a week on Monday from 7:00pm-9:30pm.
$20 per session payable at the beginning
of each session.
The next miniseries starts on Monday,
Feb. 22nd, 2010. You can sign up any time before then so
remember...
SPACE IS LIMITED. If there are
too many students in a miniseries class, then the students will not
receive the attention they deserve. So before showing up as a new
student, you MUST contact instructor Jim Higgins at
mlt_u(at)meltcomics.com to see whether there is still room available.
Once you get the ok, just bring a sketch pad and pencils or a notebook,
depending whether or not you’re just writing or writing and drawing.
After you complete one of the classes you may join our "Ongoing Series,"
an open ended class where Meltdown U alumni can work on further
projects: more short stories, graphic novels, or anything in between.
The ongoing class meets on Saturdays and is open only to those who have
finished a miniseries. The idea is that we want you to learn the basics
of writing and storytelling so that we all have a common language and
some shared ideas about comics when getting into your other work.
If you need more information or to sign up, Contact Meltdown U
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MELTDOWN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS: DRAWING BASICS!
Meltdown U has brought you classes on comic art. Now we bring you an art class for anyone who wants to learn to draw.
A drawing class for anyone interested in art. Not just comics art – any art! Featuring perspective, light and shadow, cartooning styles, figure drawing, life drawing, composition, drawing objects and backgrounds, and exercises to bring out your creativity. Meltdown U has brought you classes on comic art. Now we bring you an art class for anyone who wants to learn to draw.
The class will run for 14 weeks, will include homework assignments, and one longer project to complete by the end of the class.
Starts
Saturday December 5th at 4pm
Cost
$20 per session
A list of supplies will be provided after you sign up. They will be available at our Blue Rooster Supplies counter in the front of the store. Approximate cost: $40
If you need more information or to sign up, Contact Meltdown U |
