5-8 Comic Book and Anime Ink - M/W $345 - Masterpiece Art - Carrie Morris

This elective visual arts course invites students to explore the expressive and narrative power of comic and anime art while developing foundational and advanced skills in drawing, design, and visual storytelling. Through a standards-based approach, students will engage in the artistic process: creating, presenting, responding, and connecting their work to both contemporary and cultural art forms.

Rooted in the world of Japanese manga, Western comics, and animation influences, students will learn to develop original characters, settings, and storyboards while experimenting with a range of materials and techniques—both traditional and digital.

Learning Objectives:

Students will:

• Apply the elements of art and principles of design to comic and anime art.
  
  

• Demonstrate an understanding of figure drawing, facial expressions, and stylization.
  
  

• Develop storyboarding and visual narrative skills.
  
  

• Explore the history and cultural significance of anime and comics across the globe.
  
  

• Critique and reflect on their own work and that of others using appropriate visual arts vocabulary.
  
  

• Prepare and present a final portfolio or sequential art project.
  
  

Standards Alignment:

This course aligns with the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) in Visual Arts:

• Creating: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work (VA:Cr1).
  
  

• Presenting: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation (VA:Pr4).
  
  

• Responding: Perceive and analyze artistic work (VA:Re7).
  
  

• Connecting: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context (VA:Cn10).
  
  

Materials & Media:

• Graphite, ink pens, markers, and colored pencils
  
  

• Sketchbooks and comic templates
  
  

• Optional: Digital tools (iPads/tablets with drawing apps, such as Procreate or Clip Studio Paint)
  
  

• Reference materials from anime, manga, and graphic novels