How to fit Big Ideas into Mini Comics
How to fit Big Ideas into Mini Comics
A Saturday workshop for youth ages 11-15
Saturday, July 18; August 1, 12:00 - 2:00pm
Cost per class: $15; Enrollment is limited to 12 students per session
The Cartoon Art Museum’s new two-hour workshop will teach students how to use their Big Ideas to create Mini Comics, those 5x8-inch booklets you see in independent bookstores and comic book shops. The class begins with a study in character development, followed by storytelling basics, then page layouts and dialog/narration.
Along the way, professional cartoonist Betsy Streeter will help students brainstorm ideas, fill in details, develop exciting plot twists, and figure out how to get it all down on the page. Streeter will offer pointers on how to fit text and drawings together, how to show action, and other tricks of the cartooning trade. Each student will leave class with his or her own mini-comic!
Instructor: Betsy Streeter
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009 or Saturday, August 1, 2009 (sign up for one date only)
Time: 12 Noon to 2 PM
Age: Youth ages 11 to 15 years old
Place: Cartoon Art Museum - 655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Cost: $15 per person
Enrollment: Limited to 12 students per session
To register please call 415-227-8666 x303 or email education@cartoonart.org.
To sign up for this class, the $15 fee must be pre-paid prior to the date of the class. We accept Visa and MasterCard charges over the phone or in-person, or mailed or hand-delivered checks. Cash is accepted at the front desk during museum hours. Reservations must be made and paid for prior to 12 Noon on the Thursday before the class session.
About the Instructor
Betsy Streeter is a veteran cartoonist and creative professional, with a background in design, film/video production, information architecture and creative management. Betsy has also been an artist-in-residence at the Cartoon Art Museum. She currently divides her time between cartooning and humorous illustration, independent art teaching, and raising her two children.