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This is a two hour intensive taught by an experienced Manga Instructor! Enjoy a super creative, collaborative atmosphere and learn new techniques and skills: Manga/ or Japanese comic book art comes in many different styles and genres, (so each student can explore which one suits their skill set). Styles include Chibi, Shoju, Shounen and more! ...

This course is designed to instill a working understanding of cartoon design and graphic novel art. Discover basics like anatomy, foreshortening, shading, environment, and composition. Learn how to handle tools and apply ink, first in a series of short value studies, then moving onto applying inks to concept work. Students will tackle several different...

If you are familiar with Mario, Hello Kitty, Pikachu, and Rilakkuma, then you can easily understand kawaii characters. In this class in New York City, we will explore Japanese contemporary drawing styles to create Japanese anime characters of our own vision and design. Students will also learn how to make manga (Japanese-style comic) and basic animation...

Bring your imagination to life the way professional mangakas do. Students will learn the basics of character construction, storytelling, paneling and work with prisma pencils, screentones, and inks to create their own character reference sheet and one page manga.  This class is focused on cartoon/anime art styles such as shounen and shoujo!...

Young artists will tell stories through vibrant pictures and words in classes lead by professional teaching artists. Learn how to express ideas, emotions, and humor with simple materials through fun and engaging projects! Students will learn through demonstrations, hands-on activities, and group discussions in this class of serious fun! In-person...

Love to draw? Love anime? Then this is the class for you! In this 4-week workshop you will learn the basics of making your own character in the anime style and learn how to draw various facial expressions and poses. Service fee and Registration fee included.

NOTE: This is an Online Art Class. Our instructors will work with you over high-quality live video and teach you to make art from the comfort of your home. We will move back to in-person art classes in our art studio when the uncertainties around Coronavirus are resolved. If you are a teen who loves to draw and is eager to express yourself through...

This remote course is designed to instill a working understanding of cartoon design and graphic novel art. Discover basics like anatomy, foreshortening, shading, environment, and composition. Learn how to handle tools and apply ink, first in a series of short value studies, then moving onto applying inks to concept work. Students will tackle several...

With the support of a professional Manga Instructor students design your own manga characters or  draw your own self portrait in Anime. We will provide demos with step by step exercises to help achieve characters that leap off the page in fun compositions. For kids who love Manga Cartoons, this is a super class to learn the basics and hone drawing...

Get an inside look into the exciting world of Manga Art & Cartooning, design your own characters & storylines & learn amazing drawing techniques & let loose with all the possibilities! Students work on preliminary drawing exercises, learning how to capture the fundamentals of facial features & anatomy within the Manga Art tradition...

Suitable for teenagers 12-16 yrs who have already taken our beginner Manga/ Anime Class. This class is designed for students who have already taken our beginner Anime/ Manga Class before and who are geared up to learn more & push this exciting media up a notch. Learn how to draw the human body or animal forms in movement with skill and precision...

If you are familiar with Mario, Hello Kitty, Pikachu, and Rilakkuma, then you can easily understand kawaii characters. In this class in New York City, we will explore Japanese contemporary drawing styles to create Japanese anime characters of our own vision and design. Students will also learn how to make manga (Japanese-style comic) and basic animation...

For the final event in our Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs program series, we lift our eyes up to gaze across the Atlantic at the ever-lively and inventive world of French cartooning. What does the contemporary cartooning, graphic novel and comics scene look like in France today, home of the beloved classic comix series of Tin Tin and Asterix, but also...

Comics involve many compositions that are used to visually tell a story. You may already know some of these compositions, like close-ups or wide shots. In the Comic Composition course, we introduce students to commonly used angles in comics, using different perspective techniques for reference. Subjects include: Dynamic Perspective Cinematic...

An introduction to the subtle wizardry that is gag cartooning. We’ll be doing exercises meant to generate ideas, spark jokes, and inspire cartoons in the single-panel format.  If we do this right, you’ll walk out with a stack of beginnings and ideas for comics that you’re excited about. If we do it wrong, I’ll be left tied to a pole covered...