Adult Classes
Semester 1: January
Semester 1: January
Writing for Comics Level I
Instructor: Ty Templeton
This action packed course will teach students story construction, character development, dialogue, plotting, as well as pitching and editing a script for the comics industry. Students will explore the different formats and techniques of comic script writing (including Marvel style and full script) while creating their own characters and stories. While basic writing skills are helpful, they are not necessary.
Duration: January 16 – February 27
Time: Monday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Dynamic Page Composition
Instructor: Leonard Kirk
Aspiring DC and Marvel artists know they have to learn to tell a story in a visually compelling manner. In this course, veteran artist Leonard Kirk will share his secrets of success in building an engaging page from idea sketch to finished pencils. Leonard will touch upon important concepts such as managing eye flow, proper juxtaposition of panel elements for maximum effect, point of view, spotting blacks and dynamic posing. Take this class and watch your pages leap to the next level.
Duration: January 16 – February 27
Time: Monday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Making a Splash: Successful Watermedia Techniques
Instructor: Mark Thurman
Making a Splash introduces students to gouache and watercolour where a variety of different watercolours and surfaces will be explored. Colour theory will be covered and students will be encouraged to develop their own visual themes including landscape, still life, cartoon, caricature, illustration and figurative subject matter. This course will be of interest to the fine artist, illustrator or animator looking to develop core painting skills in a flexible and versatile media.
Duration: January 17 – February 28
Time: Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Inking for Comics
Instructor: Ty Templeton
Tracers need not apply. Comic book inking is a serious craft that employs a broad variety of approaches both philosophically and practically. The class will explore different tools, different styles and different methods of finishing a page of comic art from pencils. Students are encouraged to bring their own inking tools and while some familiarity with drawing is suggested, any level of skill is welcome.
Duration: January 17 – February 28
Time: Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Figure Drawing for the Comic Book Artist
Instructor: Ty Templeton
A compliment to Ty’s Drawing the Human Figure from Memory, this course provides the next step to successful, more realistic depiction of the dynamic comic book character focusing on anatomy, light and shadow, drapery, and movement. It will focus on work done from live models with anatomy instruction before each drawing session. Any level of skill is welcome.
Duration: January 18 – February 29
Time: Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Open Life Drawing
Drawing the human figure well is core to the disciplines of comics, illustration, animation, game design and fine arts. And of course the secret to getting good at the art of life drawing is practice, practice ... practice!
The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop invites students and members of the community to attend our weekly open life session to hone their skills. Poses will range from 2 minutes to 30 minutes. Clothed and unclothed models will be utilized with a focus on imaginative posing and action to reflect the demands of drawing comics.
Duration: January 19 – March 1
Time: Thursday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $15 per session (HST included)
Designing Environments and Props for the Comic Book Artist
Instructor: Dave Ross
Up and coming comic book artists know that successful storytelling requires more than eye popping figures in action poses. Star Wars artist Dave Ross will instruct students in how to create lively, believable and imaginative backgrounds for your hero to inhabit. Fundamentals of perspective, principles of design and the art of using reference intelligently will be covered.
Duration: January 19 – March 1
Time: Thursday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Kids Classes
Cartooning and Illustration for Kids
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.
Duration: January 23 – March 12
Time: Monday afternoons 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Cost: $295 + HST
Cartooning Rodeo
Instructor: Walter Dickinson
Saddle up, pardners, for a course where the key word is fun! Young artists are encouraged to expand their creativity working with simple drawing materials such as pencil, pen and ink, and pencil crayons. Sample projects may include designing an alien world, drawing an interpretive self-portrait as a zombie, princess or wizard and drawing your pet as a mythical creature of your choice. Students will also be shown how to write, draw and publish their own 8 page mini-comic. A great introductory course for the aspiring cartoonist or graphic novelist!
Duration: January 21 – March 10
Time: Saturday mornings 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Cost: $295 + HST
Create Your Own Superhero!
Instructor: Walter Dickinson
Do you enjoy superhero movies? Do you wish you could create your own super powered character and see him/her up on the big screen? The truth is most movie superheroes started out as comic books. Students of this class will learn about basic proportion and how to construct the human figure followed by creating and designing that all-important signature costume. Finally, students will take their creation and craft an 8 page story that will be published in mini-comic format for their friends and family! Shoot for the stars and create the next Superman today!
