Art Club: Guest Artist

Lately I had been thinking about what could give art club a little more art and a little more pizazz. I came up with the idea of having guest artists come to the library and show off their awesome skills! The first artist came last night to show the teens how to draw some comics. (Which actually ties very well into our theme of superheroes.) It went stupendously! (Until it rained, then everyone scattered because most of them walk to the library.)
The artist last night was actually one of our staff members who draws amazing comics! He had a wonderful set-up which included some pre-drawn comic style boxes. These pre-drawn boxes were either blank, with caption bubbles, or with characters or dialogue. This was so that even those teens who did not feel like they could draw could participate and make something cool. Here are the results! I will be posting about more artists who participate throughout the summer and I look forward to seeing all the awesome things! Ask around and see if there are any local artists who would be interested in doing something like this, or even ask your staff! You never know who may have a hidden talent waiting to be unmasked!
Email me for questions, comments or for some comic templates. dstates@yorklibraries.org
Dawn states: I made a cat comic. Because I really like cats. Yeah.