storYlines

storYlines aims to be the first step towards the concept of ‘visual representation’  of an individual’s imagination and fantasy.
right from the booming fields of comics, animation films and graphic novels, to the cartoon strips in the dailies, we see the art form of telling stories through sketches and illustrations.
storYlines aims to create the first steps for an individual to tap his/her inner worlds. people think visually and when they are empowered with the basic skills to illustrate their thoughts, their stories are expressed with a much more definitive clarity.
the aim of storYlines is to enable individuals to think up simple stories and represent them visually in their own inimitable style.

age criteria: from 7 onwards

batch size: maximum 24 students

duration: 50-60 hours spread 
across 4-5 weeks

what you will learn

• basics of a story
  
• introduction to creating characters
  
• introduction to events, situations and plots
  
• learning expression of body and face through acting exercises
  
• basics of character drawing
  
• faces and expressions drawing
  
• drawing characters (animate and inanimate)
  
• creating and drawing basic comic panels and strips (storyboarding)
  
• merging writing and drawing to tell a story visually
  
• and a lot more fun exercises with drawing and writing.
  

the students will be trained in drawing by professional illustrators and artists and will be taught to draw in their own way and create a style that is unique to them.

storYlines will encourage a variety of outputs from the students in the form of:

• short stories
  
• characters
  
• cartoon strips
  
• comic panels