May
06
2011
I will return this summer to the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA.
July 11-15, 2011 – Drawing 101
MONDAY–FRIDAY ? 9am–12:30pm
Have a fun-filled week designing and drawing your own characters—from superheroes to cute critters—and developing stories and comic strips. Join cartoonist Brian Kolm to learn the basics of cartooning and create your own mini-comic book.
Apr
22
2011
Just an update of where you can find me this Spring and Summer
Looney Toons Family Fun Day at the Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco CA (ages 10-14)
Saturday April 30 – all ages with admission to museum
CAM-JAM 2011 : Animation – Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco CA (ages 10-14)
May 22, 2011 – Artist event
Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco CA (ages 10-14)
June 6-10, 2011 – Story Board to Animatic
June 13-17, 2011 – Intro to Stop-Motion
June 20-24, 2011 – Dynamic Character Design
Kids on Campus at Chabot College - Hayward Ca
June 20-24: Cartooning: Monsters & Critters
June 27-July 1: Cartooning: Star Wars Art
Schulz Museum – Santa Rosa CA
July 11-15, 2011 – Drawing 101
Dec
03
2010
I am going to be teaching 3 classes at the Cartoon Art Museum over the winter holiday break the week between Christmas and New Years Eve. December 28,29 and 30th 2010. Click on the links to sign up for the class on-line.
Start off the new year right with these fun classes at the Cartoon Art Museum over the winter holiday break December 28-30. All classes includes materials and admission to the museum.
Drawing Fun for Parents and Kids – Family Fun Class
December 28 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Cost: $10 per-person (only 1 to 2 kids per adult please)
About: What a better way to finish off the year then a cartooning class for an adult and child to have fun learning how to draw together. The class will feature many short creative challenges and drawing exercises that will both delight and stimulate creativity.
Reserve your space: http://guestli.st/38694
Intermediate level drawing classes for ages 10-14.
These classes are aimed at young artists who already are drawing and cartooning all the time.
December 29 (Wednesday) Crazy and Cute Creatures
Ages: *intermediate level/ages 10-14
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Cost: $20
About: Students learn the basics of cartooning while making up their own original creature characters who are cute and/or crazy. The class will work with drawing construction, design, expressions and attitude.
Reserve a seat: http://guestli.st/38703
December 30 (Thursday) Happy Heads and Fierce Faces
Ages: *intermediate level/ages 10-14
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Cost: $20
About: This class will focus on learning to draw the face and expressions and using them to tell a story. It will touch upon visualizing the head in 3D, showing different ages, emotions, exaggeration and using reference.
Reserve a seat: http://guestli.st/38712
All classes are taught by instructor Brian Kolm (Atomic Bear Press) atomicbearpress.com.
Jul
24
2010
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Mar
26
2010
On this upcoming March 29, 2010 I will be teaching two classes at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA.
Superheroes and Sidekicks
Learn the basics of drawing daring wonder women, strong super men, and their savvy sidekicks. Join cartoonist Brian Kolm as he covers the basics of heroic figure construction.
MONDAY, MARCH 29 ? 9:00am–12:30pm
Comic Book Creation
Design, draw, and assemble your own mini-comic book with cartoonist Brian Kolm.
MONDAY, MARCH 29 ? 1:00–4:00pm
Children taking both “Superheroes and Sidekicks” and “Comic Book Creation” on March 29th can bring a lunch to eat at the Museum between classes.
Advance registration is required.
? Call (707) 579-4452, ext. 263 to reserve your space, or download and print our Class Registration Form (PDF).
? Please review our Cancelation/Refund Policy before signing up for classes.
? We do offer Fee Assistance for those who are interested.Classes are recommended for children in grades 1–6.
Cost per class: $20 members & $25 non-members
[except Camp Freeze – see listing below]Purchase or renew your Schulz Museum Membership
and save 20% on every class!
