The Reader: dot-art: Introduction to Cartooning
Venue: The Reader Gallery
Date(s): 12.11.22
Time(s): 11:00 - 16:00
Suitable for beginners to intermediates, this one day workshop will teach you the fundamentals you will need to create your own illustrated characters or depict others in cartoon form.
***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***
Sunday 12th November 11:00am – 4pm, £60 for 1 day workshop.
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Programme:
Impress your friends and irritate your enemies. Impress your enemies and irritate your friends! Cartooning has a long and storied history of speaking truth to power and shining the light of ridicule into the face of authority. Over the 1 day workshop you will learn how to structure and develop characters, denote body language and accentuate features, as well as many other useful tricks and tips. Perfect for lambasting politicians, depicting family pets or creating personalised gifts for friends.
Tutor: Tommy Graham
This course will be taught by award winning artist and cartoonist Tommy Graham. Tommy has over 15 years experience in cartooning and has worked for numerous websites, magazines and publications.
Dates:
Sunday 12th November 11:00am – 4pm, £60 for 1 day workshop.
Venue:
The Reader,
The Mansion House
Calderstones Park
Liverpool, L18 3JB
Cost:
£60 for 1 day
Materials:
You will need to bring your own materials with you. Essentials include a set of HB pencils of varying softness, an A3 or A4 pad of paper, sharpener, eraser, fine-line pen and a ruler.
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Notes:
There are a maximum of 11 places available on each session, so early booking is essential. To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.
We have introduced a range of safety measures to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible. We ask everyone to please respect social distancing guidelines, all staff will be keeping their distance too.
Regular cleaning and santising measures will be in place.
Cancellations / Refunds:
Once you have made your course booking you are committed to it. This is because our courses have very small student numbers, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place not being filled, or a course not being able to run.
Cancellations are permitted up to 30 days before the start of a course, and a full refund will be issued. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than 30 days before the start of a course. If you are unable to attend due to illness, personal or professional commitments you do not have the right to a refund. If you wish to cancel your place on a course that has not yet started and you have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accommodate this substitution.