Dive into the history of comic-making and explore many different ways to create, design, and plan a comic book/strip sequence. Practice character development, story building, facial expression, and figure drawing to make your characters come alive. Look at samples of graphic novels, traditional comics, manga, and anime, then make your own comic that reflects your

Create your own storybook. Learn how to develop exciting characters, come up with a fun plot, and write a short, simple story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Bring your tale to life with pictures by using your imagination to illustrate the characters and scenes. We’ll bind our books, and by the end of the class, you’ll have a complete storybook of your own, filled with both words and colorful drawings that show off your creativity and storytelling skills.

Unleash your creativity by building worlds and bringing your ideas (and your toys) to life frame by frame through the art of stop motion animation. From conceptualization to execution, you will write, storyboard, direct, photograph, and animate a mini movie using Stop Motion Studio. End the week with a screening of the movies we make.