Adult Master Class Series
at the Charles M. Schulz Museum

February 2, 2010—Santa Rosa, California

Learn the art of cartooning from some of the best in the field in the Charles M. Schulz Museum's Master Class Series for adults. This new series is designed to explore different aspects of the creative process. Each class will provide an intimate environment in which budding artists and cartoonists can receive art instruction and advice from top cartoonists. 

Classes require advance reservations and are recommended for students 18 years and older. Class size is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost per class: $32 for members; $40 for non-members.  Cost for entire series: $120 for members; $150 for non-members.  Call (707) 579-4452 ext. 263 for fee and registration information.

Classes include:

Designing Web Comics
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 ● 10–11:30am
Explore the ins and outs of web comics with Scott Kurtz, whose web comic Player vs. Player has over 150,000 daily readers and won the 2006 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic.

Developing Stories and Storyboards
SATURDAY, MARCH 6 ● 10–11:30am
Join Pixar story artist Rob Gibbs of Up, Wall●E, Cars, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., and other features to discuss developing stories and creating story boards. Gibbs has also co-directed several Pixar short films, including seven Mater’s Tall Tales.

Cartooning is Serious Business
SATURDAY, APRIL 17 ● 10–11:30am
Harvey Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight explores the business side of indie cartooning, including self-publishing, syndication vs. self-syndication, being a web cartoonist, and more. Knight’s comics, which include the Knight Life, K Chronicles and (th)ink are read world-wide and have been collected in eight books.

Humor Writing for Comics
SUNDAY, APRIL 25 ● 10–11:30am
Join cartoonist and cartoon historian Brian Walker to explore the art of writing for comics. Since 1984 Walker has written for Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey, in addition to his own books about cartooning and comic art.

About the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
The Charles M. Schulz Museum opened in August 2002 to fulfill its mission of preserving, displaying, and interpreting the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum carries out this mission through changing exhibitions and programming that build an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art; illustrate the scope of Schulz’s multi-faceted career; communicate the stories, inspirations and influences of Charles Schulz; and celebrate the life of Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters.