1st trimestre :
Discovery of the fundamentals
- Drawing technique The first sessions are devoted to the discovery of different techniques: pencil stroke, inking, shadows and lights, perspectives, proportions of the human body. Each notion is put into practice through concrete exercises and thematic illustrations.
Comics & manga At the same time, participants discover the codes of narrative art: placing in boxes, cutting up a scene, characters’ expressions, bubbles and onomatopoeia. Short comics or strips are made to familiarize oneself with the format, without pressure for perfection.
The drawing techniques learned directly feed into comic strips: draw an expressive character, compose a panel, create an atmosphere with shadows. Participants begin to feel how the two disciplines interact.
2nd trimestre :
Development & personal project
- Drawing Technique—Develop your style Building on the foundations they have acquired, participants choose one or more techniques that suit them and develop a series of personal illustrations. The goal: to build a coherent visual universe, assert one’s aesthetic choices and gain confidence in one’s line of work.
- Comics & Manga—An ambitious project from A to Z Each participant designs and realizes a more ambitious comic or manga project: creation of a script, character development, narrative cutting, realization of the boards. The project is conducted over several sessions, with collective feedback times to make progress together.
The two worlds come together: personal illustrations can enrich the world of the comic strip project, and vice versa. Each participant finalizes their two creations.
