learn to draw cartoon characters workshops

Comics Art Workshop Info

DRAW CARTOON CHARACTERS
<>Kids’ Cartooning Workshop
Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to draw your favorite cartoon? Drawing cartoons is even more fun than watching them! Using simple shapes and artist’s tricks you'll learn to draw your favorite characters from cartoons and comics. It's easier than you think. Professional comic book artist James Fry shows you how.
This 1 hour course is designed for ages 7-12 and limited to 20 students. The fee is $250. Mileage charges may apply. Discounts for additional programs on the same day in the same library system.

INTRO TO COMIC ART
Want to draw comics? Then this course is for you. Designed for the beginner, the course covers the basics of creating comic art as practiced by working professionals. Figures in motion, page and panel construction and techniques of visual storytelling are among the elements that will be addressed. Each student should bring examples of his or her artwork for critique.
This 2 hour course is designed for ages 13 - Adult with a limit of 20 students per session. The fee is $275. Mileage charges may apply. Discounts for additional programs on the same day in the same library system.

Instructor:
James Fry, freelance comics artist
James Fry has been a freelance cartoonist and illustrator for seventeen years. His work has appeared in numerous titles, including Spider-Man, X-Factor and Mutant X for Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Doom Patrol and Birds of Prey for DC Comics, Sonic the Hedgehog for Archie Comics and Stone Cold Steve Austin for Chaos Comics. He has designed characters and co-created original properties for various comics publishers and illustrated young adult novels for Doubleday Books. He has also drawn for Disney, Columbia Records and the Children's Television Workshop..