The Curriculum at The Kubert School is an intense and challenging program. However, the value of your education will follow wherever you decide to take your cartooning.
First Year Courses at The Kubert School.
Each course listed below is worth 112.5 Hours – 3.75 Credit Hours. Each credit hour = 30 clock hours. The ten courses together are worth 1125 Hours – 37.5 Credit Hours
101. Basic Drawing 1
Instruction and application of principles of sketching, drawing, composition and perspective in relation to basic illustration. This will include study of forms and objects.
102. The Human Figure 1
Fundamentals of figure drawing and anatomy including perspective, foreshortening and proportion.
103. Narrative Art 1
Basics of sequential storytelling and communication by means of graphic illustration.
104. Methods and Materials 1
Instruction in uses and varieties of materials and media used in preparation and techniques of graphics on a broad scale.
105. Layout
Introduction of initial steps in proper sizing, balance, proportions in relation to graphic communication in commercial illustration.
106. Design
Principles of design as applied to Cartoon-Graphics© stressing imagination, impact, originality and clarity.
107. Humor/Caricature 1
Approaches to development and characterization of humor as it applies to animation, panel cartoons, magazine illustration, and representational cartoon art.
108. Lettering
Principles of hand lettering and typography including materials, tools and uses.
109. Digital Production I
Introduction to principles of professional preparation of copy prior to reproduction and publication.
110. Introduction to Animation
An introduction into the art of Cinematic Animation. Basic principles of movement, timing, color and background are studied as well as theory concerning the origins of animation.
