Cartooning Fundamentals
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Course #2102 ▪ Mon 4/28 – 6/23
No class on 5/26
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Cartooning Fundamentals
Peter Dama, BFA, MFA
Cartooning is the art of clarity, simplification, caricature, and pantomime. One of the earliest forms of illustration, cartoons can be humorous, serious, satirical, bizarre, featured in print, film, online or any other visual media. Cartooning is a simple yet powerful and fun way to express yourself through art. Discover basics like anatomy, foreshortening, shading, environment, and composition. first in a series of short value studies, and a vocabulary as a cartoonist. This class will introduce the student to constructive drawing, expressive gesture, and finishing techniques with the goal of introducing students to a full range of cartooning styles, this course will give students a well-rounded base and get them started on mastering the styles they desire to doodle in. We’ll how to study the fundamentals of simple perspective and anatomy. This course is largely about drawing technique but will concern itself with the ‘acting’ or pantomime of characters as well! Reference and source materials provided.
Materials Needed for Class:
Marker Paper – Strathmore 11 x14 makes a good pad. It has the transparency you need for tracing while being great for working in pen and ink as well as pencil. Mechanical pencils and leads: – HB. 0.5mm or 0.7mm. Or good wood graphite pencils. HB, or one of each from 4B to a 2H. Markers: a Faber-Castell Pitt Artist brush pen, and varying thicknesses of Pigma Micron pens. Erasers: One kneadable & One white plastic.