Tag Archive: cartoon boot camp

May
21
2010

Reminder: Cartoon Boot Camp starts on June 7, 2010 at the Cartoon Art Museum!

I just confirmed that there are still spaces available in the Cartoon Boot Camp Classes at the Cartoon Art Museum this Summer in which I will be the teacher.

The classes are aimed at students ages 10-14 who are looking for something that goes beyond the basics. The classes move fast and they are designed for kids who are all ready working on their craft to start with (i.e. intermediate)

The classes are going to be lots of fun and really exciting I think.

June 7 – 11: Character Creation and Design

Learn the engineering of character design: Construction, Costume, Store, and more! This class will focus on learning the structure so that you can draw what you imagine.

June 14 – 18: From Storyboard to Animatics

Students learn to draw storyboards that will be ‘filmed’ into a animatic with sound and posted on the web. Here is the one we did last year…

June 21 – 25: Fantasy Creatures and Mythical Beasts

Gryphons, unicorns, and dragons, oh my! Students learn to draw mythical beasties from around the world and even make up their own. Some of the highlights will be: drawing creatures on all fours, drawing simplified fur and scales, and setting the scene and mood.


June 28 – July 2: Animation and Motion Comics

Thanks to modern technology we have seen a new art form, the motion comics. This class will allow students to learn how to take their own comics and artwork and animate them in both traditional and digital methods. The final video will be available for the world to see on the internet.

CAM Cartoon Boot Camp 2010

Nov
08
2008

Holiday Cartoon Boot-Camp 2008 at the Cartoon Art Museum (updated)

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I will be teaching a NEW holiday cartoon boot camp at the Cartoon Art Museum on Dec 26,27,28,29,and 30. Yep that will be Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue! It will be for intermediate artist ages 10-14 and feature a fantasy theme. The class will included both basic skills (constructing and posing the figure, rendering and shading, drawing fabric and costumes) as well as more specific lessons (drawing Dragons, Knights in Armor). It should be a lot of fun.

Cartoon Art Museum Classes:
Winter Cartoon BOOT Camp 2008

Cartoon Art Museum Class:  Daily from Friday, December 26 – Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 12:00 – 2:00pm
Cost:  $100 for Cartoon Art Museum members, $125 for non-members
It’s time for the Cartoon Art Museum’s Winter Boot Camp Session for intermediate level art students ages 9-14. Young artists will enjoy 5 class sessions during a week-long camp that will help them improve their cartooning skills. The class is taught by Cartoonist Brian Kolm (Beyond the Great Chimney, www.atomicbearpress.com).

Ages: Intermediate level artists from 9-14 years old.
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm each day the class is in session
Number of students: The class size is limited to no more than 14 students. The class is filled on a first come, first served basis.
Cost*: $100 for CAM members, $125 non-members – per student.  Fees must be paid in full to secure a seat in the class.
Supplies: Basic Drawing Materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring in their personal sketchbooks and materials.

For Registration and Information, Contact: (415) CAR-TOON (227-8666) ext. 303 or education@cartoonart.org

*Cancellation:  Full refund for cancellation one week before the class start date.

Artist Quest:  Fantasy Characters and Beyond

Session 1:  Friday, December 26:  “3D Shapes, Figures, and Faces”  Using basic shapes, we will learn how to construct cartoon and fantasy characters. We will also study cartoon facial features and expressions.

Session 2:  Saturday, December 27:  “Knights in Shining Armor”  Learn how to create armor for your characters.  Explore warriors, weapons, and the art of drawing armor.

Session 3:  Sunday, December 28:  “Mythological Beasts: The Art of Drawing Dragons”  Every good fantasy story must have a dragon.  Learn how to draw the dragon of your dreams.

Session 4:  Monday, December 29:  “Clothed Figures and Costumes”  You can learn a lot about a character’s personality through his clothing and costume.  In this lesson, you will learn to draw cloaks, capes and other fantasy-specific costume elements.

Session 5:  Tuesday, December 30:  “Light, Shade, and Color”  Add light, shadow, dimension, color, and the finishing touches to your fantasy world!

The application is available at the Cartoon Art Museum’s website.  Please mail or hand deliver the application to:

Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
or Fax the application to: 415-243-8666
Questions? Call: 415-227-8666, ext. 303 or education@cartoonart.org

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Cartoon Art Museum • 655 Mission Street • San Francisco, CA 94105 • 415-CAR-TOON • www.cartoonart.org
Hours:  Tues. - Sun. 11:00 - 5:00, Closed Monday
General Admission: $6.00 • Student/Senior: $4.00 • Children 6-12: $2.00 • Members & Children under 6: Free

The Cartoon Art Museum is a tax-exempt, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the collection,
preservation, study and exhibition of original cartoon art in all forms.

Here are the graphics I created to promote the class.

Jul
18
2008

Cartoon Boot Camp – Animation: People Stop Motion

Some more silly animation that we did today, the last day of animation class at the Cartoon Art Museum. I will be uploading the final project as well as animation from my class at the Schulz Museum by early next week before I leave for San Diego.

Jun
29
2008

Congratulations to Boot-Campers from week 1 and 2

This is just a shout out to my students from the first two weeks of Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum. As you might have seen here at the blog, the first week’s Character Creation Camp yielded many fantastic characters. Congratulations to: Joey, Len, Rachel, Clare, Decklan, Turo, Olin, Adam, Johnny, and Keevan.

Last week was the Comic Design and Layout Camp and it was a smashing success with all the kids doing amazing comic. I will be working this week to provide an e-book for the students to print out as well as a version to read on-line. Congratulation’s to: Len, Joey, Turo, Decklan, Ben, Johnny, Dylan, Tousand, Dobik. I hope I spelled your names correctly.

THERE ARE STILL OPENINGS for the next Boot Camp on Animation (July) as well as the August single day classes. Visit the museums website to find out more.

Jun
21
2008

Cartoon Boot Camp ’08 Character Creation results

Cartoon Boot Camp '08 - Character Creatinon at the Cartoon Art Museum-San Francisco

On Friday was the last day of my first week of Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum. The kids each developed their own original cartoon character and did a final color illustration. Take a look at the work of these talented kids.

Click for a bigger image…

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