WEEK 1
8/22 In
Class: Review Syllabus and Schedule
8/24 In
Class: Artist Website Presentation. Research Artist Websites and begin
planning your own.
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WEEK 2
8/29 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture
1 – Studio/Living Expense Budget
Professional
Practices Lecture 2 – Time
Management Budget
8/31 In
Class: Studio/Living Expense Budget Worksheet 1 due
Time Management Budget Worksheet 2 due
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WEEK 3
9/5 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture 3 – Pricing Projects
Professional
Practices Lecture 4 – Personalized
Invoice
9/7 In
Class: Pricing Projects Worksheet 3 due
Personalized
Invoice Worksheet
4 due
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WEEK 4
9/12 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture
5 – Personalized Contract
9/14 In
Class: Personalized Contract Worksheet 5 due
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WEEK 5
9/19 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture
6 – Copyright Application
Introduce Pitch Packet
9/21 In
Class: Copyright Application Worksheet 6 due
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WEEK 6
9/26 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture
7 – Convention Etiquette/Optimizing Booth Space Design
9/28 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture
8 – Online Crowdsourcing: Kickstarter and Patreon
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WEEK 7
10/3 In Class: Pitch Packet First Draft is due
10/5 In Class: Work in Class
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WEEK 8
10/10 In Class: Website Progress Review
10/12 In Class: Introduce Query Letter
(The difference between Literary Agents, Editors, Art Directors, and Publishers)
(The difference between Literary Agents, Editors, Art Directors, and Publishers)
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WEEK 9
10/17 Fall Break – No Class
10/19 Pitch Packet Final Draft is due
Query Letter First Draft is due
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WEEK 10
10/24 In Class: Query Letter Final Draft is due
10/26 In
Class: Skype Session with
Professional. Work in Class
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WEEK 11
10/31 In
Class: Work in Class
11/2 In
Class: Skype Session with
Professional. Work in Class
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WEEK 12
11/7 In
Class: Website
is Live
11/9 In
Class: Skype Session with
Professional. Work in Class
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WEEK 13
11/14 In
Class: Professional Practices Lecture
9 – Teaching Comics
11/16 In
Class: Skype Session with
Professional. Work in Class
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WEEK 14
11/21 In
Class: Comics Presentation Practice
Run (Advising and revisions)
11/23 In
Class: Comics Presentation Practice
Run (Advising and revisions)
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WEEK 15
11/28 In
Class: Comics
Presentations
11/30 In
Class: Last
Class – Tie up loose ends
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WEEK 16
12/4 and 12/7 No Class: Liberal Studies Testing
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WEEK 17
12/11 All Academic Work Due. Last Day to Turn
in Comics 4 work.
