Education

All educational material on comics and general art.


Cloudshops are BACK!

This summer Cloudscape’s Cloudshop series returns! Cloudshops are free workshops run by experienced creators on subjects specific to comic-making. This series of Cloudshops will be streamed on our twitch channel. We’re really excited about the topics & creators we have lined up You can follow our twitch channel to be […]


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Cloudshops: Now on Youtube!

Since 2017 Cloudscape has been running free workshops for creators looking to learn more about comics and the comics-making process. In an effort to make our Cloudshops more widely accessible, we’ve begun recording them. The first recorded Cloudshop is now up on our youtube page! Join Jonathon Dalton as he […]


Crafting Characters

By Evan Waterman To see more tutorials about making comics, check out Cloudscape’s Comics 101 page. Han Solo, Sansa Stark, Forrest Gump… Everyone has their favourite characters. Characters are the lifeblood of your story. Without strong, likable characters there is very little chance your readers will be interested in your comic. […]


How To Format A Comic Script

By Evan Waterman To see more tutorials about making comics, check out Cloudscape’s Comics 101 page. There are many different ways to format a comic script. They can be very tightly worded, describing the details of every panel, or they can be loose, only giving a vague overview of each […]


Sign-up for Cloudscape’s Cloudshops

If you wish to attend our free workshops on creating comics, sign up for them below: Writing Characters for Comics, August 26: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/cloudshops-writing-characters-for-comics/185074 Drawing Characters with Strong Silhouettes, August 30:  https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/cloudshops-drawing-characters-with-silhouettes/185108 Panel Composition, September 6: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/cloudshops-panel-composition-for-comics/185114 Markers for Comics, September 13: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/cloudshops-markers-for-comics/185120 Watercolour Tips and Techniques, September 20: https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/cloudshops-watercolour-tips-and-techniques/185124 Acrylic Tips […]


Learn How to Write Comics at Langara College

Writing for Comics I & II are being offered again at Langara College, taught by Cloudscape board member and author Bevan Thomas. If you want to learn how to better write your own comics and graphic novels, tell an effective narrative, and properly balance the relationship between words and art, […]