Cartoon Boot Camp 2008
Cartoon Art Museum Classes: Cartoon BOOT Camp 2008
It’s time for the Cartoon Art Museum’s third year of our Summer Cartooning Classes for Intermediate level art students ages 10-14. Young artists will enjoy week-long classes that allow them to learn and improve their cartooning skills, taught by cartoonist Brian Kolm (Beyond the Great Chimney, www.atomicbearpress.com).
Ages: Intermediate level artists from 10-14 years old.
Time: 12 pm to 2 pm each day the class is in session
Number of students: The class size is limited to no more than 10 students. The class is filled on a first come, first served basis.
Cost*: $100 for CAM members, $125 non-members - per student. Fees must be paid in full to secure a seat in the class.
Supplies: Basic Drawing Materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring in their personal sketchbooks and materials.
For Registration and Information, Contact: (415) CAR-TOON (227-8666) ext. 300 or office@cartoonart.org
*Cancellation: Full refund for cancellation one week before the classes start date.
June 16 - 20, 2008 - CARTOON BOOT CAMP: Character Creation
An intimate group of students embark on a weeklong journey from concept through design of an original cartoon character. The class covers drawing 3-D shapes, combining the shapes to give a character depth, poses and attitude, costume, etc. The class ends with each child presenting his or her artwork in a show-and-tell session.
June 23 - 27, 2008 - CARTOON BOOT CAMP: Comic Design and Layout
Students will pursue the process of designing comics. The class covers design and balance, from thumbnails to final storyboard, creating multiple panel comics, inking, shading and rendering. Each student will complete his or her own short comic story.
July 14 - 18, 2008 - CARTOON BOOT CAMP: Flip Book to Animation
Students will enjoy a week of learning how animation is created. Beginning with flip books to creating zoetropes, students will learn how to animate images using Stop Motion and other methods. Each student will make his or her own zoetrope machine and mini-animation, and learn the tools to create a finished animation.
August 11 - 15, 2008 CARTOON BOOT CAMP One-day Basic Training Workshops (Regular price for full week, or $30 for each class)
NEW for 2008! As young artists get ready to go back to school they can end the summer with these fun single day workshops on subjects that they will love. Each session will be taught by a different instructor and cover different areas of cartooning including : Monday-drawing faces; Tuesday-cartooning with watercolors; Wednesday-buildings and perspective; Thursday-writing and story development; and Friday-Manga (Japanese-style cartoons).
Mail or hand deliver the application to:
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
or Fax the application to: 415-243-8666
Questions? Call: 415-227-8666 or office@cartoonart.org
It’s time for the Cartoon Art Museum’s third year of our Summer Cartooning Classes for Intermediate level art students ages 10-14. Young artists will enjoy week-long classes that allow them to learn and improve their cartooning skills, taught by cartoonist Brian Kolm (Beyond the Great Chimney, www.atomicbearpress.com).
Ages: Intermediate level artists from 10-14 years old.
Time: 12 pm to 2 pm each day the class is in session
Number of students: The class size is limited to no more than 10 students. The class is filled on a first come, first served basis.
Cost*: $100 for CAM members, $125 non-members - per student. Fees must be paid in full to secure a seat in the class.
Supplies: Basic Drawing Materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring in their personal sketchbooks and materials.
For Registration and Information, Contact: (415) CAR-TOON (227-8666) ext. 300 or office@cartoonart.org
*Cancellation: Full refund for cancellation one week before the classes start date.
June 16 - 20, 2008 - CARTOON BOOT CAMP: Character Creation
An intimate group of students embark on a weeklong journey from concept through design of an original cartoon character. The class covers drawing 3-D shapes, combining the shapes to give a character depth, poses and attitude, costume, etc. The class ends with each child presenting his or her artwork in a show-and-tell session.
June 23 - 27, 2008 - CARTOON BOOT CAMP: Comic Design and Layout
Students will pursue the process of designing comics. The class covers design and balance, from thumbnails to final storyboard, creating multiple panel comics, inking, shading and rendering. Each student will complete his or her own short comic story.
July 14 - 18, 2008 - CARTOON BOOT CAMP: Flip Book to Animation
Students will enjoy a week of learning how animation is created. Beginning with flip books to creating zoetropes, students will learn how to animate images using Stop Motion and other methods. Each student will make his or her own zoetrope machine and mini-animation, and learn the tools to create a finished animation.
August 11 - 15, 2008 CARTOON BOOT CAMP One-day Basic Training Workshops (Regular price for full week, or $30 for each class)
NEW for 2008! As young artists get ready to go back to school they can end the summer with these fun single day workshops on subjects that they will love. Each session will be taught by a different instructor and cover different areas of cartooning including : Monday-drawing faces; Tuesday-cartooning with watercolors; Wednesday-buildings and perspective; Thursday-writing and story development; and Friday-Manga (Japanese-style cartoons).
Mail or hand deliver the application to:
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
or Fax the application to: 415-243-8666
Questions? Call: 415-227-8666 or office@cartoonart.org