Are you aware of Crazy Comic Club workshops run after school on Mondays and Wednesdays at the West Hill Hall? I’ve been hosting these popular sessions for 5 years now, sharing cartooning skills with kids, and developing drawing and literacy by creating characters and telling stories. As a combination of words and pictures, comics are a hugely accessible art form, especially to those who may be lacking in confidence.

Workshops are a relaxed and fun environment to be in after a long day at school. We follow three threads of approach. Individually crafted workshops focus on specific aspects of cartoonery, from anatomy and expression, to setting, shading, perspective, dynamism, design, and speech. During free drawing sessions, kids can create what they want, how they want – their own characters and strips – guided and encouraged by me. We also work on longer term collaborative projects culminating in a beautifully printed comic at the end of the course. They’re sold locally at Dave’s Comics, and the kids get to share the profits. Bonus!
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