Join Caroline Parkinson at Coventry Quaker Meeting House for a relaxed, fun day of exploring graphic novel techniques to convey your unique take on a scene!
This one-day introduction to sequential art techniques teaches you how to add meaning to your urban sketching work using a variety of storytelling exercises inspired by comic luminaries such as Will Eisner and Scott McCloud.
In this workshop you’ll learn to use composition and framing effectively, build up a sense of place using multiple images, and develop those images into a simple narrative.
The workshop starts with a short demo and introduction to techniques, including:
Students then head out into the city centre and use these techniques to establish an urban environment using a pre prepared comic layout. If the weather’s bad, or if you’d prefer to draw inside, alternative options will be offered. This will be followed by a regroup, a mini-critique and a break for lunch (1 hour).
In the afternoon we introduce text, and create your own panel layout, repeating the morning’s exercise to tell a simple story.
Students will receive a hand out at the end of the session with a guide on techniques and a recommended reading list.
When and Where?
Saturday 16 November 2019 at Coventry Friends Meeting House, Hill Street, from 10:30-16:00.
There will be a one-hour break for lunch.
Minimum 5 participants, maximum 15. Space is limited.
Please register by emailing caroline@carolineparkinson.co.uk
Skill level- Intermediate
Cost - £40. Cash on the day or Paypal beforehand to caroline@carolineparkinson.co.uk
Included: Layout page, handout, recommended reading list. Students must bring their own art materials- pencil, pen, eraser, sketchbook and ruler are suggested but you may wish to bring more.
Caroline Parkinson is a longtime urban sketcher, a guest speaker at Laydeez Do Comics and a member of the Spiderforest Webcomic Collective. You can find her work at http://carolineparkinson.co.uk or on Instagram as @cp.sketch
This one-day introduction to sequential art techniques teaches you how to add meaning to your urban sketching work using a variety of storytelling exercises inspired by comic luminaries such as Will Eisner and Scott McCloud.
In this workshop you’ll learn to use composition and framing effectively, build up a sense of place using multiple images, and develop those images into a simple narrative.
The workshop starts with a short demo and introduction to techniques, including:
- Using panels Framing a sketch
- Drawing movement
- Establishing a sense of place using multiple images
- How to introduce handwritten text into your artwork
Students then head out into the city centre and use these techniques to establish an urban environment using a pre prepared comic layout. If the weather’s bad, or if you’d prefer to draw inside, alternative options will be offered. This will be followed by a regroup, a mini-critique and a break for lunch (1 hour).
In the afternoon we introduce text, and create your own panel layout, repeating the morning’s exercise to tell a simple story.
Students will receive a hand out at the end of the session with a guide on techniques and a recommended reading list.
When and Where?
Saturday 16 November 2019 at Coventry Friends Meeting House, Hill Street, from 10:30-16:00.
There will be a one-hour break for lunch.
Minimum 5 participants, maximum 15. Space is limited.
Please register by emailing caroline@carolineparkinson.co.uk
Skill level- Intermediate
Cost - £40. Cash on the day or Paypal beforehand to caroline@carolineparkinson.co.uk
Included: Layout page, handout, recommended reading list. Students must bring their own art materials- pencil, pen, eraser, sketchbook and ruler are suggested but you may wish to bring more.
Caroline Parkinson is a longtime urban sketcher, a guest speaker at Laydeez Do Comics and a member of the Spiderforest Webcomic Collective. You can find her work at http://carolineparkinson.co.uk or on Instagram as @cp.sketch