Duration: January 22 – March 11
Time: Sunday mornings 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Cost: $295 + HST
Instructor: Ty Templeton
This action packed course will teach students story construction, character development, dialogue, plotting, as well as pitching and editing a script for the comics industry. Students will explore the different formats and techniques of comic script writing (including Marvel style and full script) while creating their own characters and stories. While basic writing skills are helpful, they are not necessary.
Duration: January 16 – February 27
Time: Monday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Dynamic Page Composition
Instructor: Leonard Kirk
Aspiring DC and Marvel artists know they have to learn to tell a story in a visually compelling manner. In this course, veteran artist Leonard Kirk will share his secrets of success in building an engaging page from idea sketch to finished pencils. Leonard will touch upon important concepts such as managing eye flow, proper juxtaposition of panel elements for maximum effect, point of view, spotting blacks and dynamic posing. Take this class and watch your pages leap to the next level.
Duration: January 16 – February 27
Time: Monday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Making a Splash: Successful Watermedia Techniques
Instructor: Mark Thurman
Making a Splash introduces students to gouache and watercolour where a variety of different watercolours and surfaces will be explored. Colour theory will be covered and students will be encouraged to develop their own visual themes including landscape, still life, cartoon, caricature, illustration and figurative subject matter. This course will be of interest to the fine artist, illustrator or animator looking to develop core painting skills in a flexible and versatile media.
Duration: January 17 – February 28
Time: Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Inking for Comics
Instructor: Ty Templeton
Tracers need not apply. Comic book inking is a serious craft that employs a broad variety of approaches both philosophically and practically. The class will explore different tools, different styles and different methods of finishing a page of comic art from pencils. Students are encouraged to bring their own inking tools and while some familiarity with drawing is suggested, any level of skill is welcome.
Duration: January 17 – February 28
Time: Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Figure Drawing for the Comic Book Artist
Instructor: Ty Templeton
A compliment to Ty’s Drawing the Human Figure from Memory, this course provides the next step to successful, more realistic depiction of the dynamic comic book character focusing on anatomy, light and shadow, drapery, and movement. It will focus on work done from live models with anatomy instruction before each drawing session. Any level of skill is welcome.
Duration: January 18 – February 29
Time: Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Open Life Drawing
Drawing the human figure well is core to the disciplines of comics, illustration, animation, game design and fine arts. And of course the secret to getting good at the art of life drawing is practice, practice ... practice!
The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop invites students and members of the community to attend our weekly open life session to hone their skills. Poses will range from 2 minutes to 30 minutes. Clothed and unclothed models will be utilized with a focus on imaginative posing and action to reflect the demands of drawing comics.
Duration: January 19 – March 1
Time: Thursday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $15 per session (HST included)
Designing Environments and Props for the Comic Book Artist
Instructor: Dave Ross
Up and coming comic book artists know that successful storytelling requires more than eye popping figures in action poses. Star Wars artist Dave Ross will instruct students in how to create lively, believable and imaginative backgrounds for your hero to inhabit. Fundamentals of perspective, principles of design and the art of using reference intelligently will be covered.
Duration: January 19 – March 1
Time: Thursday evenings 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $395 + HST
Kids Classes
Cartooning and Illustration for Kids
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.
Duration: January 23 – March 12
Time: Monday afternoons 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Cost: $295 + HST
Cartooning Rodeo
Instructor: Walter Dickinson
Saddle up, pardners, for a course where the key word is fun! Young artists are encouraged to expand their creativity working with simple drawing materials such as pencil, pen and ink, and pencil crayons. Sample projects may include designing an alien world, drawing an interpretive self-portrait as a zombie, princess or wizard and drawing your pet as a mythical creature of your choice. Students will also be shown how to write, draw and publish their own 8 page mini-comic. A great introductory course for the aspiring cartoonist or graphic novelist!
Duration: January 21 – March 10
Time: Saturday mornings 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Cost: $295 + HST
Create Your Own Superhero!
Instructor: Walter Dickinson
Do you enjoy superhero movies? Do you wish you could create your own super powered character and see him/her up on the big screen? The truth is most movie superheroes started out as comic books. Students of this class will learn about basic proportion and how to construct the human figure followed by creating and designing that all-important signature costume. Finally, students will take their creation and craft an 8 page story that will be published in mini-comic format for their friends and family! Shoot for the stars and create the next Superman today!
Duration: January 22 – March 11
Time: Sunday mornings 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Cost: $295 + HST
