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Intro to Cartooning is an exciting and playful class that teaches young artists how to bring their imaginations to life through cartoons! Kids will learn how to create their own unique characters, explore facial expressions, and draw fun, dynamic poses. Through easy-to-follow lessons, they’ll learn about shape languages and how they affect the audience, how authors create their characters, and ultimately create their own fun and unique characters.

They'll also learn the fundamentals of color and perspective. Whether it’s drawing wacky animals or silly superheroes, this class encourages creativity and provides the tools for kids to express their ideas through the art of cartooning. No experience needed—just a love for drawing and having fun!

About the Instructor:
Jason Kruse is an animation industry veteran with over 20 years of experience working in everything from film to television to comic books. Prior to his teaching career, Jason had worked on everything from designing Happy Meals in collaboration with Pixar for “Elemental” to storyboarding on “Duncanville. He has worked as a Character Designer on the animated political series, “Tooning Out the News” for CBS. I've also worked as a storyboard revisionist on Netflix';s, “Chicago Party Aunt” and as a fill-in storyboard revisionist on “Muppet Babies”.

In addition, he has worked on such game titles as “Dino Life”, "Animal Jam", and “Ratatouille” for Gameboy Advance as well as its sequel, “Ratatouille: Food Frenzy”. I have also worked as an animator and storyboard artist on such films as “Fast Five”, “Stuart Little”, “Cats and Dogs” and “The Barnyard”. 

In the comic book world, Jason is an Eisner Award, Harvey Award and Comics Buyers Guide Award-nominated illustrator on such published titles as “Scratch9”, “The World of Quest” and “Batman: Arctic Attack”. “The World of Quest” was also adapted for television and aired in the Spring of 2007 on the Kid's WB and continued to air for a second season internationally.
 

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Cartooning with Jason 
8y - 12y N/A M  01/27/2025 - 02/24/2025
04:15 PM - 05:45 PM
Fitzpatrick Collaborative - Art Room 		$120.00 Res, $120.00 Non-Res
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