Do you have the beginnings of a graphic novel but need some help getting it off the ground? Do you have a story, fiction or nonfiction, you’ve always wanted to tell using comics? Is your cartooning stuck in a rut, ready to move up to another level?
Put everything else aside and only work on your comics for a week straight! Workshop instructor Paul Karasik is a cartoonist (The New Yorker, City of Glass), a comics scholar (I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets, How To Read Nancy), and a renowned teacher who really knows how to take good cartoonists and make them better.
During this five-day online workshop, students will participate in lectures, collaborative exercises, book discussion sessions, events, and group critiques, with the goal of producing the first draft of a longer comics project.
Required Materials:
Ability to scan and send files. We recommend using the scanner/image capture option through Google Drive on a mobile device. Dropbox also has a great scanning feature if you use their app already. Students may scan using any app, software, or hardware they prefer, so long as it can be done easily and efficiently. Also, basic writing and drawing tools.
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES
An online shopping list of suggestedsupplies, based on supplies we would normally have available during an on-site CCS workshop. Most of these brands and supplies can be found at other retailers, both online and in-store.
Optional 8-week online extension. See details below.
Optional for-credit: Workshop can be taken for 2 undergraduate credits. Please check with the Program Chair or Registrar at your college or university before registering to see if the credits will be accepted. To enroll for-credit, students must select the additional for-credit tuition of $400 at registration and have an official transcript from their current institution sent to: Registrar The Center for Cartoon Studies PO Box 125 White River Junction, VT 05001
Refund policy: Tuition is refundable up until 3 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop, minus a $50 fee and any fees assessed by Eventbrite. Tuition is non-refundable after that date.
WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR
Optional 8-week online extension:
During the optional 8-week online extension, students will develop and refine their work through online collaboration with faculty and peers, and complete comprehensive final drafts of their projects.
You will leave this class a stronger cartoonist than when you entered.
Cartooning Studio and the Graphic Novel Workshops can be taken for 2 undergraduate credits ($400). The optional online extension of the Graphic Novel Workshop can be taken for 1 undergraduate credit ($200). Please check with the Program Chair or Registrar at your college or university before registering to see if the credits will be accepted. To enroll for-credit, students must have an official transcript sent to:
Summer Workshops The Center for Cartoon Studies PO Box 125 White River Junction, VT 05001
Refund policy: Tuition is refundable up until 3 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop, minus a $50 fee and any fees assessed by Eventbrite. Tuition is non-refundable after that date.
