Illustration Workshop
by Ben Wood
Description
There are a lot of steps involved in creating illustrations for a story. But where do you start? In this fun and interactive session Ben will share the process of drawing a story visually. He’ll share how he illustrated ‘Real Pigeons Fight Crime’, a hilarious new series in the same vein as Dav Pilkey’s Dogman and Aaron Blabey’s Bad Guys. A lot of fun in this one. (Similar to Creating a Visual Story session, but more intimate. Interactive and discussion based session.)
This workshop leads into writing a story last. It isn’t intimidating to write or draw by the end of this session.
Topics Covered
- Visual literacy
- Problem solving with illustrations
- Creating unique characters that help extend a story
- Step-by-step process of a creating a book
- Illustrations formats. Eg: picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, comics
Details
Audience
Primary: Grade 3 to Grade 6
Duration
50-60 minutes
Requirements
Ben will need: - Large whiteboard (preferably on wheels) - Smart board or projector facilities and laptop setup (Will bring USB with PowerPoint presentation on it) - Table to display books on. Students will need: - A3 or A4 white paper or their notebooks - Coloured pencils, markers, anything to create with! They will need to have colouring options. - Tables and chairs to sit at.