New comic book and cartooning classes in Pico Rivera

To my local readers: I have several art classes for kids that I'm teaching in Pico Rivera for the Summer! Take a look, and if you know of any kids who would be interested, please let them know:

"Cartooning for Kids", ages 7-12,  at the Senior Center on 9200 Mines Ave (due to the construction schedule at Pico Park). Students will be given instruction on drawing and creating their own creations, as well as lessons on drawing other characters. New session starts this Saturday. 

Class runs from 10:30am-12 Noon. It's a four week class, which will run until August 27. $38 plus a $5 supply fee paid to the instructor.


"Creating in Color", ages 7-12. This class already started today! Sorry for not posting this earlier. However, you can still register for the remaining classes. Students will be explained color theory, and create artwork using crayons, colored pencils and watercolors. 


Class runs from Thursday, August 4 until August 25 at 10am - 11:30am. $38 plus a $10 supply fee paid to the instructor. This class will be taught at Pico Park, located at 9528 Beverly Blvd.

"Comic Book Workshop", ages 7-12,  starts up again on Wednesday, August 17. Students will be creating their own 4 page comic book in class, with photocopies of their comic given to them on the last class.

Class runs from 5:00 pm - 6:30pm. It's a 5 week class, with the last class on September 14. $38 plus a $5 supply fee paid to the instructor. This class is also being taught at the Senior Center on 9200 Mines Ave (due to the construction schedule at Pico Park).


You can register at either location. The phone number for Pico Park is 562-801-4470.


As always you can email me directly with any questions:
misterjav@gmail.com

Comic book workshop in Pico Rivera this April & May

I have a new round of Comic Book Workshops starting this April at Pico Park in Pico Rivera, CA.

A comic created by one of the students in my January 2011 class. How awesome is that title? Poor Chocolate Chip Cookie Boy...

The description for the class is:

A five week class that teaches your child how to make their own comics!  This class will cover character design, creating stories, tips on drawing and storytelling fundamentals.  At the end of the course, students will receive a printed copy of their own comic book.  There is a $5 supply fee due to the instructor on the first day of class.

Yes folks, that's right! Other classes may send your kid home with a bunch of loose, floppy sheets of comic pages they've drawn, but in my class they get photocopied editions of their 4 page stories! They can share them with family, trade with friends, even put them on Ebay and start their art school tuition fund!

We're offering two classes per week. Wednesday class is for kids ages 6-12, Thursday classes for ages 13-18. These have proved pretty popular, with many of the kids from the 2010 Fall classes having taken the class again this past January.

Schedule is as follows:

Wednesday (Ages 6-12): April 6 - May 4, 5:00-7:00 pm.

Second session May 18 - June 15

Thursday (Ages 13-18): April 7 - May 12, 5:30-7:30 pm.

Second session May 19 - June 16

Pico Park, 9528 Beverly Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA.
Phone: 562-801-4470

Visit or call the Park to register, or register online at the Pico Rivera website. And feel free to email me with any questions: misterjav@gmail.com

Okay, I'll just come out and tell you right now: One of my nieces took the class, too. The story involved a group of kids at a comic convention trying to stop a thief who stole a copy of (I kid you not)...EL MUERTO #1!!

Aw shucks, Caroline....