CURRICULUM

The Joe Kubert School offers a three year course in Cartoon-Graphics© involving a variety of areas in which professional cartoonists may apply themselves. Intensive studies focus on methods and materials utilized in the profession as well as the honing of artistic and creative abilities. Methods and Materials and the Business of Cartoon Art are also high on the list of requirements during the three years of the ten-course curriculum. All courses must be taken and passed by all attending students in the Cartoon-Graphics© program.

First Year Curriculum (Foundation)

• Basic Drawing I

• The Human Figure I

• Narrative Art I

• Methods and Materials I

• Layout

• Design

• Humor/Caricature I

• Lettering

• Basic Paste-Ups and Mechanicals

• Introduction to animation

Second Year - Cartoon-Graphics©

• Basic Drawing II

• The Human Figure II

• Narrative Art II

• Methods and Materials II

• Color Illustrations

• Layout and Design I

• Humor/Caricature II

• Advertising Illustration

• Story Adaptation

• Business of Cartoon Art

Third Year - Cartoon-Graphics©

• Sketching and Layout

• The Human Figure III

• Sequential Storytelling

• Layout and Design II

• Humor/Caricature III

• Methods and Materials III

• "On-The-Job"/Business of Art

• Writing: Imaginative Drawing

• Advanced Techniques and Creation of Style

• Color Illustration

CINEMATIC ANIMATION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS A MAJOR COURSE.

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