Fundamentals for Writing and Illustrating Your First Comic

Let’s create our very first comic book! This class is great for absolute beginners to storytelling, specifically those interested in creating stories through the comic book form. In this class, Illustrator and Comic Book Artist Julia Mata walks us through all the steps to finish a written and illustrated comic. To keep it simple, we will be using everyday life to begin building our comic world.

Creating a comic book can be daunting but we hope by breaking down each step you will gain insight on how to start creating your own slice of life comic!

Techniques you will learn: 

• Brainstorming & Conceptualizing Your Idea
• Story basics: Setting, Character, Plot
• Understanding Story Arc
• Penciling your comic
• Inking your comic