Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Because You Demanded It...


..Another list, of a sort. Here's our schedule for the rest of the semester. Uncertainty as to actual date is signaled by question marks, e.g., on such items as Guest Speaker Day!
This week's illustration is by the late, great Wallace Wood, ghosting Will Eisner in The Spirit Section, a 20-pp. comic-book insert for Sunday newspapers in the '40s and '50s.


SYLLABUS/schedule
Meeting 3 (today) Review "Vegas" penciled page. Assignment: thumbnail and lay out first 3 layouts. clean--With indications of centerlines on major forms, backgrounds and perspective. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Meeting 4 (Tuesday20Feb) Review layouts in relation to variety, unity, eye-path, diagonals, breathing room, shape schemes, depth, storytelling, perspective. Assignment: final three thumbnails and layouts, changes to first four.

Meeting 5 (Tuesday27Feb) Review last three page layouts. Troubleshoot as necessary. Discuss perspective, working method, materials. Assign changes to last three layouts, and first page of pencils.

Meeting 6 (Tuesday6Mar) Review first penciled page. Benchmark: All layouts done. Discuss use of black, line weight. Assign next page of pencils, changes to p.1.

Meeting 7 (Tuesday13Mar) Review pp. 2 revised p. 1. Assign pp. 3 of pencils, changes to pp.2, study for midterm quiz. Happy Spring Break!

(Spring Break)

Meeting 8 (Tuesday27Mar) Midterm Quiz. Review first 4 pages of pencils. Assign next page of pencils (through p.4), changes to p. 3. GUEST SPEAKER DAY???

Meeting 9 (Tuesday3Apr) Review of next page of pencils (through p. 5). Assign final page of pencils. Make 100% Xeroxes or PS Scans of all pencils for inclusion in final pitch packet -- BEFORE ANY INKING!! Reminder to bring inking kit and xeroxes of pencils to next class. Then INKING LAB 1. In-class inking exercises.

Meeting 10 (Tuesday10Apr) Final Review of pencils. Bring xeroxes or email jpegs to John. Assign penciling of character sketches, three cover layouts. Catch up for coming benchmark. VIZ TOUR????

Meeting 11 (Tuesday17Apr) Review of character sketches, cover layouts. Final tweaks on pencils in class! New xeroxes as needed. Benchmark: all pencils finished, corrected! Assign cover pencils, optional inking of character sketches.

Meeting 12 (Tuesday24Apr) Review of cover pencils. INKING LAB 2? In-class assignment: inking of provided panels? Assign two pages of inking, plus (optional) getting one's own files ready for upcoming Photoshop lab.

Meeting 13 (Tuesday1May) Review of first two pages of inking. Assign next two pages inking, (through page 4), PHOTOSHOP LAB DAY

Meeting 14 (Tuesday8May) Review of next two pages of inking (through p.4). Assign last two pages of inking, plus possibly cover inks. Reminder to touch up smears, erase margins, etc. Remind of possible potluck Banquet of Snacks.

Meeting 15 (Tuesday15May) Presentation of Final projects. Turn in Xeroxes of same, including copies of pencils, to John. ALL-POSITIVE COMMENTS DAY. Discussion of approaching publishers, professional conduct, further schooling, written part of pitches career benefits of storytelling skills. Potluck snack banquet? GUEST REVIEWER Chuck Pyle

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