
EM Curriculum Sample Outline
SKETCHING AND COMIC BOOK CREATORS
LESSON TITLES:
- Sketching Lines, Curves, and Shading
- Storyboard Introduction
- Using Color
- Manga vs. Comics
COVERED KNOWLEDGE:
- Basics of sketching, techniques to create characters
- The purpose of storyboards
- Using color to convey a message or tell a story.
- Learning the history of Manga and how it compares to western comic books
PRACTICED SKILLS:
- Accurate sketching of lines and curves to create shapes and characters
- How to storyboard
- Identifying what story colors can tell
- Identifying key differences in Manga vs. Western comics
FINAL PROJECT:
Create a storyboard for the first issue of an original comic