Cartooning in the Digital Age

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  • Oct 23, 2014

 

Cartooning in the digital age

Making comic strips might just be the best job in the world, and thanks to the Internet it’s easier than ever to put your work in front of potential readers. In this two-hour program on Thursday, October 23rd from 4:30-6:30 in the 3rd floor Callahan Hall, veteran cartoonist Bill Barnes (Unshelved, Not Invented Here) will show you how to make comic strips, publish them on the web, and maybe make some money too!

The first hour, The Basics of Cartooning, is a fast and fun workshop for middle schoolers through adult, covering every step in creating a comic strip: creating memorable characters, writing dialog, lettering, penciling, inking, and coloring.

The second hour, The Technology and Business of Cartooning, is oriented towards mature teens and adults. Bill describes how he uses computers to create and publish comic strips to the Internet, and describes how he makes money doing it.

Attendees are welcome to attend one or both hours. It’s perfectly okay to leave if the discussion becomes too technical and/or irrelevant for you!

About Bill

Bill Barnes always wanted to be a cartoonist when he grew up. After developing software for several decades he went back to his roots, and now draws and co-writes Unshelved (http://www.unshelved.com) and writes Not Invented Here (http://notinventedhe.re). He’s also teaching himself to play ukulele. Bill lives in Seattle but from August 2014 through September 2015 he and his family will be traveling around the USA in an RV. Wave if you see them drive by.

 

 

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The program is free to the public and no advance registration is required. For more information, please contact the Adult Services Desk at the Lewiston Public Library: 207-513-3135 or LPLReference@LewistonMaine.gov