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Brenton ESZRA McKenna

4.7

(3) 3 reviews

Our Booking PolicyMake mine a monster & Creating Characters workshops are limited to ONE CLASS SIZE. Each student needs a desk, A4 paper and drawing materials. You will also need the 'zoom' app installed on your device. Please contact us if you need an alternative.

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Make Mine a Monster

1 hr··$400

There is nothing more funny, scary and creative then creating your very own monster. Whether we like them or not, every good story needs one. They come in all shapes and sizes and Brenton Mckenna is trying to hunt down & capture them all. In this interactive workshop Brenton runs through his creative process of how he creates his characters, particularly his good guys, he then tips that process upside down, breaking all the rules he just taught you, to create hideous, ugly and grotesque monsters and creatures steep with personality. From your daily nuances to your favourite childhood memories, no source of inspiration is off limits. *THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO ONE CLASS SIZE, ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A4 PAPER AND DRAWING MATERIALS*

Creating Characters

1 hr··$400

Question: Where do you start when creating a story?
Brenton: “I start with the characters.”
This interactive workshop is a snapshot into Brenton's creative process and how he creates his characters and stories, from his daily warm up sketches to the meat and bones of each character (literally)
“Drawing is great fun but nothing more than a relationship between lines and shapes.” See how Brenton breaks character creation into simple steps then creates a character from scratch and scribbles with an on-the-spot back story to match. Once he has walked the group through the process, he then hands over the reins for each student to design their own character. Then watch as a back story for your character naturally unfolds. *THIS WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO ONE CLASS SIZE, ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A4 PAPER AND DRAWING MATERIALS*

My Life in Cartoons

1 hr··$400

Brenton McKenna’s Presentation titled ‘My Life in Cartoons’ is a rich insight into the creation of his Award-winning graphic novel series called ‘Ubby’s Underdogs’ the story of a young Aboriginal girl called Ubby who is the leader of a small street gang called the underdogs set in post WW II Broome. From the moment the Underdogs meet a strange Chinese girl called Sai Fong, their lives are thrown into turmoil, and they are forced to confront ancient legends and a mysterious and dangerous enemy from beyond the horizon.
Brenton talks about his childhood growing up in Broome from being madly in love with ghost stories to difficulties he had learning how to read.
Brenton also goes in detail the adversity he overcame to bring his graphic novel series to life, from the many knock backs he got from publishers through to bringing Ubby's Underdogs to the International readers.
Brenton shares the secrets he learnt to creating comic books, experiences he has had so far as a published graphic novelist and his never ending to find ghost stories and monsters all over Australia.

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A world leading First Nations Graphic Novelist + Creative Educator

+61 411 153 486

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https://www.brentonmckenna.com/

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3 reviews

Tash Kickett
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It was such a pleasure yarning with Ezra! He genuinely understood what we were trying to impart and fully grasped the vision for our illustrations. He was not only informative but also incredibly flexible, adapting seamlessly to our needs. We're excited to see our illustrations come to life, and we can't recommend him enough!
Tanya Cox
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Our 3-6 students had a fantastic time learning all about character creation! Brenton is a great presenter and the students were so engaged.
Tanya Cox
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Great to chat with Brenton and Tania and map out the workshops. We are so excited!

Brenton ESZRA McKenna

4.7

(3) 3 reviews

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