Jun
12
2009
Reminder, this weekend is the adult level cartooning class I am teaching:
Defining the Project
Instructor: Brian Kolm
Level: Beginning/Intermediate – Adult
Days: June 13-14, 2009
Are you thinking about working on a personal comic or cartoon project? Do you need some motivation to get the ball rolling? Come to this hands-on workshop where like-minded creators can work on their projects together. We will go through exercises that will help you explore ideas for stories, settings, and characters for your projects. We will then learn how to take our projects to the next level. We will learn how to outline our stories, as well as design the characters and settings that will help bring the story and character ideas to life.
Jun
10
2009
Hey all. Time for another update on whats happening with the ever tall Brian Kolm.
- I will be teaching an Adult level class on this weekend June 13-14, 200:
Defining the Project
Instructor: Brian Kolm
Level: Beginning/Intermediate – Adult
Days: June 13-14, 2009
Are you thinking about working on a personal comic or cartoon project? Do you need some motivation to get the ball rolling? Come to this hands-on workshop where like-minded creators can work on their projects together. We will go through exercises that will help you explore ideas for stories, settings, and characters for your projects. We will then learn how to take our projects to the next level. We will learn how to outline our stories, as well as design the characters and settings that will help bring the story and character ideas to life.
- The following week is my first Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Musuem in San Francisco. A second class and one in July follow:
Intermediate ages 10-14:
June 15-19: Designing Superheroes
Superheroes are a big part of American pop culture with characters as diverse as Batman, Wonder Woman, Mr. Incredible and Diaperman. Students will learn to draw these and their own brightly colored lads and ladies who fight crime. The class will teach the students how to draw humanoid heroes in pose, physique, personality, costume and presentation.
June 22-26: From Storyboard to Animatic
In this class students learn to draw storyboards just like the ones used in movies and television shows. Once the storyboards are created students will develop them into an animated piece. The class will explore drawing, camera moves and lighting, timing and communication, and applying simple animation and camera moves to give a simulation of what a final film would look like.
July 13-17: Storytelling for Comics
Students will explore the process of creating a story including writing an outline, developing the structure of the story, creating characters, and making rough layouts.
Beginner level ages 7-14:
August 3-7: Cartoon Craft
Young students will participate in a fun week of cartoon and crafts combined, including the creation of projects that explore collage, flipbooks, zoetrope, paper dolls, puppets, and robots.
- I am now AllAbouttheMouseketeer #857. ‘All About the Mouse’ is a Disney podcast I really enjoy listening too. Find out more at: www.allaboutthemouse.com
- I am also a fan of Window to the Magic, Mouse Station, and Mousetalgia!
- I have a few new freelance art gigs coming up and that makes me happy.
- I will be at the San Diego Comic-Con Thursday through Sunday at the Cartoon Art Museum booth or wondering the floor and networking.
May
13
2009
I will be a guest at free day at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA on Saturday, June 6 from 1 to 3 pm. I will most likely be in the education room upstairs promoting my summer classes that I am teaching.
Where: 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California 95403
Contact info: (707) 579-4452 | http://www.schulzmuseum.com/
Classes I am teaching:
Classes for Children Entering Grade 4 and Above
Spend some time at the Schulz Museum enjoying hands-on activities and time in the Museum. All classes include projects to take home, daily snacks, breaks, and professional art instruction. All materials and snacks are provided.
COST: Weekly Rate â— $125 for members; $156 for non-members
Day Rate â— $30 for members; $35 for non-members
MONDAY–FRIDAY ◠JULY 6–10 ◠9am–12:30pm ◠Grades 4 and up
Taste of ‘Tooning
Students will get their feet wet learning everything from the basics of cartooning to putting their comics into motion with stop-motion and other animation techniques. Join Brian Kolm, professional cartoonist and creator of Beyond the Great Chimney, for a week of hands-on cartooning.
Monday Masterpieces: Art and Cartooning for Kids
Spend one or more Monday afternoon learning to draw and develop stories and characters with professional cartoonists.
COST: Per Session Rate â— $30 for members; $35 for non-members
JULY 6 IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE!: Draw superheroes and side kicks with cartoonist Brian Kolm.
