This Saturday's Session

Saturday Comics Class loyalists, newcomers and folks who are just curious about the class:

I hope you guys all had great Halloweens. This week, we're covering...

• Exploring "The Far Side of the Face," (more on that below), 
• the use of drawing aids like french curves, rulers, ellipse templates, etc.,
• freehand drafting (yes!),

and as usual,

• Student's Choice

So what's doing on the far side of the face? In three-quarters views, it's that territory beyond the nose. It most reveals the individual character of a face. Also, whether the artist knows what he or she is doing.

And yet how-to-draw books don't pay it special attention. We're going to go one better by examining the far side in relation to different facial types, aided once again by STEVENS BOOKS treasure trove of old LIFE magazines.

To be effective cartoonists, we've got to have our comfortable conventions, our customary ways. So we'll begin with a one size-fits-all strategy for arranging facial features. Then we'll see how different facial types can depart from formula. Should be fun and useful.

Hope to see you there.
John


FIRST VISIT ALWAYS FREE. Repeat attendance requires registering with Meetup, joining Saturday Comics Class (free) and paying $18/month dues there.  That's 3-5 sessions for a low price. Please always RSVP so I know how many handouts to print.

P.S.:

Here's a pre-formatted, ready-to-print-out board for drawing conventional pages...

Print this one on 11x17 two-ply bristol

... and one for drawing comics traditionally for digital presentation. It's to iPad proportions.

This one can be printed 8.5 x 11 in.