And now, for something completely different… sorta, and by sorta, I mean, not really. I mentioned a few weeks ago that my Advanced Kids Comic Workshop course is ending in regards to public group classes. Post pandemic, interest in it has fizzled out entirely, and I’ve lost a lot of money renting space trying to have class. I think I’ve come up with an alternative to make this work…
After a lot of research in regards to what I teach, I think much of this problem is due to the current economy. No one wants to spend $120 for a comic course for their kid when money is tight. What I do is often the first thing parents will drop to save money. (As a parent, sadly I get it.)
Because of this, I decided to try something completely different, and as I mentioned before, not really. (It’s more of a pivot.) I have gone through the Advanced comic course and broken things down into individual classes on specific topics. This way if someone wants to learn a specific topic, they can do it and not spend a lot of money.
What this has also opened up is that I can now promote these classes to adults who may be interested. I always promoted the Advanced course as aged 12+, but I’ve only ever taught one adult in the last eight years or so. I would love to change this and start teaching adult classes as well.
SO, with all of that said, my first foray will be at Betty’s Books with my new COMIC WORKSHOP SERIES. Each class is one hour long and aren’t connected to one another. There no longer is a project that spans from one week to the next, so you can bring your own comic projects to apply what you’ve learned.
COMIC WORKSHOP SERIES CLASSES
CHARACTER DESIGN
MAY 30 – 4-5pm
Ages 11-97 – $20* per person.
DESC: Todd will walk you through the steps to develop characters for your comics! From drawing them to writing dialogue and understanding how they tick. You can even bring characters you’ve already made and Todd will help you develop them further!
SPEECH BUBBLES
JUNE 6 – 4-5pm
Ages 11-97 – $20* per person.
DESC: Learn how to make speech bubbles, from the basics to how the pros do it. This class teaches different kinds of bubbles, techniques to add them in your comic, proper layouts and pitfalls to avoid. You can bring your own comic project and work on it in class if you want!
Both class registrations open one month before class and you can do that OVER HERE. * Save 25% off this price the first week registration is open!
I will be releasing more as time goes on, but a lot of it depends on how well these two go, so stay tuned. Thanks for reading!
T