Comic-Book Illustration

Term 2

  • Schools
  • Workshops
  • Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • English
  • Centre for Creativity
  • Run time: 90 minutes Subject to change

Learn the art of storytelling in tiny box form

Learn how to turn ideas into graphic storytelling inspired by the work of Bill Hope and Andy Griffiths and others. Students create their own characters, jokes and stories in comic book form using illustration and comic book techniques. 

In this fun and engaging workshop inspired by YOU & ME and The Land of Lost Things, students create their own characters, jokes and stories in comic book and graphic novel form.

This workshop can be booked alongside the performance of YOU & ME and The Land of Lost Things.

What to expect

Students will:  

  • Learn about the structure of comic books – how to read a page (is it up and down or left and right?!), build the story and insert dialogue using word balloons.
  • Develop sketches and illustrations for their characters and setting using simple drawing materials.
  • Use compositional devices to create interest in their comic frames – the power of a close up can create drama or intrigue, or perfectly positioned onomatopoeia bubble can create an unexpected surprise!
  • Be inspired by writers and artists, like Andy Griffiths, Bill Hope, Dav Pilkey, Maurice Sendak, Alice Oseman and Quentin Blake to create their own comics, zines and graphic novels.
  • All materials for this workshop will be provided. 

Subject areas: Creative Arts, English, Drama, Visual Arts. 

Cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities: Literacy, Creative and Critical Thinking. 

Key themes: Storytelling and storyboarding, humour through writing, literacy, character and plot development, book to theatre adaptations, imagination, world building. 

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Centre for Creativity

The Centre for Creativity is located at the end of the Western Foyers, next to the Drama Theatre. Best accessed through the Western Foyers entry.

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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