NOTES FROM SAW

Here’s the place to check out everything that’s been going on at SAW including what we're learning, reading and drawing.

 
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SAW Students in the Comic World

Our 2021 6 Month Graphic Novel Development Intensive is in its infancy but students are already diving into the material full blast and sharing themselves and their work with the SAW community. Here are just two of the talented artists in the 2021 Graphic Novel Intensive showcasing work they already contribute to the comics world.

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What is Your Artist Like?

What is your artist like? What is your WRITER like? How else are the two separate for you and what metaphors work for you?

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Make Small Things and Finish

Draw the critic. Have a dialogue with it. Talk to it. Pick it with pins. Visualizing the internal struggles we have usually helps (a little). You just gotta transfer your understanding and competence with finishing something you can typically finish to comics. Not your competence with the medium, just your competence with finishing.

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Do You Ever Worry That You Won't Get it Right?

Do You Ever Worry That You Won't Get it Right? Here are some thoughts from NY Bestselling Graphic Novelist and SAW Founder, Tom Hart.

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The Small Project BEFORE The Project

For anyone working on what feels like (or is) a "big idea" and not knowing how to start. OFTEN, a creator will make a small piece, either to get moving, or not realizing it is about to become a bigger thing. This is great, and it's encouraged! See more.

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What's Happening at SAW!

Check out what’s been going on at SAW recently! End of the 2020-2021 Year Long Program, Pro-Call Information, Friday Night Comics Reading, and more!

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Updates from SAW! Anthologies, Comic Readings, and Saturday Cartoons!

Check out what we’ve all been up to the last few weeks with the SAW gang, SAW courses, and the Mighty Network groups! Updates from SAW! Anthologies, Comic Readings, and Saturday Cartoons!

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BELIEVER MAG FRIDAY NIGHT WORKSHOP WITH LEELA CORMAN

SAW Co-Founder, Leela Corman, taught a Believer Mag Friday Night Workshop last week! Here are a few comic examples from students who participated in her workshop! It is also confirmed that Leela will be teaching another SAW course in 2021!

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SAW WRAP-UP!

Come check out what we’ve all been up to at SAW the last few weeks in the Year-Long Program, Storytelling Flow course, Mighty Network, and more!

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Cartooning Detailed Caves Of Wonder!

Thoughts from Justine Andersen:

“So in an attempt to tone down the anxiety level regards the more advanced level of this class, let's look at a few more "cartoony" examples of "caves of wonder," and let's start with one of the very BEST! Maurice Noble's backgrounds for Ali Baba Bunny…

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Pushing Through

Perseverance. It’s hard! Not only with one’s art, but often with other things in life that pile up and may take one away from doing art, or much of anything at all. But is giving up even harder to do? We’d like to share what some of our students have said about this common concern many face.

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