September SILA Sketch Lounge – revised date

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

SAVE THE DATE! Illustration West 61 Award Winners Exhibition Oct. 4 – 27, 2023

Los Angeles City College DaVinci Hall Visual and Media Arts Dept. 855 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Illustration West 61 Award Winners Exhibition October 4, 2023 - October 27, 2023 Los Angeles City College, Da Vinci Hall Gallery Explore the best of international Illustration! LACC will be exhibiting world-class illustration from “Illustration West 61”, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles’ annual competition. This competition, held every year since 1961, celebrates the […]

October SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday October 26, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

November SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday November 30, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday December 28, 2023 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

Jim Higgins ~ Making Comics: A Class for Writers and Artists Jan 22 to Apr 8, 2024 7PM-10PM PT ~ $495.00

Learn the most important aspect of writing — how to structure a story as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a story with interesting characters, real emotion, an engaging plot, and a satisfying ending. Artists will be given […]

***Writing Longform Comics: Graphic Novels & Series With Jim Higgins February 1 to March 21, 2024 ~ 5pm – 8pm PT $450.00***

NEW START DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Instead of focusing on doing a short comics story like in the Making Comics class, this eight-week class focuses on writing a detailed outline for a graphic novel, a miniseries, or the first story arc of an ongoing series. Any subject matter, any genre, even non-fiction. The story is […]

January SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday January 25, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

Jim Higgins ~ Making Comics: A Class for Writers and Artists Jan 22 to Apr 8, 2024 7PM-10PM PT ~ $495.00

Learn the most important aspect of writing — how to structure a story as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a story with interesting characters, real emotion, an engaging plot, and a satisfying ending. Artists will be given […]

***Writing Longform Comics: Graphic Novels & Series With Jim Higgins February 1 to March 21, 2024 ~ 5pm – 8pm PT $450.00***

NEW START DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Instead of focusing on doing a short comics story like in the Making Comics class, this eight-week class focuses on writing a detailed outline for a graphic novel, a miniseries, or the first story arc of an ongoing series. Any subject matter, any genre, even non-fiction. The story is […]

Jim Higgins ~ Making Comics: A Class for Writers and Artists Jan 22 to Apr 8, 2024 7PM-10PM PT ~ $495.00

Learn the most important aspect of writing — how to structure a story as it relates to the medium of comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, writers and cartoonists learn the essential knowledge needed to write a story with interesting characters, real emotion, an engaging plot, and a satisfying ending. Artists will be given […]