Fall Semester Classes Schedule: September 20th - December 13th
Teaching Artist Alex Shapiro
Cartooning & Animation (8-12)| $369
Saturday Ages: 8 -12, 11am - 12pm
Turn your drawings into dynamic stories and characters that leap off the page! This engaging and creative class invites young artists to explore the exciting worlds of cartooning and animation while building a personal portfolio or stop-motion animation project they can proudly share.
Students will dive into the art of visual storytelling by creating original characters, comic strips, and illustrations. They'll learn both traditional and digital techniques, including hand-drawn cel animation, whiteboard animation, and cut-paper techniques. Whether you're designing a manga hero, a hilarious comic strip, or an animated short film, this class will help you sharpen your skills and bring your artistic ideas to life!
Learning Objectives:
- Character Design: Develop unique characters with bold expressions, movement, and personality.
- Animation Magic: Master the basics of movement with principles like squash and stretch, timing, and exaggeration.
- Storytelling Skills: Plan your projects using storyboarding, scriptwriting, and creative storytelling techniques.
- Traditional & Digital Tools: Explore a range of artistic methods from pencil sketches to digital animation tools.
- Sound Effects & Music: Enhance your animations with sound effects, voiceovers, and background music.
Join us for a fun, inspiring journey where your imagination takes center stage—perfect for aspiring artists, storytellers, and future animators!
Meet The Teaching Artist: Alexander Shapiro is a professional cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in various publications and websites, and whose clients have included CBS-TV, The San Francisco Chronical, The Central Park Conservancy, and the Department of Environmental Protection. He has taught cartooning, graphic memoir, illustration, animation for teaching clients have included The Museum of the City of New York, The Queens Museum, The California College of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, and The DYCD Heroes Project as well as as a resident artist in the New York City public school system.
