This course has been designed in conjunction with industry professionals to help you learn and explore the basic skills involved in creating a graphic novel comic book. As a beginners course, you will be guided through the process of creating sequential art for commercial publishers, as well as manga, underground comix and the art comix scene. It considers everything from style, characters, scenarios and storytelling through to lettering, inking, colouring and the publishing process.
This Online Courses Australia Cartooning for Beginners course will teach you the essentials of how to professionalise your talents and turn it into a career! This course has 4 units of study: - Tools of the trade - Basic training - Developing ideas - The finishing touches
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 Introduction to Cartooning. There are no pre-requisites to this course.
How long does the course take? This short course should take approximately 12-16 hours.
