Taught by Maureen Burdock, PhD, author of the critically acclaimed graphic memoir, Queen of Snails!
Graphic Memoir: Nuts & Bolts, Panels & Gutters
Do you want to create a graphic novel based on your life experiences or family history? Have you dreamed of creating—or even started making—a graphic memoir? Are you ready to take your project to the next level? In this hands-on course, we will look at samples from critically acclaimed graphic memoirs and discuss what makes them effective. You will receive step-by-step instruction and have the opportunity to practice techniques by creating an eight-page minicomic that can serve as a standalone zine or as a teaser for a longer work.
BEGINNERS WELCOME!
Covered in this course:
- Creating page templates
- Sketching thumbnails
- Sripting
- Inking
- Lettering
- …and more!
By the end of this course, you will have a minicomic plus a fistful of excellent tools to enhance your current and future graphic memoir projects!
Class meets online asynchronously and on Zoom on November 24, and December 1, 8, and 15. 3-5 pm Pacific / 6-8 pm Eastern. Zoom meetings will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
Tuition is $345. A $60 deposit holds your spot. Venmo your deposit @Ariel-Gore-1 with your email address, or Paypal or email arielfiona at gmail with any questions or if you’d prefer to send a check.
Maureen Burdock is a graphic storyteller and scholar. She is the author of Feminist Fables for the Twenty-First Century: The F Word Project, and she has contributed comics to various collections, including the Eisner-winning anthology Menopause: A Comic Treatment, COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology, and Pathographics. maureenburdock.com
