{"id":11136,"date":"2014-03-15T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T15:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/?p=11136"},"modified":"2018-01-31T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T16:16:27","slug":"instructor-spotlight-jim-webb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/2014\/03\/15\/instructor-spotlight-jim-webb\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructor Spotlight \u2013 Jim Webb"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>James Webb\u2019s work has crossed several borders. Besides being a storyboard revisionist and layout artist for MTV ANIMATION and storyboarding episodes of hit shows such as the VENTURE BROTHERS and the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, Jim has written and illustrated for a variety of comic book publishers such as GRAPHIC CLASSICS, MIRAGE STUDIOS and HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE. He\u2019s created style-guide designs for DC LICENSING, background work for MARVEL\u2019S SECRET INVASION series and taught a class at PRATT INSTITUTE. \u00a0He created ad layouts for TV LAND\u2019S hit series HOT IN CLEVELAND and is currently working on another story for HEAVY METAL and the third issue of his creator-owned\u00a0comic, THE ADVERSARY, for ASYLUM PRESS.<\/p>\n

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Jim Webb teaches:\u00a0\u00a0JSX 025 Let\u2019s Create Comix!
\n<\/strong>In this class you focus on the basic building blocks of comic book storytelling: story, character design and page layout. Students create written scenes, and go from thumbnails and character sketches to a penciled layout of a page, reviewing and critiquing the steps as they go along. Students will explore the use of photo reference as a means of making fantasies look real. The class will discuss the student\u2019s creative ambitions and the importance of reading as a stimulant in\u00a0the creative process.<\/p>\n

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Teaching Philosophy:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

As I tell the\u00a0students, we\u2019re all on the same journey. We may be on different stops along that journey but it\u2019s the same one. I want to give them the idea that if they have fun doing their work and use sound building blocks they\u2019ll continue to grow. I encourage them to contribute their own ideas ; discussion is essential. I\u2019m constantly reminding them that if they are unclear or uncomfortable with anything I suggest, by all means say so! Enjoy the process. I try to be flexible and responsive to their questions\u2026even when they don\u2019t ask.<\/p>\n

On Precollege Programs:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

I enjoy the idea of helping them build a foundation, instilling good work habits, without calling them work habits.\u00a0 The enthusiasm is there which is the engine for the whole thing. What I find most rewarding is seeing a student with a particular problem area in the beginning of the workshop and by the end of the experience make real improvement. I feel great when that happens.<\/p>\n

Industry Experience:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Writer\/Artist for Heavy Metal Magazine
\nInker for Marvel Comics
\nStoryboard Artist for Venture Brothers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series
\nComp artist for TV Land<\/p>\n

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