John
Lowe
Dean, School of Communication Arts
- B.F.A., studio art, University of Tennessee, 1990
- M.F.A., sequential art, SCAD, 2002
First year at SCAD:
2002
Credentials/past experience:
Chair, sequential art department, SCAD; professor of sequential art, SCAD; inker, Archie Comics; inker, Marvel Comics; inker, DC Comics
Most significant accomplishment(s):
Wrote a series of articles for Varoom! magazine in 2011 about Angoulême International Comics Festival; edited SCAD Annual Sequential Art Anthology distributed by Top Shelf; "Author-Working Methods: A Visual Approach to Storytelling," TwoMorrows Publishing; Published Illustrations in Golden Books, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Archie Comics, Image Comics, Cartoon Network, Acclaim Comics, Milstone Media, Warner Brothers Animation; Editor and publisher of "Little Moments: 17 Stories of Youthful Folly," distributed by Top Shelf Productions
Awards, recognition, honors:
Presidential Fellowship, SCAD, 2006; Outstanding Graduate Student Fellowship, SCAD, 2002; Board of Trustees Fellowship, SCAD, 2002
Organizations:
National Council of Arts Administrators, Southeastern College Art Conference, Foundations in Art
Publications and/or presentations:
"Chair-Beyond Ka-blam! Teaching Comics in College," panel at SECAC in Richmond, Virginia, 2011
Courses:
- SEQA 100 Introduction to Sequential Art
- SEQA 202 Drawing for Sequential Art
- SEQA 215 Materials and Techniques for Sequential Art
- SEQA 325 Environments, Props and Structures
- SEQA 354 Speed Sketching for Sequential Art
- SEQA 382 Visual Storytelling I
- SEQA 394 Advanced Inking Techniques
- SEQA 410 Sequential Art Senior Project
- SEQA 716 Sequential Art Studio I
- SEQA 768 Figure Drawing
Pat
Quinn
Associate dean, School of Communication Arts
- B.S., Towson State University
- M.F.A., sequential art, SCAD, 2001
First year at SCAD:
2005
Credentials/past experience:
Professor, Art Institute of Atlanta; artist, Moonstone Books, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Devi's Due Publishing, IDW; contributor to "Working Methods" by John Lowe, TwoMorrow Publishing; publishing, character and environment designer, Karma, LLC.
Publications and/or presentations:
"Pat Quinn's Basic Perspective for Comics and Illustration," Blue Line Pro
Inspiration for teaching:
"My family is full of teachers and I luckily had a high school art teacher who accepted my love for drawing comics, which can be fairly uncommon. Having the opportunity to teach students who are passionate about comics is a great inspiration. And comics are awesome."
Courses:
- DRAW 206 Drawing for Storyboarding
- SEQA 716 Sequential Art Studio I
- SEQA 726 Sequential Art Studio II
- SEQA 756 Sequential Art Studio III
- SEQA 766 Sequential Art Studio IV
- SEQA 382 Visual Storytelling I
- SEQA 405 Visual Storytelling II
- SEQA 717 Exploring the Narrative
Artist statement:
"Serve the story. Make it clear first, then cool."
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Anthony J.
Fisher
Chair, sequential art
- Monroe County Community College
- B.S., individualized studies in political cartooning, Eastern Michigan University, 2001
- M.F.A., sequential art, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2008
First year at SCAD:
2008
Credentials/past experience:
Professor of sequential art, SCAD; adjunct professor, the Art Institute of Charleston; part-time eLearning professor, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh; program coordinator of graphic design and digital art, Lawrence Technological University
Most significant accomplishment(s):
"Theory of Visual Relativity in Sequential Art" M.F.A. thesis was nominated for the 2009 Master's Thesis Awards for the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools; accepted a paper presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association 33rd Annual Conference; Comics Studies Conference at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
Awards, recognition, honors:
Portfolio fellowship in sequential art at SCAD; Best Editorial Cartoonist, College Media Advisors, 1988; Second place for political cartoons, Columbia Scholastic Press Association's 1988 Gold Circle Awards
Organizations:
Eastern Educational Research Association, Southeastern College Art Conference
Publications and/or presentations:
Publications
Presentations
- "I Hate Pandas," anthology of graphic novel shorts, self-published
- "Hop Up! The Story of Pasco the Guide Dog," illustrations and book design, written by Christopher Banks, Shaggy Dog Productions
- "Space Corn and Spud Cadet: Serving-up Victory," self-published
- "Silly, Silly Goose," self-published
- "Discover Sequential Art," anthology of graphic novel shorts, SCAD
- "What's Your Pointe," strip, The Pointer monthly magazine
Presentations
- "Theory of Visual Relativity in Sequential Art." Comics Studies Conference, Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-18, 2010
- "Drawing Efficiency: Sketch to Composition," Heroes Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 6-8, 2010
- "Engagement Starts with Fostering an Attitude of Success," Designs on eLearning 2010 Conference, Savannah, Georgia, September 15-17, 2010
- "Defeating the Army of Technology Barbarians at the Gates of the Studio
- Class," Southeastern College Art Conference/Mid-America College Art Association, Richmond, Virginia. October 20-23, 2010
Inspiration for teaching:
"The best thing about teaching is learning."
Courses:
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- SEQA 100 Introduction to Sequential Art
- SEQA 205 Survey of Sequential Art
- SEQA 215 Materials and Techniques for Sequential Art
- SEQA 220 Cartooning
- SEQA 277 Digital Coloring and Lettering Applications for Comics
- SEQA 317 Getting Published and Self-publishing
- SEQA 419 Sequential Picture Books for Children
- SEQA 427 Electronic Cover Illustration for Comics
- SEQA 503 Sequential Art Production Methods
- SEQA 716 Sequential Art Studios I
- SEQA 726 Sequential Art Studios II
- SEQA 731 Digital Design Issues in Sequential Art
- SEQA 756 Sequential Art Studios III
- SEQA 766 Sequential Art Studios IV
- SEQA 770 Sequential Art Self-promotion
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