Kids: Adventures in Comic Creation

Creative young minds enjoy bringing their art to life with Toon Boom

Create an interactive comic and watch your comic comes alive

Create your own drawings and transform them on the computer

This course also includes outdoor recreation time and team building activities

Create your own Comic Book

Create your own drawings and then experience ways to modify and transform them on the computer using Comic Book Creator. Learn how to take photographs or other images and turn them into comics.

Add word balloons, captions and sounds to these photographs, mix in your drawings and watch your comic book come alive as you create a comic strip for the web or an interactive comic to share with family and friends. All student campers work on their own projects and take a copy of it home with them at the end of the week.

What You’ll Learn: Adventures in Comic Creation

Course Content Software Used
• Basic cartoon and comic drawing skills
• Basic storytelling skills
• Basic animation skills
• Character creation
• Comic Book Creator©
• Toon Boom Animation Studio©
• Digital arts fundamentals

Course may vary slightly based on student expertise & class interest. All students work on their own personal projects, which they keep.

Who Should Attend: Adventures in Comic Creation
Ages 8-12 | Beginning to Advanced | No Art or Design Skills Required

Do you enjoy reading Marvel™ comics or Penny Arcade™? This course is designed for aspiring comic book and cartoon creators who want to tell a story in the comic-book format. Ideal for creative young minds who enjoy drawing and want to bring their art to life through animation. If you’re interested in learning how to become an animator or cartoonist from a professional artist, this course is for you.

This course also includes outdoor recreation time and team-building activities. The first half of this program is taught in conjunction with DMA’s “Adventures in Cartoon Creation” course.

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Questions about a course or additional weeks at DMA? Ready to register? Please call 866.656.3342 for more information and to speak with a Guest Experience Representative.

Fees & Additional Options: Adventures in Comic Creation

Options Price Duration Meals
Tuition (base price) $825 1 Week, Mon-Fri Lunch not included
Lunch Plan (for non-residential students) add $65 1 Week, Mon-Fri 5 lunches
Residential Program – Dorm (Not Available at Harvard) add $495 1 Week, Sun-Fri 3 meals/day
Residential Program (UCLA only) add $795 1 Week, Sun-Fri 3 meals/day
Extended Day-Student Program (7:30am-7:00pm) add $195 1 Week, Mon-Fri 3 meals/day

*To view all options, including weekend stays, visit our Options & Fees page.    

1 Week   |   Ages 8-12   |   Beg-Adv

“I made lots of new friends, and I learned so many things that I didn’t know before.”
- Danielle, DMA Student

Dates by Location 2012

  • New York, NY

  • not offered at this location
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