Cartooning & Graphic Novel Programs

Comics & Cartooning

Explore the core conventions of comics and cartooning, learning how images and text work together to create clear, engaging, and expressive visual stories.

What you’ll learn:

• How to create text and image-based stories with pen and ink, pencil and marker
• Composition, visual balance, movement, and scale

Graphic Novel

Ages 9-12, 13-17

Plan, develop, and create longer-form visual stories, combining writing and drawing into a unique and compelling narrative experience.

What you’ll learn:

• Develop original stories with characters, settings, and clear narrative arcs
• Plan and create sequential pages using thumbnails, panels, and layouts
• Combine text and image through dialogue, captions, and visual pacing

Character Design & Illustration

From figure drawing to facial expression, costume design to props, students will learn all aspects of how the human (or non-human) figure can be used to tell imaginative stories.

What you’ll learn:

• Storytelling 
• Character development
• Concept creation & design
• Illustration techniques