Cartooning - Philosophy and Practice

cartooning can be a lot more than just having fun drawing and creating jokes. This “classroom in a book” provides the aspiring cartoonist with a practical means for creative self-discovery and the exploration of complex ideas through the iconic visual language of comics. You will get all the benefits of taking the cartooning course I teach, minus the distractions of the instructor’s monotonous, droning voice, chronic absent-mindedness, soporific slideshows, and soul-crushing critiques. The seemingly endless tangential exegeses, however, have been retained. You will keep a sketchbook that will function as a journal for notes, observations, experiences, memories, dreams, and anecdotes (and may even serve as an “art object” in and of itself). You will then develop and translate this material into various cartoon narratives, ranging from the simple construction of one-panel “gag” cartoons to a full-fledged multiple-page story. All the while, you will be encouraged to experiment with the wide variety of tools and media that can be used to create comics. You will design characters, explore the various rhythms of storytelling inherent in the cartooning language, and compose panels, pages, and stories. The goal will be to move from rough ideas to initial sketches, and then to use this booklet as a sort of “process-oriented workshop” to refine those sketches into finished pieces. This instructional guide will focus as much on “writing with pictures” as on developing ability in drawing. Yale University Press 2011

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digimike50 (2014-05-18)

Many thanks!