22-3435 Cartooning

This course introduces different aspects and basic techniques of cartoon drawing. Five genres of cartooning are explored. The course includes an in-depth study of one-liner, multi-panel, advertisement, illustrative, and political editorial cartoons. Instruction includes the historical study of specific types of cartoons dating back to 1745. Styles of cartoons, thematic types, and construction of cartoon character for the technique of animation are explored.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 22-2420 Applied Drawing or 22-2211 Contemporary Issues in Drawing or 26-2025 Drawing for Animation I or 22-2414 Figure Drawing