Spring 2025
ART 160 002 - STD 002
Special Topics in Visual Studies
Intermediate/Advanced Comics
Gaia WXYZ
Class #:24133
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Art Practice
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 18
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
3 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Hours & Workload
6 hours of student practice of studio skills and/or tasks per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 16TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Wurster 178
Course Catalog Description
Special Topics courses offer students opportunities for more concentrated focus beyond general curriculum offerings. Courses may align with an instructor’s own research, they may propose topics responding to contemporary events and issues, or they may offer a specialized skill. Primarily intended for advanced undergraduates and graduates in Art Practice but open to others.
Class Description
A unique fusion of image and text, comics can tell stories like no other medium. This studio production class is geared towards intermediate to advanced art students, and will explore a variety of techniques that encompass the entire process of comics-making, from ideation to completion. Students will learn how to wield artistic elements—from character design to lettering, page layout to color palette— in service of storytelling. To draw inspiration and learn the history of the medium, students can also expect to read comics and graphic novels from a diverse range of creators. Guest lecturers will lend expertise in the fields of script writing, digital coloring techniques, and professional practices.
Class Notes
There is an associated course fee of fifty dollars that has to be paid to the department if you decide to take this class
Seats are reserved for declared and intended Art Practice majors. If you are not yet declared and need to request a reserved seat, please copy/paste the following in.. show more
Seats are reserved for declared and intended Art Practice majors. If you are not yet declared and need to request a reserved seat, please copy/paste the following in.. show more
There is an associated course fee of fifty dollars that has to be paid to the department if you decide to take this class
Seats are reserved for declared and intended Art Practice majors. If you are not yet declared and need to request a reserved seat, please copy/paste the following into your browser, and complete the google form: https://forms.gle/efmmQYpXPqEEWnWy9 (opens in a new tab)
If a seat becomes available at any time, you will receive an email from the department of Art Practice; if you do not receive an email, it means that you will remain on the request waiting list until the add/drop deadline passes. This waitlist will not be reflected on Cal Central. Admission of non-major students to Art Practice classes will only be considered once all majors have been prioritized for enrollment. show less
Seats are reserved for declared and intended Art Practice majors. If you are not yet declared and need to request a reserved seat, please copy/paste the following into your browser, and complete the google form: https://forms.gle/efmmQYpXPqEEWnWy9 (opens in a new tab)
If a seat becomes available at any time, you will receive an email from the department of Art Practice; if you do not receive an email, it means that you will remain on the request waiting list until the add/drop deadline passes. This waitlist will not be reflected on Cal Central. Admission of non-major students to Art Practice classes will only be considered once all majors have been prioritized for enrollment. show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
3 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None