• Pen and ink drawing of a graphic novel
  • pen and ink drawing from a graphic novel
  • pen and ink drawing from a graphic novel

Class Description:

Kick off or improve your sequential art practice in this 6-week course designed for the graphic novel novice and comic connoisseur alike!

A combination of in class lectures and exercises will be used to explore drawing fundamentals as they have contributed to visual storytelling for centuries. Being that the panel layout is a defining characteristic of sequential art, composition will be the backdrop of this course. Each lesson will bring a common component of sequential composition into focus, specifically the figure, environment, and speech bubbles. Simultaneously, mark making in ink will be explored as students learn how to draw these forms from imagination. Ultimately, students will discover the unique ways in which composition, inking, and drawing serve their stories.
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Fall Session II Dates:

Scheduled occurrences for the next session of this class are as follows:

Week
Date
Time
Week 1:
10/30/2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET
Week 2:
11/06/2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET
Week 3:
11/13/2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET
Week 4:
11/20/2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET
Week 5:
11/27/2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET
Week 6:
12/04/2024
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm ET


  1. Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class

  2. Week 1 - The 9th Art

  3. Week 2 - The Figure in Sequence

  4. Week 3 - Character Design through Costume and Inking

  5. Week 4 - Experimenting with Ink through Texture

  6. Week 5 - The Head and Facial Expressions

  • $290.00
  • Online
  • 6 Weeks
  • Beginner to Intermediate

Meet Your Instructor

Alexia Papavasilakis

Instructor

Born and raised in New York, Alexia Papavasilakis is a fine artist and illustrator who received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2017 and her MFA from The New York Academy of Art in 2023. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including Chuck Saia’s “You Got This Kid! Words of Advice for Young Leaders”, as well as a number of exhibitions across New York City. Alexia is the Fall 2023 artist in residence at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, where she taught classes and workshops based on her sequential art practice. Alexia is currently working on a graphic novel inspired by the childhood adventures that she shared with her sister.

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