Do you have a talent for drawing, cartooning or illustration? Have you considered turning your hobby into a new career? Comic Strips for Beginners will teach you the essentials of how to professionalise your talents and turn it into a career! With the help of an industry expert as your tutor, you'll learn how to produce saleable drawings and illustrations, and how to market your work.
This course has 4 units of study: - The Beginning - Tools, History, Creativity and Storytelling - The Basics - Drawing Your Cast of Characters - The Building Blocks - Merging Words and Art - The Big Picture - Developing Your Portfolio
Career Prospects As an accomplished cartoonist, you can move in any of several directions: - Fine art - Portraiture and caricature - Greeting cards, promotional material for businesses - Comic strips - Comic books/graphic novels - Digital comics and motion comics - Manga, anime - Animations for TV and movies
Course Delivery This course is delivered online. Upon enrolment students are issued with a log-in and password, providing access to OCA's e-learning centre.
Recognition & Accreditation Upon successful completion of this course you will receive an OCA Certificate of Achievement in Comic Strips for Beginnners. There are no pre-requisites to this course.
How long does the course take? This short course should take approximately 8-12 hours.
