Description
Ideal For: Students in Grades 10–12 who are preparing for university and seeking to apply their artistic skills in broader academic, professional, and social contexts. (Recommended to integrate with university planning and career coaching.)
What They Learn:
This course blends drawing fundamentals with cinematic storytelling and character development. Students build strong visual logic and narrative skills, preparing them for long-term artistic growth and university-level creative pathways.
Skills Developed:
- Anime-style character structure and dynamic poses
- Storyboarding and scene composition
- Facial expression, gesture, and emotional portrayal
- Scriptwriting and panel-by-panel visual storytelling
- Portfolio-ready visual narrative projects
- Mixed media techniques with Copic markers, watercolor, and ink
Example Activities:
- Designing original characters with backstories
- Sketching action poses and facial expressions
- Creating a full story arc with thumbnails and storyboard
- Drawing interior and landscape settings for narrative scenes
- Exploring traditional and modern manga materials
- Final project: visual storybook or manga chapter
Goal:
To help students transform imagination into structured visual stories. Through drawing, design, and storytelling, learners build the skills to create compelling characters and expressive narratives across media.
