In this workshop, we will carry out various practical drawing games, with the intention of learning the language of comics, the use of its resources and the creation of our own comics.
The activities are designed from a playful perspective, suitable for young people of any level.
In this first part, we will see how to develop our characters and stories through imagination, we will learn several tricks to improve our ideas and the level of drawing.
We will talk about humor comics, manga or superheroes, and we will learn to draw in various styles and with various techniques.
Concepts to develop:
We will work on the composition of a page in cartoons, the creation of our characters, the human figure, as well as the language used in the medium (balloons, onomatopoeia, etc.), and various very curious drawing and color techniques to carry out our works.
We will also develop various drawing guidelines and methods to improve our imagination and our notions of drawing.
The objective of the course is to ensure that students learn to use the language of comics to translate it into their own projects.
Types of scripts
character creation
Storyboard, composition and reading
Final ink
The teacher will indicate to the students the necessary material at the beginning of the course.
FIRST TRIMESTER
From 12 september to 20 december 2023
From 8 to 12 yearls old
Monday or Wednesday from 17:30 to 19:00h
Older than 13 yearls old
Monday or Wednesday from 19:30 to 21:00h
Monday cost: 158€
Wednesday cost: 148€
All classes will be held in the Aula del Museu
(C/ Castillejos 52-54)
Teachers:
Javier Hernández Guerrero and Jaime Sánchez Molina
Javier Hernández
He was born in Barcelona in 1979 and studied for a Higher Degree in Design at the Llotja School of Applied Arts and Design.
He is a comic book artist and illustrator, with several works published both in France and Belgium and in Spain.
Currently, he is an illustration teacher at the Joso school.
He was the winner of the 2012 Prix VSD for Blechkoller, a finalist for the 2013 Best New Author Award at the Barcelona International Comic Fair, 2014 also for Blechkoller and a finalist at the 2020 Prix Tour d’Ivoire, for The Killmasters.
Jaime Sánchez Molina
Jaime Sánchez Molina is a young illustrator and comic artist born in Badalona (Barcelona) in 1989. His artistic name is Yen San, currently his professional career is based on illustration and comics in the Franco-Belgian and American markets.
Author in: Lev Gleason, Ark Comics, ideas plus, Amyl Ent.
