Here's the outline of the workshop I participated in over the weekend run by Scott McCloud. This guy has worked with the best (Art Spiegelman amongst others). Incredibly succinct, he covered many topics over the two days. Check out my entries at
Day One:
* Writing with Pictures: The basics of telling stories with pictures in sequence
* The Five Choices all comics artist face: Choice of Moment, Choice of Frame, Choice of Image, Choice of Word and Choice of Flow
* Clarity and Intensity: How to balance clear communication with a compelling presentational style
* Exercises! and critiques
Day Two:
* Creating human beings on the page and connecting with the human beings who’ll be reading your work (including an examination of facial expressions and the calligraphy of body language)
* Negotiating the dynamic relationship of words and pictures and using the freedoms they can afford each other
* Tools and Techniques: A brief discussion of the tools used by comics professionals
* Creating an original comics feature
* Critiques and general discussion
http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/blog/entry/scott_mccloud_workshop_sign_up_to_enter_drawing/
