Run time options: 90 minutes

Blurb: Learn all about the wonderful world of zine-making with this crash course in publishing your very own per-zine (personal self-published mini-book).

Things covered in the workshop:

• Who I am and what I do as a zine maker

• What is a zine? / Different types of zine

• How to make a 8-page folding zine from one sheet of paper

• Making a short zine (if there is access to a photocopier on site, participants can make copies and swap with the other attendees)

• Warm-up drawing exercises

• General drawing, collaging & design planning

• Design your own name badge, pronouns badge or character badge.

For ages: 8+

Run time options: 1 hour or 90 minutes

Blurb: Build your very own world through the magic of mapmaking. Perfect for lovers of fantasy and world-building.

Things covered in the workshop:

• Map making terminologies

• Different types of maps

• Using the specially designed template, create your very own map

• Make a comic with a map in it (in the 90 minute version of the workshop only).

For ages: 8+

Run time options: 1 hour or 90 minutes

Blurb: Take a step back to the days of knights and castles and create your very own personal coat of arms that represents you!

Things covered in the workshop:

• Basic heraldry terminology

• Drawing different types of banners & heraldic shields

• Creating mottos and protective beasts

• Creating patterns

• Make a cardboard shield version of your coat of arms (in the 90 minute version of the workshop only).

For ages: 8+

Run time options: 90 minutes

Blurb: Draw a character & their bag, then create a mini book in the shape of a bag with each page showing an item in your character’s bag.

Things covered in the workshop:

• Basic character & item drawing techniques

• Pencilling & inking techniques

• How to create a book using pamphlet stitch.

For ages: 6+

Run time options: 45 minutes or 1 hour.

Blurb: Using folded card, coloured pencils and textas, draw a quartet of… anything you want (e.g. monsters, houses, people, your favourite foods) and create a lovely artwork that stands up by itself. 

Things covered in the workshop:

• Basic character design

• Pencilling & inking techniques

• How to make a concertina book and artwork.

For ages: 5+

Run time options: 90 minutes 

Blurb: Make your own tunnel book, illustrating a fun scene that opens up in three dimensions.

Things covered in the workshop:

• How to fold a tunnel book

• Pencilling & inking techniques

• World-building using 2-D and 3-D spaces

• Character & background design.

For ages: 8+

Run time options:
45 minutes, 1 hour or 90 minutes (90 minutes recommended)

Blurb: Learn the basics of character design and different ways to show your character’s personality.

Things covered in the workshop:

• Who I am and what I do as a comics maker

• How to draw a basic cartoon-style character

• Penciling & inking tips

• Character drawing warm-up exercises

• Drawing characters with emotions

• Some fun drawing time

For ages: 6+

Run time options:
1 hour or 90 minutes (90 minutes recommended)

Blurb: Learn professional comics-making tips and discover the basics of story plotting.

Things covered in the workshop:

• Who I am and what I do as a comics maker

• What is a comic? / Different types of comics

• How to write a comic and basic comics terminology

• Penciling & inking techniques

• Warm-up exercises

• Making a short comic

• Some fun drawing time

For ages: 7+ (can be adapted for younger age groups).

Note: This workshop is great as a follow-up to the Character Workshop but can be delivered as a standalone workshop too.

Run time options:
90 minutes or 2 hours (2 hours recommended)

Blurb: A combination of the Character Workshop and Comics Workshop. Discover the basics of character design and different ways to show your character’s personality, plus the basics of story plotting. Then learn professional comics-making tips!

Things covered in the workshop:

• Who I am and what I do as a comics maker

• How to draw a basic character

• Penciling & inking tips

• Character drawing warm-up exercises

• Drawing characters with emotions

• What is a comic? / Different types of comics

• How to write a comic and basic comics terminology

• How to draw a basic character

• Character drawing warm-up exercises

• Drawing emotions

• Making a short comic

• Some fun drawing time

For ages: 8+ (can be adapted for younger age groups).

Run time options: 45 minutes or 1 hour

Blurb: Using random prompts, illustrate a fantastical cross-section of an animal that houses a character with a particular job or hobby.

Things covered in the workshop:

• Pencilling & inking techniques

• World-building through fantastical house designing

• Character drawing basics

• How to draw a cross-section.

For ages: 8+

Run time options: 1 hour or 90 minutes 

Blurb: Create your own creature and their very own monster mansion filled with all their fantastical things! Learn about designing characters and telling stories through illustration in this fun drawing workshop.

Things covered in the workshop:

• Basic character design

• Pencilling & inking techniques

• How to use shapes to create characters and design their personalities

• Designing personal safe spaces.

For ages: 8+ (can be adapted for younger age groups)

Run time options: 90 minutes

Blurb: Learn how to draw different faces to show different emotions, as well as create a take-home collection of painted stones that can be assembled in different ways to create different facial emotions.

Things covered in the workshop:

• How to read emotions

• How to draw emotions

• How emotions change

• Pencilling & inking techniques

• Using paint markers.

For ages: 5+