The Maine Starving Artists offer workshops for any age or skill range.  The "quarters" run for 11 weeks and two quarters are usually 'grouped' together by theme.  This allows us to offer a discount to students who attend both quarters (i.e., Q1 & Q2 or Q3 & Q4).  The discount varies depending on the subject matter being taught (inking and color may be slightly more expensive due to the need of more supplies).

Current Workshop:

No workshops are currently scheduled.

Previous Workshops:

Workshop #1:  In this workshop, we discussed character designs and how to create original characters.  We worked on heads, torsos, arms, hands, legs, feet, weight distribution, balance, foreshortening, facial expressions, figure dynamics, and inking.  The class ran from April 3, 2006 to June 12, 2006 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Weekend Anime in Westbrook, ME.  The cost was $40.00 per student.

Workshop #2: In this workshop we took the advantage of having some friends model for us, as the focus of this workshop was to gain a better understanding of how to draw human forms.  We covered gesture drawings, balance and weight distribution, figures in motion, facial details (such as eyes, nose and mouth), facial expressions, using the body to convey expression, hands and feet (and other "problem" areas), interacting figures, perspective, and inking.  The class ran from July 10, 2006 to September 18, 2006 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Weekend Anime in Westbrook, ME.  The cost was $35.00 for returning students and $40.00 for new students.

Workshop #3: In this workshop we dealt with backgrounds, middle-ground and foreground in an image.  Basically we'll be working on getting a good composition down on the paper and filling the whole page.  This workshop ran every Saturday from October 14th until December 16th.  The workshop was held at Weekend Anime in Westbrook, ME from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.  The cost was $40.00 per student.