JLI welcomes you to our new drawing basics class format that includes the beginnings of the illustrated genre in cartoon and comic art. This quarter we will look at the creative works of Pixar director Brad Bird.

Using the films Ratitouille, The Incredibles, and the Iron Giant as reference, art students will be shown a variety of illustration techniques as drawn in a how-to format. By the end of quarter each artist will come away with skills including guidelines for drawing human and fictional characters, drawing characters with action,and compositional storytelling rules.