Media Arts & Communication Studies
Practical Cartooning & Comic Strip Drawing
Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will be competent in cartooning and comic strip drawing. The course covers head and body construction, drawing expressions, special effects and sound effects, character development, color, and layout. The contents of this course are used daily, on the job, by graphic artists, cartoonists, and other artists. This is a single stream course.
Topics of study covered within this course include the following:
• Head Construction
• Expressions
• Body Construction (Humans and Animals)
• Special Effects and Sound Effects
• Principles of Layout
• Color
• Character Development
• Comic Strip/Advertising or Animation Character
Duration
Approximately 20 hours
Text Book
The text books required for this course are outlined below and can be purchased through any online book supplier:
ISBN#: 0-87477-424-1
ISBN#: 1-58542-195-2
Prerequisites
None
Cost
$699.00