Brief For this exercise you will need a small sketchbook (A5), each page will be a single panel of your P.O.V. narrative. Make your own P.O.V. record of an event. This can be something as everyday as as making a cup of tea, or waiting at a bus stop, or it could be more a […]
Brief Draw an opening scene frame into the top third of an A3 piece of paper or card. Look back at your favourite opening scene that you sketched from the previous exercise. Perhaps the visual elements of it inspire you, the place you drew looks visually interesting and has potential for narrative development. As it […]
I studied the supplied page of artwork from Will Eisner’s “The Spirit” and considered the following questions: What does the first panel establish in terms of place and atmosphere? The use of black for the sky and the street light establish that the story is taking place at night. The weather is clearly very turbulent, […]
Brief Every time you watch a TV programme, draw a sketch of the opening scene. This could be any type of programme. You will have to be very quick as usually this first shot only lasts for a couple of seconds, but this is all part of the exercise – you will need to work […]
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 […]
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 […]