I had local comic artist Blair Sterrett come present to them about comics. He has a Bachelors degree in Animation from BYU, and a Masters degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies. I thought this would be a great resource for the students. He told them about how he got involved in comics, and gave examples of different comics, from comics strips, comic books and graphic novels. He presented a video on how to draw comic strips. He stressed that you don't have to feel like you're a 'good' artist, and that some comic artists draw with stick figures. He showed examples to illustrate that. He showed his own comic, which is a narrative on being tortured by his younger brother in his youth. He also donated one of his comic books to the class. 



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