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.

Classes and Workshops, Creating the School, Online Courses, Online Learning, Process, Projects, Single-Year Comics Int..., Student Stuff, Tom's Thoughts, Current Gainesville Class Karlo Antunes Classes and Workshops, Creating the School, Online Courses, Online Learning, Process, Projects, Single-Year Comics Int..., Student Stuff, Tom's Thoughts, Current Gainesville Class Karlo Antunes

What's happening at SAW?!

Fortnightly Wrap-up post of what’s been going on at SAW! We MOVED, Year-Long Students are now in their 3rd session, new course, virtual draw jams, and more!

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Tom's Thoughts, Process Tom Hart Tom's Thoughts, Process Tom Hart

Giving ourselves gifts in 2021

Like all of us, I need to get through the resistance some times. I over-think everything. I don't know my own voice. I'm adhering to someone else's standards. And I'm afraid of what everyone will think if I fail, and I know I will fail.

One way out of this is to produce work, lots of work, and to damn the torpedoes as far as the critical voice goes. (We can use our critical voice later, when we need a dialogue about who we are, what our style is, what we want to say...)

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Online Courses, Online Learning, Process, Single-Year Comics Int..., Projects, Student Stuff, Tom's Thoughts, Tutorials Karlo Antunes Online Courses, Online Learning, Process, Single-Year Comics Int..., Projects, Student Stuff, Tom's Thoughts, Tutorials Karlo Antunes

Enhance your Comics with Basic Lettering (Video Tutorial)

Comics are all about drawing words and writing art (think about it), but not every comic needs lettering or bubbles. In fact, there are many amazing silent comics out there that tell a story without ever using a thought bubble! However, including lettering and balloons in comics are very common. These inclusions can sometimes even enhance your comics.

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Student Stuff, Tom's Thoughts, Single-Year Comics Intensive Sequential Artists Workshop Student Stuff, Tom's Thoughts, Single-Year Comics Intensive Sequential Artists Workshop

2018-2019 Year-End Wrap-Up!

Thank you students, I heard so much love and gratitude and bonding and confidence. 

Olivia says "This is first year of school where I'm going to miss everyone rather than just saying 'see you later'" and Emma told us she literally called home after orientation crying, not sure what she got herself into (she remembers what the place looked like a year ago!), and now we're hiring her, because she loves the place and we love what she has helped us become.

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