Brief Divide an A3 page into 4 equal-sized (18cm wide x 12cm high) ‘landscape’ pictures or panels. Separately draw a single scene (of the same panel size) on a different sheet of paper to your ‘panel’ template. This could be a drawing of any place at any time. Once you have drawn your template, lightly […]
Category: Part 2: Words & Pictures
Brief Find examples of different visual conventions used to convey the and and/or place/space (i.e. frame-by-frame story telling, handling of perspective in art, use of speech bubbles, etc.) from different historical periods. Reflect on your research. What has it told you about the evolution of visual conventions and how time or place has been visually […]
Brief To start this exercise you will first need to draw an A3 pencil drawing. This could be copied from a photograph you like or have in your swipe file, or it could be your own drawing or it could be for a photograph. Ideally it will contain people, objects and buildings, and a good […]
Brief Collect as much reference as you can find from a specific time period or decade. This could be the 1850s, the 1940s, the 1970s – whichever appeals to you to do some visual research. Be as broad as possible in your online image sourcing. Look for images you find interesting that might contribute to […]
Brief Part 1 Draw a grid of 20 panels on two A3 sheets of paper so you have a total of 40 boxes. Make a written list of 40 characters and professions. Draw character sketches in pencil of each one on your list in the 40 boxes. Work across the page and down so you […]
Take some time to search online for these ‘gag’ cartoonists: Gary Larson Virgil Partch James Thurber B Kliban Roz Chast Make a note of any of these cartoonists you find interesting. Choose a specific cartoon by one of the cartoonists you find funny or like the style of. Discuss what it is you enjoy about […]
Brief Examine the three provided single ‘gag’ cartoons from the 1950s to the 1970s and consider the amount of visual information, the style and subject. Choose one of the cartoons and write a 100-word description of it. Describe it as if you are writing it for the cartoonist to draw, so describe the scene, the […]
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Exercise: Wordplay
Brief Make 4 copies of the provided comic, which shows some of the typical visual elements of a comic’s page: An opening scene A conversational interaction between people A facial reaction An action scene Make written notes about each page in the following ways: Dialogue only: think about what the people might be thinking to […]