Interested in writing or drawing as a career or hobby? Start your development or refine your skills with these essential new offerings from the TORONTO CARTOONISTS WORKSHOP!

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Toronto Cartoonists Workshop Semester 2 Course Brochure

Fall 2010 Schedule – Semester 2

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Comicbook Bootcamp Level Two

Instructor: Ty Templeton

What can you expect from Bootcamp Level Two? Everything and anything that Ty was unable to cram into Level One! By the end of Level Two, you will have learned the skills necessary to write, pencil and ink your own stories and be eligible to take part in our next student publication scheduled for publication in 2011.

Ty Templeton is a three time Eisner-Award winner whose credits include Batman, The Simpsons, Spider-man, Mad Magazine, Superman, Harvey Pekar, Star Trek, The Avengers, Howard the Duck, She-Hulk, Justice League, Hoverboy, the original graphic novel Bigg Time and Dexter: Early Cuts for Showtime.

Dates: November 8, 2010 to December 20, 2010

Time: Monday Evenings 6:30pm.-9:30pm.

Length: 7 weeks of 3 hour classes

Cost: $350. plus H.S.T.

Contact: Sean Menard- 647-328-1656   E-mail: info@cartoonistsworkshop.com

Drawing the Human Figure from Memory

Instructor: Ty Templeton

 In this course you will learn the essential skills that will allow you to construct and render the drawn human figure figure from memory. This learning process will be divided into three parts. The first will be the development of the working model mannequin.  The second takes the initial mannequin and fleshes it out with appropriate musculature and features.  Finally the skin will be articulated over the muscles and clothing and drapery will be placed on the figure. By the end of the course each student will have the requisite skills and confidence to create their own dynamic poses from imagination that will serve them well in the areas of drawing for the comic book page, animation, storyboarding or illustration.

Ty Templeton is a three time Eisner-Award winner whose credits include Batman, The Simpsons, Spider-man, Mad Magazine, Superman, Star Trek, The Avengers, Howard the Duck, She-Hulk, Justice League, Hoverboy, the original graphic novel Bigg Time and Dexter: Early Cuts for Showtime.

Dates: November 2, 2010 to December 14, 2010

Time: Tuesday Evenings 6:30pm.-9:30pm.

Length: 7 weeks of 3 hour classes

Cost: $350. plus H.S.T.

Contact: Sean Menard- 647-328-1656   E-mail: info@cartoonistsworkshop.com

Penciling the Comic Book Page

Instructor: Leonard Kirk

From initial concept to finished product, Penciling the Comic Book Page will cover all the steps needed to construct the professional penciled comic book page. Weekly classes will touch on everything including breaking down a comic book script into simple layouts, consideration of panel sizing and shape, word balloon placement, figure posing, general anatomy, perspective and expression – all the way to the finished penciled page.

A Hugo Award Nominee for best Graphic Story, Leonard Kirk has drawn Batman, Supergirl, the Legion of Superheroes, the Justice Society of America, the Avengers, Captain Britain, the X-men and the Hulk. He is currently the marquee artist on New Mutants for Marvel.

Dates: November 4, 2010 to December 16, 2010

Time: Thursday Evenings 6:30pm.-9:30pm.

Length: 7 weeks of 3 hour classes

Cost: $350. plus H.S.T.

Contact: Sean Menard- 647-328-1656   E-mail: info@cartoonistsworkshop.com

Manga Bootcamp: Level One

Instructor: Eric Kim

Manga Bootcamp Level One is a hands-on practical course for people that would like to author their own works. Ideal for both beginner and intermediate artists, students will be guided through the process of story creation and obtain a firm grasp on the fundamental elements involved in the craft of Japanese manga.

Students will be introduced to layout, composition and design for storytelling, staging, anatomy, life drawing, perspective, shadow and texture, inking, toning, lettering, character design, color work, and also an overview of the North American marketplace. Along with comprehensive training both in-class and through assignments, students will obstain training that will start them on their storytelling careers.

Dates: November 7, 2010 to December 19, 2010 NEW DATE!

Time: Sunday afternoons 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm NEW TIME!

Length: 7 weeks of 3 hour classes

Cost: $350. plus H.S.T.

Contact: Sean Menard- 647-328-1656   E-mail: info@cartoonistsworkshop.com

Show Me A Story: Fundamentals of Storyboarding

Instructor: Sam Agro

This is an intensive course that covers the components of storyboarding for live-action film. Curriculum includes shot types, film language, continuity, mood, and working effectively with the director. Through lectures, film clips and example boards, students will learn the basics of telling a story visually. Students will also create their own sample storyboards to put the principals they have learned into action.

Working as a storyboard artist since 1983, Sam Agro has produced animation boards for shows like Ewoks and Droids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Ripping Friends. Live action projects he has been involved with include the Academy Award winning Fly Away Home, Murder at 1600, and several installments of the SAW horror franchise!

Dates: November 6, 2010 to December 18, 2010

Time: Saturday afternoons 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm  NEW TIME!

Length: 7 weeks of 3 hour classes

Cost: $350. plus H.S.T.

Contact: Sean Menard- 647-328-1656   E-mail: info@cartoonistsworkshop.com

Cartooning and Illustration for Kids

Ages 8-13

Instructor: Dave Lapp

Are you interested in comics, cartoons, graphic novels or do you just like to draw? Students of any ability will learn to develop their narrative and graphic abilities through the use of pencils, markers, dip pens, brush and ink, acrylic paint, scratchboard and more! Projects can include: trading cards, class comic anthologies, animation flipbooks and dozens of other activities developed through the surprisingly complex language of cartooning.

David Lapp is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and the University of Western Ontario, with a degree in Psychology. He has been teaching art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Avenue Road Arts School and in Regent Park for over twelve years. His art work can be seen in The Annex Gleaner and Taddle Creek magazine. Dave’s first graphic novel, Drop In, was published in fall 2008 from Conundrum Press and was nominated for a ‘Doug Wright’ and an ‘Ignatz’ Best Book Award. Dave’s second graphic novel Children of the Atom was published by Conundrum Press in May 2010.

Dates: November 6/7, 2010 to December 18/19, 2010

Time: Saturday OR Sunday mornings 10:00am -11:30am

Length: 7 weeks of 1.5 hour classes

Cost: $250. plus H.S.T.

Contact: Sean Menard- 647-328-1656   E-mail: info@cartoonistsworkshop.com