Berkeley Painting Club2121 Bonar St., Berkeley California (Strawberry Creek Park)rene@renesmith.net  Instagram

Berkeley Painting Club - Graphic Novel, Comics, & Zine Studio
Graphic Novel, Comics, & Zine Studio is for students interested in graphic novels, comics, and zines who want to develop more ambitious, independent work. Drawing inspiration from independent comics, feminist zine culture, illustration, and contemporary artists, students build practical drawing, design, and storytelling skills while developing an individual approach to their work.

Students learn specific skills and techniques, including line, shadow, and tone with sumi ink; color theory with alcohol markers and colored pencils; hand lettering; image and text; composition; and page design. Experimental and mixed-media processes such as collage are also introduced. Projects may include character development and turnarounds, storyboarding, sequential drawing, comics, zines, posters, and artist books.

Demonstrations and structured projects introduce new techniques, while longer independent projects give students room to combine and expand on these skills to create work that reflects their own ideas and experiences. New projects each session make the class appropriate for both new and returning students.

Students can develop projects into finished small editions. The program includes an annual opportunity to share work at a local zine or art book fair or in a one-day gallery exhibition.  All supplies are provided.
.Free Trial Available*
Graphic Novel, Comics, & Zine Studio (Ages 13-17*) Sundays 10:30am-12:30pm
Oct 25-Dec 13  7 weeks $350 (prorated)  Register
No class Nov 29 for Thanksgiving Break

*focused younger students accepted by permission of the studio
work study positions available for ages 16 &  17 - email for details

*returning students please email for free trial - reg system automatically sets this for new students only
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