South Florida Summer Camps and Afterschool Cartoon Drawing Workshops

SOUTH FLORIDA CARTOON DRAWING WORKSHOPS:
           I present this fun and entertaining class for artist of all ages!
Students work through character designs and a finished illustration while learning solid cartoon drawing techniques. The class covers the foundations of cartooning and drawing, from constructing characters, line of action, and getting the proper proportions to designing appealing characters. 

TOPICS COVERED:
Shape based cartoon drawing
Cartoon Character Construction
Drawing the head and facial expressions
Drawing Cartoon Hands
Drawing a balanced character
Line of Action and drawing a clear pose

LARGE GROUP DRAW ALONG:  I lead a group of students in drawing a Cartoon character of their choice. They draw exactly what I’m drawing and end up with a drawing of their own. I bring a large easel and pad, or projection system. 2nd grade and up is best for this activity and session takes 30 minutes to draw a character. 

 MATERIALS:
A digital projector, an easel, a whiteboard or chalkboard. Students should have regular copy paper, and pencils and erasers to follow along with the drawing techniques.

HOW TO SCHEDULE WORKSHOP:

 I can present at Summer Camps, Afterschool Programs or Company team building exercises for artist of all levels.
Please contact me to schedule your next Cartoon Drawing Workshop. 

Angel M. Alvarez Cartoon Drawing Workshops in South Florida. Learn to Draw Cartoons, schedule
 your summer camp or after school program today. 

Cartoon Drawing/ Illustration Workshop Hosted by Angel M. Alvarez M.F.A in Davie, Florida

I've been hosting a series of workshops on Cartoon Drawing and Illustration in Davie, Florida. Students that register receive a story prompt in order to work through character design ideas and a finished illustration. Students may substitute their own story for the class prompt. This is a flexible environment designed to help students develop fundamental drawing skills and how to compose images based on visual storytelling. 

The topics I cover are typically: 

• Shape based Character design
• Cartoon Character Construction
• Construction of the head and facial expressions
• Drawing Cartoon Hands
• Drawing a balanced character
• Line of Action and drawing a clear pose and silhouette

• Composing and Creating full spread
• Exploring Thumbnails and conceptualizing image.
• Gathering reference
• Drawing a background with characters

Angel M. Alvarez Illustrator hosting workshops at the De Vita Academy of Art 

Angel M. Alvarez working with Students at the De Vita Academy of Art

Cartoon Drawing Studio- Youtube Channel

              I'm happy to announce that I recently launched Cartoon Drawing Studio Youtube Channel. The channel was created to help art students learn how to draw cartoons. There are lessons for beginners and provide step by step instruction on drawing some appealing cartoon characters.

I share the process for drawing cartoon characters in a classical structured style and take viewers through the very basic constructions and initial stages of drawing the cartoon figure for every video. I focus on structure and show techniques young artist can apply to drawing other characters. 

Check it out at this link: CLICK HERE

Angel M. Alvarez Illustrator. Created Cartoon Drawing Studio for young artist

Teaching Digital Art and Animation

         I've started teaching Digital Art and Animation at North Broward Preparatory School. Its a pretty great school and the only apple certified school in Florida. Since my artwork is created primarily in digitally media, I will be teaching digital art using adobe photoshop. I also have a passion for animation, and I'm very excited to be teaching the principles of animation, motion graphics and 2D animation. I have been a lifelong student of the arts and I seek to instill that passion in aspiring artist.I believe an art teachers role is to help develop each individual students interest and passions through their artwork. At the same time, young art students need to develop a solid foundation, while exploring a variety of techniques in order to find their voice as an artist. 

I've also created a Youtube Channel to Showcase my students work: CLICK HERE to View

MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford

So I graduated with my Master in Fine Arts in illustration from the University of Hartford.   My experience with the MFA program was great and I feel it did help me grow tremendously as an artist. I returned from the second summer super pumped to create artwork. Everything I had in my thesis show was made after the second summer. I think as artist, it is natural to have highs and lows and there were a lot of moments where I felt a lot of pressure to come up with something great for the show. I wanted to push myself as far as possible. 

Angel M. Alvarez Illustration- Alphabet Amigos ABC Children's Book Sample Illustrations 

I think, I gained the most from the faculty critiques, conversations with my classmates and listening to the guest speakers. I came to realize that all these great illustrators would say the same thing over and over again. Thumbnail and explore ideas, create color studies, make sure your value structure is spot on and get solid reference. But the most important thing I heard repeatedly was "Make artwork that You LOVE". I think that was a wonderful lesson that will stick with me for a lifetime of making art. 

I'm excited to see what challenges come my way moving forward. 

Angel M. Alvarez- Father and Son Adventure Series Sample Illustrations

Father son Adventure Series Knights and Dragon

I've been working on my father son adventure series. This one is me and my son as knights getting ready for battle against a dragon. This is a combination of traditional drawing with digital colors.

Angel M. Alvarez Illustration, Father and Son Adventure Series, Dragon and Knights Illustration

Character Design Logos- Angel M Alvarez Illustration

I love creating these character Designs for Logo work. Here is an example of the process I go through from initial sketch, to tight sketch. I also do a quick color study to make sure the color is in harmony before I finalize image. 

Angel M. Alvarez- Illustrator Logo Design Process- Everglades Logo

I've created several Character logos for various companies. I love doing these.