Bridging the gap between elusive ideas and structure this course explores visual narrative as an unobvious contemporary medium and a tool for personal and artistic expression.
Eight-Week Narratives: Making an Artist
Book or Graphic Novel | By
Sława Harasymowicz
Course details
Dates
Wednesday 22 April - 10 June 2026
Times
4:30 pM - 7:30 PM
Cohort size
Up to 10 places
Fees
£255
Location
The Margate School of Art
Duration
8 Weeks
Overview
The course proceeds from tuning into images—perhaps drawn from dreams or memories—toward the practical application of sequencing and montage. Students will be guided by a blend of group discussions, practical demonstrations, in-class exercises, and one-to-one support to develop a cohesive visual narrative.
Using and expanding the parameter of the format of ten pages plus cover, the objective of the course is to create a prototype experimental picture book, for public presentation at TMS.
This course is open to anyone establishing a personal project, graphic novel, or artist book.
By the end of the course, students will have:
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Increased their skills and confidence in narrative drawing, visual layout and montage techniques for storytelling on paper
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Developed a complete project and a basis for further development, discussed in group and individually with tutor
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Exhibited their work in public presentation at TMS
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Students at The Margate School of Art benefit from:
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Group and individual tuition and feedback
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Charcoal, pencils, black and white paint
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Scissors, glue
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Access to photocopier
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A1 / A2 paper supplies
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10% off at TMS’s cafe, ‘Coastal Art Coffee’
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Students should bring sketchbooks and notebooks and any preferred drawing media if they want to use these in addition to materials provided.
Course tutor: Sława Harasymowicz is an award winning practising artist currently based in East Kent. Following her MA in Communication Art and Design from The Royal College of Art in 2006, she developed a multidisciplinary project investigating psychoanalysis through a graphic novel and installation at The Freud Museum London. With a recent PhD from Central St Martins, her work continues to explore political and poetic possibilities of artist’s book and exhibition.
Course tutor
Sława Harasymowicz is an award winning practising artist currently
based in East Kent. Following her MA in Communication Art and Design from The Royal College of Art in 2006, she developed a multidisciplinary project investigating psychoanalysis through a graphic novel and installation at The Freud Museum London. With a recent PhD from Central St Martins, her work continues to explore political and poetic possibilities of artist’s book and exhibition.
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