Table 1 The content of the five workshops
Date | Warm-up | Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Workshop 1: April 7, 2021 | Draw a mindful spiral | How to design a cartoon character | Brainstorm logo design ideas | Discovering comics and cartooning |
Workshop 2: May 19, 2021 | 5 Cs of Cartooning/Draw a car | Simple geometric shapes/Review drawing character | Draw a single-panel gag cartoon | Explore single-panel cartoons (Private Eye, New Yorker) |
Workshop 3: June 16, 2021 | Discuss drawing in 3-D | Two-panel exercise | Two-panel exercise, cont’d | Sharing two-panel cartoons with the group |
Workshop 4: July 21, 2021 | Speed drawing exercise | Facial expressions in comics | Camera angles in comics | Share 4-panel strips with group |
Workshop 5: August 18, 2021 | Review previous topics: geometric shapes, 3-D, 5 Cs of Cartooning | Group discussion of comics such as Beano, Dandy | Create a 4-panel comic strip with camera angles | Conclusion and wrapping up |