Building Worlds:

Writing and Drawing for Digital Storytelling

EXPLORE CREATIVE WRITING & ART PRACTICES

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NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED

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EXPLORE CREATIVE WRITING & ART PRACTICES ✻ NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED ✻

Have you always wanted to bring your story to life in words and images?

This all-level beginner workshop will spark your creativity by exploring creative writing and art practices for animation.

We will build a safe space for participants to experiment with different ways of building worlds through character development, environments, and storylines. Instructors will guide you through collective exercises that will allow you to connect your personal experiences and backgrounds to creative ideas for digital storytelling. You will come out of the workshop with foundational skills in: art techniques such as sketching, composition, and storyboarding and writing tools such as narrative development, story arc building, and generative and mindful writing.

Whether you want to create for yourself, or animation, film, books, or video games, this workshop provides a creative sandbox to experiment, learn, and grow. And, you know what the best part is? You don’t need any experience in writing or drawing to join us for a summer of digital storytelling to build worlds!

June 3 - July 10, 2025

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 PM PST

You may write your assignments in Spanish but facilitation will take place in English.

Online Information Session

Hear more about the workshop from the instructors, Yairamaren Maldonado and Tim Evatt!

Monday, April 14, 2025

12:00 – 1:00 PM PST

Register

  • April Payment Plan

    Register now until April 30, 2025 and only pay a $200 deposit to reserve your spot! Payment plan available until the end of the month!

    $200

  • Student Discount

    Are you a UC Berkeley student? You are eligible to receive a 67% discount!

    $200

  • Summer 2025 Pass

    Get access to this amazing program!

    $600

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We accept Visa, American Express, and Paypal.

  • You will come out of the workshop with foundational skills in: art techniques such as sketching, composition, and storyboarding and writing tools such as narrative development, story arc building, and generative and mindful writing. 

  • We offer full refunds for those cancelling one month in advance, 75% refunds for those cancelling two weeks in advance, 25% refunds for those cancelling one week in advance. There are no refund once the course begins.