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Photo by Halil Vaughn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you seen \u201cArt of Comics\u201d on your course selection form and wondered what it is? I have. I wondered. That might be because the class wasn\u2019t created that long ago. I was curious enough to sign up for the class this year, and I wanted to shed some light on what we do in this somewhat under-the-radar class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArt of Comics was first offered as a class for the 2020-21 school year,\u201d said Mr. Sirman, teacher of the class.\u00a0\u201cThis class doesn\u2019t really have levels ,so if you like the class and are wondering if there\u2019s a CA,\u201d Mr Sirman said, \u201cthere isn’t a Comics CA. The closest thing would be CAVA, Certificate of Artistry in VIsual Art. Comics aren’t specifically covered in CAVA, but some students do make comics as part of their individual artwork. CAVA is a four-year program. Most people take Level 1 in Freshman year, and on through Level 4 is senior year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrom the amount of time I\u2019ve been in the class,\u201d said senior Charlie Curran, \u201cI think the main purpose of this class is to teach a student how to create and construct comics such as background, wording, and story.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of my favorite assignments we’ve gotten is the Scene to Scene projects,\u201d said sophomore Marcus Joseph. \u201cWe\u2019re able to make our own mini comics. We can have our own subject and make our characters say what we want. There’s no script, and we get lots of freedom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n My personal favorite assignment is scene to scene. It\u2019s a comic that we make from scratch, and I like to draw so I can just think of my own ideas and sketch them out until I make my finished product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSome assignments seem to be harder than others at first glance or at the start of instruction, but I find that after I take the time to brainstorm and figure out how I want to go about the project, all is well,\u201d said freshman Allen Parker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI personally don’t think that this is a difficult class mainly because it is a very simple concept\u2013we get assigned an art medium, we look at examples, and then we draw them for grades,\u201d said sophomore Destiny Williams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s not to say it can\u2019t be a challenging class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA personal struggle of mine that I can improve on is coloring,\u201d junior Nicholas Robert said. \u201cI haven\u2019t done many studies on color theory, which is something that should be incorporated into my work. Overall, though, I\u2019m quite confident in my projects.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if you think your work needs improvement, as most artists have self-doubt at some point, that doesn\u2019t make it bad. Making art is a process, and Mr. Sirman approaches the class to encourage that process. If you\u2019re interested in comics but not willing to commit to the Visual Arts CA, this might be just the class you\u2019re looking for. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Halil Vaughn Photo by Halil Vaughn Have you seen \u201cArt of Comics\u201d on your course selection form and wondered what it is? 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