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COURSES

Art Portfolio Prep. -
Digital Manga & Comics

 

Interested in applying to jobs as a comic artist? How about publishing your own stories? The Manga & Comics Portfolio course guides students on developing professional comics to be pitched to publishers.

 
 
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Course Overview

 

All the courses are designed for students to be able to finish their courses in 7 classes or 8 classes.
Please feel free to contact us for more detailed scheduling and tuition rate through 1 on 1 consultation.


TERM CALENDAR

WINTER SPRING 2025: Mon, Jan 6 - Mon, Jun 16, 2025
- Winter break: Mon, Feb 17 - Sat, Feb 22, 2025
- Spring break: Mon, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 19, 2025
- Memorial Day: Mon, May 26, 2025

SCHEDULED SESSION

WINTER / Session 1: Mon, Jan 6 - Sat, Mar 1, 2025
SPRING / Session 1: Mon, Mar 3 - Sat, Apr 26, 2025
SPRING / Session 2: Mon, Apr 28 - Mon, Jun 16, 2025


Schedule & Tuition // Online

Remote learning
Session-based enrollment *
Multiple-enrollment available **
• 4-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE ***

MON - FRI
- Period 1: 11 am - 3 pm
- Period 2: 4 pm - 8 pm
SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 2 pm
- Period 2: 3 pm - 7 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME ****

Thursday

period 1
period 2

Friday

period 1
period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

 

TUITION & FEES

• $1,150 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course


Schedule & Tuition // On-Campus

In-person learning
Session-based enrollment *
Multiple-enrollment available **
• 4-hour long class
• 7 classes / 7 weeks (1 session)

BELL SCHEDULE ***

MON - FRI
- Period 1: 11 am - 3 pm
- Period 2: 4 pm - 8 pm
SAT
- Period 1: 10 am - 2 pm
- Period 2: 3 pm - 7 pm

SCHEDULED CLASS DAY & TIME ****

Thursday

period 1
period 2

Friday

period 1
period 2

Saturday

period 1
period 2

 

TUITION & FEES

• $1,150 tuition per session
• NO material fee required for this course

Outline

CLASS TYPE

Online / On-Campus

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate-Advanced

GRADE LEVEL

11, 12, and Up

NUMBER OF CLASSES / DURATION

8 classes / 8 weeks (1 session)

CLASS HOUR

4 hours

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

6 students max. per instructor (online)
8 students max. per instructor (on-campus)

SOFTWARE / TECHNIQUE

Adobe Photoshop

* The course begins and ends on the specific session schedules. You can still enroll in the course in progress when it remains open - please see the availability from the dropdown list.

** It may not be available depending on the course schedule - please see the availability from the dropdown list.

*** Some courses have slightly different bell schedules and they can be found in the class schedule.

**** Makeup classes are possible to students with excused absences ONLY when the class schedule of the enrolled course is available before the enrolled term ends. (NO makeup classes can be rolled over into the next term.)


Curriculum

The Ashcan Mange & Comic Portfolio course is highly individualized and offers a structured timetable for students to acquire fundamental knowledge and skills as a digital and traditional comic artist. This course covers skills from our foundations to publishing for digital/traditional comic arts with a strong focus on the advanced technical skill set and world-building. Students will organize a full-body portfolio on their final session for publishing.

Subjects include:

  • INTRO TO COMICS

  • CHARACTER DESIGN

  • ENVIRONMENT DESIGN

  • STORYBOARDING

  • PENCILING

  • INKING

  • COLORING