Comics & Cartooning

October 27-December 8

No Class November 24 & December 1

Do you aspire to become a comic book or manga artist? Are you interested in learning to draw better and faster? Comics and Cartooning is a 5 week course focused on drawing comics and learning how to draw cartoons. Students will learn the basics of drawing characters and backgrounds using both Western and Manga/Anime techniques. Students will write, draw, and publish a comic book or manga using the zine format. A zine is a miniature magazine used by artists to self publish illustrated books such as comics. A zine can be made by anyone using materials as simple as pencil and paper to more elaborate materials such as cardstock and thread.

About the Artist:

Rachel & Ethan Mongin are a team of comic book artists that create the world that is Pretty Weird. Rachel and Ethan use their combined skills to teach self publishing to creators of all ages and abilities. Ethan is an award winning illustrator who has worked on a variety of comic book and animation projects. Ethan graduated with an MFA in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Rachel is a licensed early childhood and elementary educator and professional illustrator. Her professional experience includes eleven years as a public school teacher, 15 years of work teaching art classes in schools, libraries, and museums. Rachel also worked as an instructor at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina. Together, Ethan and Rachel have independently published thirteen comic books, four graphic novels, host a YouTube channel for emerging creatives, and enjoy teaching others how to self publish and market their own comic book, graphic novel, and manga projects. Their collaborative projects include The Adventures of Death Elf & Woose, Creepy Cat, Kitten the Barbarian, Skull Gun Bunny, and Divorced Penguin.