Jesse's Comic Book Experience will teach children the fundamentals of creating their very own mini-graphic novel. Leading kids through the entire process, children will first design and discover their main character. Once they've developed their protagonist's "look," complete with name and some backstory, they'll begin sketching their character's story.
As reinforcement, Jesse will bring several comics and introduce the concepts of "story." They'll practice drawing characters, heroes and villains, and get as far along in developing the comic as they can in the time. Art styles and drawing technique will be explored throughout this Experience. For new artists, this Experience will be collaborative and Jesse and your child will co-create a comic they'll get to keep. For children further along in art, Jesse will challenge their abilities and teach them new tricks so they can grow and let their artistic prowess shine! This Experience is also available as a multi-week series to develop a full comic.
Jesse is a college student at The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, majoring in illustration. He has over 6 years of experience creating vector based and pixel art using digital art software for illustration and graphic design such as Procreate, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Fresco. When he's not in class, he can be found tutoring kids in art; playing sports like badminton, pickleball, and table tennis; hiking in nature; and spending time with his rescue cat.
Jesse is passionate about encouraging kids in their creativity, and teaching them visual art technique. He enjoys teaching children the fundamentals, such as figure and gesture drawing, perspective, different mark-making techniques, color theory, and composition. He also loves exploring and working with kids on popular art styles such as graphic novel / comic book, and manga.
Jesse is vaccinated against COVID-19.
