Workshops on how to draw comics and caricatures by Dublin-based illustrator and cartoonist Donal Cas It was fun but mostly I enjoyed the finished result."
TESTIMONIALS
"Donal Casey facilitated a workshop in comic book illustration & design with small group of our students. I met with Donal beforehand to make him aware of our requirements and the specific needs of our students. I was very impressed by how much Donal took on board from this meeting and he even researched topics for stories that were in line with our FETAC specific learning outcomes
and students’ interests (not an easy task). On the day Donal was a pleasure to watch teaching the students. He is obviously a master of his craft of illustration but can also draw the students’ creativity out gradually without being too demanding which is a very difficult balance to strike. The students’ comic book strips in the end were of a very high standard but more importantly the students really seemed to enjoy the workshop. Donal also followed up very quickly afterwards by sending on digital images of the students’ drawings as well as returning their originals. I would very much like to work with Donal again in the future and would recommend his workshops to any school or youth organisation. "
Joanne Frawley – Education Officer at iScoil
"Donal Casey has presented a number of caricature workshops to our Youth Club. The workshops were two hours long and kept the children amused and entertained for the entire duration, so much so that the older group even refused to take a break for the tuck shop! The children chose a famous person and with Donal’s assistance and advice produced some very original and witty caricatures. Everyone had a great evening and we look forward to having Donal back to give another workshop." Siobhán Osborne – Killester Youth Club, Dublin
”Donal Casey’s workshop for children on ‘How to Draw a Comic Strip’ was pitched at exactly the right level for my seven and eight-year-olds and was very enjoyable for all. With Donal’s guidance we produced some great comic strips of our own!”
Jennifer Porter – Teacher, St Thomas’ Junior National School,
Dublin
"I thought that Donal Casey’s workshop gave me a great insight into caricatures and drawing. Daniel Mullarkey, workshop participant - DCAF Dublin Christian Arts Festival
"Thug Donal Ceardlann Cartúin do Rang Seoige atá sa tríú bliain le linn seachtain na Gaeilge i gColáiste na Coille Móire i mbliana. Thús sé leis an t-ábhar go leir a bhí de dhith. Is in nGaeilge a labhar sé leis na daltaí. Chuir sé a chuid Gaeilge in oiriúint do chaighdeán na ndaltaí agus mar sin bhí cumarsáid an mhaith ar siul sa cheardlann. Bhain na daltaí an taitneamh agus tairbhe as.Thaitin sé leo a bheith ag tarraint scigphictiúirí de pholatóirí leo. Bheadh an múinteoir ealaíne, Sandra Dempsey, sásta cuireadh ar ais a thabhairt do Dhónal. Gan amhras ar bith molaim Donal Casey as ucht a ghairmiúlacht agus as an t-ullmhúcáin a rinne sé ag réiteach don cheardlann." Bláithín Ní Liatháin – Kylemore College
'"Dublin-based artist Donal Casey came to help us illustrate our Make a Book project. Using the short story we had written he helped the students to come up with some visuals to go with it. Each student illustrated a part of the story, using sketch pencils and colours. His gentle manner and encouragement inspired all of them to excel at this, and now they are writers AND illustrators. Donal created an atmosphere of mutual respect and co-operation which was lovely to see and I would highly recommend him to any school." Siobháin Boyce - Coláiste Eoin, Finglas
