Entertainment Art and Design Classes

Do you dream of creating professional comic books or manga after graduation?

The week-long Summer Comic Book and Manga Challenge for high school-aged students runs June 10-14 from 1-4pm in Cleveland. Seats are limited but there is still time to enroll.

Learn every step of the process, from growing the first spark of an idea, all the way through developing the story and characters, writing and illustrating the book, and deciding how to bring your idea to the world.

Get a head start on your future by learning how the pros create comic book and manga stories!

To learn more, see our attached flyer or click on the link in the comments!

Former student Caleb Harms has really made a name for himself since taking classes at the Academy (back when it was in Denver and called the Denver Entertainment Art & Design Academy). If anyone here was in a class with Caleb (or if you want to self-publish your own works, or if you support creators), check out this podcast!

The Harms Brothers are two extremely talented creators in the independent children’s graphic novels field with stories for all ages. Tomorrow the Dollar Bin Bandits present our chat with Caleb Harms and Nathan Harms on YouTube and all podcast platforms!

Interior spread for our Free Comic Book Day promotional flyer.

Front and back cover of our Free Comic Book Day promotional flyer.

In this five-week introductory course, creatives will be introduced to comic book scripts, sketching thumbnails, finding reference, refined page layout, traditional tools and methods, modern tools and methods, and how to tell a story using panels. This is a highly recommended class for those wishing to take our upcoming Comic Book Penciling course later this year. Classes run on Sundays from May 19 to June 15.

This five-week introductory course will teach creatives the common skills and processes used to create characters for the movie, comic book, video game, and manga art industries. Students will learn the process of taking a character idea from the initial concept, through all the stages to arrive at the final design. These processes can be used to create a world of characters for original stories, to to build a portfolio for seeking work with a studio. Classes run on Sundays from May 19 - June 16.

Sad news reached me that my friend Elena Chin has gone on to whatever comes next. She was probably my biggest supporter when I opened up the Denver Entertainment Art and Design Academy back in 2012 and took a lot of the FX makeup classes and came down to hang out on First Fridays on the Santa Fe Art Walk and get zombified, painted, or to do her own zombie makeup on visitors. I searched my phone and FB for pictures of her without the FX or paint, but I can't find any. I'm sure I have some in my photo archives on a hard drive, but she loved doing and supporting practical FX, so I'm going with it. Last time I saw her in person was when we went to the Guillermo del Toro art gallery in L.A. a few years back (I know I have pictures of that somewhere...). I don't have any specific details so I can't say much more than "she's gone."

Beneath the fetid water of the treacherous swamplands lie dangers unseen. Spawned in the dark, a bask of crocodiles grew too cunning, adopting the ways and forms of the swamp folk living along the shores. Tools and weapons made from the land brought success and expanded their territories, and now they find themselves in conflict with a tribe of humans. These nightmare beings swim unseen among the crocodiles, waiting in ambush to strike. And they find the flavor of the flesh of man very appealing…

The Crocodile Warrior is just one of many miniature sculptures available in the Unholy Trinity Miniatures Welcome Kit, a bonus set of 3D printable files available to those who subscribe to the Unholy Trinity Patreon page. Patrons and supporters receive dozens of printable miniatures for only $10 a month, a savings of over 90% off of their cost in other markets. For more information, visit us at patreon.com/unholytrinity!

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Staff and Student News: D.E.A.D. Academy founder and Character Design/Concept Art teacher Zak Hennessey, Creature Sculpting (Masks and Statues) teacher Brandon Hovet, and former student Mason McKane have teamed up to create 3D printable miniatures for role-playing and wargames or to paint and display. Supporters on Patreon get the lowest price - $10 for the entire set of dozens of miniature models ($9 if you're one of the first 200). Like 3D printing and gaming? Check this out!

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