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Introduction to Comic Book Coloring
Instructor: Chris Sotomayor
6 Weeks | Starts: May 6, 2024 Live
In this six-week course, pro colorist Chris Sotomayor teaches you all the necessary tools for coloring and using color as a storytelling device.
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Introduction to Lettering Comics
Instructor: Sean Rinehart
Join pro Sean Rinehart for a six-week course on lettering and production work. There’s a lot more to lettering than digitally pasting words onto the page. Avoid the pitfalls of unprofessional lettering by training with Sean!
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Comics Writing: Creating Great Characters
Instructor: Paul Allor
Great comics start with great characters. From the Golden Age of superheroes to last week’s indie darling, when you think of your favorite comics, you’ll most likely think about the fantastic characters within.
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Building A Freelance Career In Comics
Instructor: Gamal Hennessy
In this five week course, attorney, author and business consultant Gamal Hennessy will help you develop a plan for your freelance business, leverage the skills you offer to the industry, and transform your time and creativity into financial gain.
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Writing Creator-Owned and Indie Comics
Instructor: Paul Allor
In this five-week course, critically-acclaimed comics writer Paul Allor teaches you how to build your creator-owned and indie comics career from the ground up!
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Introduction to Writing Comics
Instructor: Paul Allor
Learn how to craft a comic book story, create great characters, the ins and outs of the industry and tips for breaking in—all from one of the industry’s leading professional editors.
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Visual Storytelling for Print & Web Comics
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
Join professional artist Phillip Sevy (X-Men Unlimited, Edge of Venomverse, Tomb Raider) as he teaches you everything you need to know about comic book storytelling in this dynamic six-week class.
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Writing for a Shared Universe
Instructor: Fred Van Lente
Learning how to write in other people’s worlds—yet make the resulting work your own—is among the most important skills a professional writer can master. Decorated comics scribe Fred Van Lente will teach you how to apply your abilities to work in any company’s shared universe—and, not only that, together, as the class, we will create a shared universe of our own!
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Introduction to Perspective & Environments
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
In this six-week course, pro comic penciler Phillip Sevy (Tomb Raider, Magdalena, The House) teaches you all the necessary tools and tricks for learning perspective and creating environments through illustration.
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Comic Book Editing & Project Management
Instructor: Andy Schmidt
Find collaborators, manage budgets, timetables, bring the best out of your writers and artists, problem solve, and make a professional-level project!
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Advanced Comic Book Writing: Perfecting a One-Shot
Instructors: Andy Schmidt and Paul Allor
For graduates of the Introduction class, delve even deeper into the art and craft of writing comic book scripts! In this seven-week class, Andy will guide you through writing (and revising) a full 20-page comic book–plus get additional insight person making it in the industry!
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Advanced Comic Book Coloring
Instructor: Chris Sotomayor
In this seven-week course, colorist Chris Sotomayor covers all the advanced coloring techniques that take your work to the next level!
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Advanced Figure Drawing & Anatomy
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
Advanced Figure Drawing is an exciting course of study in adapting the dynamic human figure to comic book art!
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Freelance Writing for Comics
Instructor: Paul Allor
In this five-week course, comics writer Paul Allor sets the class on their mission–you’ve been hired to write a five-page story on your choice of one of several franchise properties–now it’s your job to get the script done on time and up to professional standards! And that means a monkey-wrench or two along the way!
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Digital Inking and Finishing
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
A powerful study specifically on methods used in comic book art –utilizing digital tools and programs to take pencil art to finished, print-ready quality inks!
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Great Dialogue & Narrative Captions
Instructor: Paul Allor
Open to all writers, this intensive course covers how to use dialogue and narration to drive story, reveal character and keep readers interested. If you want your characters to sing, whoop, holler and occasionally even speak, you need this course!
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Scripting Your Mini-Series or OGN
Instructor: Paul Allor
Every comic book mini-series is a journey – for both the reader and the writer. You set out with a goal, a destination, and maybe even a map. But along the way you find detours, roadblocks, unexpected surprises both good and bad.
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Storytelling Live Studio Intensive
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
An intensive self-directed live studio course building on the pillars of storytelling and elevating them to the next level by focusing on individual style and personal expression.
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Writing for an Ongoing Series
Instructor: Fred Van Lente
“To be continued…” Make sure those three fateful words have your readers counting the days until the next installment of your story! Decorated comics scribe Fred Van Lente will teach you to juggle subplots, character arcs, and major reveals to create an addictive series no one wants to end…until you want it to.
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Comic Book Law for Creators
Instructor: Joe Sergi
In this course, Joe Sergi, attorney, comic creator, and author of Comic Book Law: Cautionary Tales for the Comic Creator, will cover the legal topics that creators may face when making comics.
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Story Arcs and the Art of Serialized Storytelling
Instructor: Fred Van Lente
In this six-week course, acclaimed comics writer Fred Van Lente will take you through the necessary steps to craft compelling story arcs and ongoing comic book narratives exactly like professional comic book writers do it.
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Introduction to Figure Drawing & Anatomy
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
Jump into this in-depth study in drawing and constructing the human form and learn how to render phenomenal human images without the aid of photographic reference!
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Kickstarting Your Comic or Graphic Novel
Instructor: Ryan Browne
In this six-week digital course, Kickstarter expert Ryan Browne teaches you all the necessary tools for creating and executing your own Kickstarter.
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Comics Storytelling Masterclass
Instructor: Phillip Sevy
An intensive course of study focused on breaking the mold of more traditional grid layout storytelling while digging underneath the surface of your art to find ways to add more emotion and meaning to your ideas.
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MASTER SEMINAR WITH JAMAL IGLE: Immersive Storytelling: World Building And Verisimilitude
Instructor: Jamal Igle
Jamal Igle is one of the most prolific artists in comics today. His stand-out career has lasted decades and only continues to heat up–from the biggest titles like Superman to his beloved creator-owned titles The Wrong Earth and Molly Danger! Comics Experience is proud to present Jamal’s Master Seminar to share how he works and how he brings readers and fans into his stories!
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Comics Writing: Discovering Genre
Instructor: Paul Allor
The comics industry is founded on genre work, with professional writers expected to write top-level stories in a variety of genres and styles. In this six-week course, comics writer Paul Allor will guide you through the genres of science fiction, crime, horror, comedy, romance and more! You will discover what makes these genres tick, and learn how to craft a winning story in each.