USk Workshop: Using Graphic Novel Techniques in Urban Sketching

Join Caroline Parkinson at Coventry Central Library for a relaxed, fun day of exploring graphic novel techniques to convey your unique take on a scene! 

This one-day introduction to sequential art techniques teaches you how to add meaning to your urban sketching work using a variety of storytelling exercises inspired by comic luminaries such as Will Eisner and Scott McCloud 

In this workshop you’ll learn to use composition and framing effectively, build up a sense of place using multiple images, and develop those images into a simple narrative. 

The workshop starts with a short demo and introduction to techniques, including: 

· Using panels 

· Framing a sketch 

· Drawing movement 

· Establishing a sense of place using multiple images 

· How to introduce handwritten text into your artwork

Students then head out into the city centre and use these techniques to establish an urban environment using a pre prepared comic layout. If the weather’s bad, or if you’d prefer to draw inside, students are free to stay within the library. This will be followed by a regroup, a mini-critique and a break for lunch (1 hour). 

In the afternoon we introduce text, and create your own panel layout, repeating the morning’s exercise to tell a simple story, 

Students will receive a hand out at the end of the session with a guide on techniques and a recommended reading list. Students will be invited to email scans or photographs of their work to compile into an e-zine distributed to all participants. 

Saturday 22 June at Coventry Central Library from 10:30-16:00. There will be a one-hour break for lunch at 12:30 

Minimum 5 participants, maximum 15. 

Space is limited. Please register by emailing caroline@carolineparkinson.co.uk

Skill level- Intermediate 

Cost- £20. Cash on the day. 

Included: Layout page, handout, recommended reading list. Students must bring their own art materials- pencil, pen, eraser, sketchbook and ruler are suggested but you may wish to bring more. 

Caroline Parkinson is a longtime urban sketcher, a guest speaker at Laydeez Do Comics and a member of the Spiderforest Webcomic Collective. You can find her work at http://carolineparkinson.co.uk or on Instagram as @cp.sketch