Title: Creative Cartooning Workshop

Instructor: Gary Francis

Date: December 30
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Day and Time: Tuesday, 1:00–3:00 pm
                                                           
Description: In this exciting, fulfilling class, students learn techniques for successful cartooning. Lessons are taught in the traditional way - constructing solid characters in classic Looney Tunes and Disney cartoon style.

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The class covers the foundations of cartooning, from constructing characters, line of action, and getting the proper proportions to designing appealing characters and drawing clear poses. As students become more comfortable with cartooning, they create their own characters and also delve into the art of caricature. Since caricaturing and cartooning share many of the same principles, students can easily make this leap.
 

Join Gary Francis for this fun, entertaining class and be amazed at how far the principles of creative cartooning can fulfill your goals of creating skillful and appealing drawings.

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Skill Level: Beginning to intermediate. Continuing students are encouraged to attend.

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About the Instructor: Gary Francis is an East Bay native and a lifelong artist with experience in many forms of art, including painting, figure drawing, photo-realistic drawings, cartoons, and animation.

After two years attending the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, he transferred to Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in animation.

Gary's passion for art has recently taken him into the world of photography. After working many jobs as a freelance artist, Gary went into art education and completed a teaching certificate in Early Childhood Education. He thoroughly enjoys teaching the art of cartooning to children, and he hopes to continue teaching for many years.

 

Materials List:

• Sketch book (or paper)

• Pencils

• Eraser

 

​Fees per workshop: 
​$55 Members; $65 Non-members