Design Your Own Comic Book Character Workshop: March 26, 2023 at 11am

Sorry! This workshop is sold out.

Is your avid comic/graphic novel reader ready to take the next step and start creating their own comics?

Have them join us on Sunday, March 26 at 11am for our workshop, Design Your Own Comic Book Character, led by illustrators Jen de Oliveira and Ruthie Lafond.

In this one-hour, hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to design a character using simple shapes. A series of drawing games and activities will get your creativity flowing! At the end, you'll create a 4-panel comic strip to introduce your character. This workshop is designed for aspiring artists from ages 8 to 12.

The registration fee is $40 and includes a sketchbook and set of colored pens your budding artist can use for their ideas. Inspiration can strike at any time... don’t be caught unprepared!

Jen de Oliveira is a writer, cartoonist, and elementary school teacher from the Bay Area, California. She is the creator of the all-ages webcomic Reggie and the cocreator of Sunday Haha, a free weekly comics newsletter for kids. Her graphic novel debut, Reggie: Kid Penguin, is coming out this June... and you can pre-order it from Linden Tree!

Ruthie Lafond is an illustrator and member of SCBWI and co-founded the children’s illustration blog Pen & Oink, where she has interviewed numerous notable illustrators since 2012. She also runs the Illustrator Spotlight at Linden Tree, a rotating monthly display celebrating children’s book illustrators. You can find her comic strip Nutty Conversations in Sunday Haha every Sunday.

Cancellation policy: receive a full refund if you cancel by Wednesday, March 22, by sending an email to [email protected]. No refunds given for cancellations after Wednesday, March 22.