Jul 13, 2018 | Comics, News
In a UW–Madison art course, students named ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Hello Kitty’ and ‘George Washington’ all can be found. As one of the first tasks of Art 448: Making Comics, students must choose a pseudonym to go by. Though students are known by these pseudonyms throughout the...
Jun 27, 2018 | Comics, News
For millennia, maps have held talismanic powers, helping to form spatial concepts and advance exploration. They have shaped geopolitical ideas, triggered international disputes and created pictures of the world both large and detailed. Chelsea Nestel, a PhD student...
Jun 14, 2018 | Comics, News
I had always, always wanted to be a cartoonist. When I was little, I thought the four greatest people on earth were God, Santa Claus, Charles Schulz and Walt Disney. Later I was disappointed. While three were creators, only two were cartoonists. When I arrived at...
Apr 25, 2018 | ArtsatUW, Comics, Courses, Events
Meet and Greet Thursday, April 26 @ 6-7p Elvehjem 170, 800 University Dr Thinking with Puddles: Watercolor Adventure Workshop by Rob Sato Friday, April 27 @ 1p Register for Thinking in Puddles Talking Story: Drawing Games for Storytelling by Ako Castuera Friday, April...
Apr 24, 2018 | Comics, Courses, Promo
Making Comics (& other Graphic Formations) with Jason L. Kartez May 29 – July 22, 10a-3p M/W Making Comics, Art 448, Section 008 4 Credits Beginning-level special topics course, limited to 16 students, open to all UW students from any discipline This course is an...
Sep 25, 2017 | Comics, News
Check out some great advice and illustrations by our wonderful UW-Madison Art Department Professor of Interdisciplinary Creative Lynda Barry! Dear Lynda, When you get bored, and you’re so bored you don’t even want to do anything to break up the boredom—it’s that...
