3 Wednesdays, January 7 - 21, 4:00 - 6:00 pm The Basics of Making Comics (Theory & Practice) Taught by Knack Whittle, Ages 8-12 $71 Member / $78 Non-member Do you like comics? Would you like to make them? Would you like to learn about what goes into making them? This class will teach you the basics of making comics, no matter what your skill level. This includes what goes into writing them, drawing them, and a little bit of the history of what works and why it does. Knack Whittle graduated SVA in 2021, and was taught by many artists and editors such as Klaus Janson, David Mazzucchelli, Alitha Martinez, and Carl Potts (among many more), and is very enthusiastic about passing on their teachings. Students should bring sketchbooks and drawing materials they usually use, if they have them. The Newark Arts Alliance will retain a $5 cancellation fee if a student withdraws from a class. Knack Whittle (they/them) is a cartoonist living in Cecil County, MD, and one of the illustrators for the best-selling series of graphic novel adaptations of Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley Twins series. Knack graduated from SVA in New York in 2021 with a BFA in Cartooning, and works from home full time as a cartoonist and as a professional GM for various tabletop games. In their free time, Knack can be found playing/leading D&D, studying history, or exploring every indie bookstore they can find along the east coast, among other things.