Visual Narrative Open Studio 1S24
Age Group:
Adults
Need help producing that comics memoir? Want to create your first children's book from scratch? Looking to refine your storytelling illustration? Bring your on-going visual narrative projects to this open form studio course.
Use this class to refine your story telling chops, improve your drawing, learn technical skills, prepare your vision for print, meet like minded creatives and get feedback on what you are making! We will also study the masters of the medium and learn about their process. Make that visual narrative project a reality!
Jerel Dye
Jerel Dye has illustrated two graphic novels; Pigs Might Fly in 2017, and Einstein in 2022, listed as one of the top 10 graphic novels of the year by ALA Booklist. He has been creating art and comics since 2005, producing dozens of self-published mini comics and creating comics stories for anthologies such as Inbound, Minimum Paige, Hellbound, and the award winning Little Nemo/Winsor McCay tribute Dream Another Dream. In 2012, he received the MICE comics grant for his mini-comic From the Clouds.
Much of his art stems from a deep interest in science and technology, though it frequently contains a healthy dose of wonder. Jerel Dye received his BFA from UMass Dartmouth in Painting, and his MFA at MassArt in the Studio for Interrelated Media. Jerel has been teaching courses in comics, drawing, and cartooning for over 12 years.
Website:
Specialty:
Drawing, Comics, Cartoon, Graphic Narrative
Materials to bring to class:
Materials for this class are dependent on how YOU produce your work. Are you a classic cartoonist who wants to work with ink on paper, or does your children's illustration require cut paper and glue, or are your high tech and looking to practice your tablet painting. Whatever your project needs you can bring it to class!
Recommended materials, useful for all visual narrative artists:
- Sketchbook 8” x 10” or larger
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Sharpeners
- Bristol Pad 11” x 17”