The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is thrilled to announce two FREE summer workshops! It has been our pleasure to have cartoonist and Savannah College of Art and Design Professor David Allan Duncan with us for his practicum, and we hope that you’ll join us for the two great events he will be leading for us this month:

 

How to Make Mini-Comics: A Little Fun

Sunday, August 3rd
2-3pm
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum – Will Eisner Seminar Room – 2nd floor
FREE

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Cartoonist and SCAD professor David Allan Duncan leads students through the process of drawing, producing, and distributing mini-comics! Learn about the the planning, storytelling, and drawing that goes into making a mini-comic. Create a mini-comic and a sketchbook during the workshop. Materials provided, so come join the fun!
Youth Ages 8 and Up Welcome!

BONUS: This workshop is being held on the closing day of our current exhibits: Exploring Calvin & Hobbes and The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object: A Richard Thompson Retrospective.  Feel free to drop your kids off for the workshop while you explore the galleries!

Seating is limited, so contact mcgurk.17@osu.edu to sign up today!
For more information about The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, visit: cartoons.osu.edu
Questions? 614-292-1134

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Hand-Lettering and Typography for Comics

Tuesday, August 12th
6-7pm
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum – Will Eisner Seminar Room – 2nd floor
FREE

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Cartoonist and SCAD professor David Allan Duncan presents the process of hand-lettering comics! Sick of ugly digital lettering or cruddy handwriting? Good hand-lettering is a sign of professionalism–ask any comics editor. Explore comics lettering techniques and materials in this hands-on workshop. Learn simple tips and tricks for dialog balloons, inflection, sound effects, display lettering, and incorporating typography into your comics. Materials provided. This workshop is intended for ages 16 up.

Seating is limited, so contact mcgurk.17@osu.edu to sign up today!
For more information about The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, visit: cartoons.osu.edu
Questions? 614-292-1134

 

DavidAllanDuncanBIO:
David Allan Duncan (who goes by Duncan) has been teaching drawing, sequential art, and comics history since 2003. He began his teaching career at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He now serves as a full-time professor of sequential art at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). He is from Alabama but lives in Savannah, GA with his lovely bride Kristie and their son Oliver. He can be found at conventions and conferences around the country doing comics workshops, giving academic papers, and hocking his mini-comics. www.gobnobble.com

Both workshops will also be supervised by Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum staff members Marilyn Scott and Caitlin McGurk