Get started on the right foot
Crash course in everything you need to know- how do I lay out a page? What's a panel, what's a balloon, what are the traditional tools?, stuff like that. Get this under your belt before we start and we'll explore the edges of your own vision in the months ahead.
Course curriculum
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01
SAW Year Long Program 101
Show details- Welcome from Tom Hart
- Introduction Video to The SAW Online Comics Certificate Program (3 min)
- How to Use this Course, Community Link , and Community Guidelines
- How to Navigate This Program Video (7 minutes)
- SAW 2020-2021 Calendar
- Video: live Q+A about the course. ( 1 hour)
- A word about diversity at SAW - from Tom Hart
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Comics 101
Show details- What is a Graphic Novel? By Jessica Abel - Find the original at https://dw-wp.com/resources/what-is-a-graphic-novel/
- A brief outline of comics making process
- Workspace and materials, from Emma Jensen
- Some common standards and more
- SAW Guide to Professional Comic Strips by Tom Hart
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Emma Jensen
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