Détail du cours/stage

Language: English (UK), Luxemburgish, French, German

This course will involve individual tuition/coaching to participants who have started to construct or are actually working on a children’s book project. Profiting from a temporary Class Room Library of over 50 children’s books,

For those who are starting out we will look at and try some exercises in :

Visual and thematic research, story board and character modelling, Writing, typography and phonetics with tips on how to submit to editors. With an active reading list and a guided tour of a Quadricolour printers*! Participants must be ready to share their projects with the rest of the group.

Prérequis

Beginners welcome BUT  AN INTEREST IN WRITING AND DRAWING ESSENTIAL..

Beginners who want to start a book/story, Former students, professional Authors/illustrators or Art School Uni.lu students In ILLUSTRATION or ANIMATION will be all most welcome to join us.

Matériel requis

A pencil-case full of your favourite drawing/writing tools, different media from charcoal to coloured pencils, micro felt pens etc., a pair of scissors, an A3 block of Tracing paper (Papier Calque), a set-square (T-Z Dreieck) and a 30cm ruler AND Your iTablet, or Laptop or portable Lightbox if you have them.

PLEASE BRING TO SHOW AND SHARE A published children’s book or children’s books you really like and lots of enthusiasm

Alan can provide watercolours, pencils, layout paper, spray mount etc.

Each student will receive an A4 Hardbound sketchbook for 3 Euros.