Student Links: Drawing + Cartoon & Comic Art

Image: Katian Stark

Here's a veritable smörgåsbord of samples from a few select folks that took classes this past Summer Session (both Drawing + Cartoon & Comic Art). Since the paradigm has shifted from the traditional gallery-based model for the marketing of art into the hands of the creators, it's crucial to cultivate an on-line presence. To those ends I assign students to upload imagery to any one of the number of hosting sites (Tumblr, Imgur, Pinterest, Picasa, deviantART, Facebook, SmugMug etc.) or their own websites. Usually at least one of our critiques over the course of the semester is "virtual" - galleries are loaded onto the studio computer and projected on the screen for review - and assignments and works-in-progress are always proofed over the internet. So a computer is as much an important teaching tool in any drawing class, like a ruler or a pencil, as it is one to digitally create work with as well.
Take a moment to peruse the galleries linked to in the respective captions and enjoy the imagery from some of these talented artists.

Image: Chelsea Roehl

Image: Brittney Tabone

Image: Brittney Tabone

Images: Anita Ashbaugh

Images: Anita Ashbaugh

Image: Tara Maricle

Image: Tara Maricle