I’m delighted to launch a new series of weekly creative & drawing comic workshops. These events designed for children, teenagers and adults, will explore a different creative practice of story telling.
Coming from France, where comic book/graphic novels culture is deeply established and widely celebrated, I bring both a strong cultural background and my experience as a comic book author to this workshop.
My workshop will guide you through the full creative journey in 5 sessions over 5 weeks, you will develop, organise, and draw a comic project with confidence.
From age 7 and up, for anyone who already has an interest in comics; this workshop is a storytelling-through-drawing workshop.
All materials are provided.
Maximum 12 participants.
Sessions details :
Session 1
Story, world building, script
- Story development and thematic exploration
- Character creation
- World-building and environments
- Narrative structures and story algorithms
- Simplifying and organizing ideas
- Breaking down time and space
- Problem-solving in storytelling
And something essential to comics:
- The gutter — the space between panels
- Understanding closure, the reader’s mental leap from one panel to the next
- Creating movement and transformation in the in-between
- Controlling rhythm through what is shown… and what is left unseen
Session 2
Storyboard and Visual Thinking
Time to translate story into sequence.
- Building a clear storyboard
- Efficient sketching techniques
- Managing energy and workflow
- Knowing when to go back, stop or restart
- Spatial composition and panel layout
- Editing for impact and narrative effect
- Guiding the reader’s eye
- Placing speech bubbles for clarity
- Developing graphic confidence
Session 3
Drawing, Inking, and Visual Rhythm
Now the work gains strength and precision.
- Graphic simplification
- Image composition
- Wide shots, close-ups, foreground, background
- Prioritizing clarity for reading flow
- Improving rough drafts into refined artwork
- Expressing emotion through posture and framing
- Representing sound and movement
- Visual coding techniques
- Studying how other artists solve problems
- Learning how to manage still images with rhythm and pacing
Session 4
Color and Atmosphere
Color becomes narrative.
- Mixing and harmony
- Warm and cool contrasts
- Building mood and emotional tone
- Using color as storytelling code
- Shadows and depth
Session 5
Finalizing and Looking Forward
The finishing stage.
- Clean-up and refinement
- Strengthening coherence
- Completing the final artwork
- Learning to evaluate your own work constructively
- Reflecting on the next creative step
Final Objective
By the end of the workshop, participants will know how to:
- Develop a creative project with method
- Structure ideas effectively
- Move from concept to completion
- Solve artistic and narrative challenges
- Finish a project with clarity and confidence
You will leave not only with a completed comic project, but with a reusable creative process.
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In France, around 85 million comic books are sold each year.