A Hero's Journey by Aphrodite Art School
Turn your story into a comic adventure! In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to design and draw your own characters using cartoon and anime techniques, while using the Hero’s Journey framework to explore challenges, victories, and the hero within you. Perfect for creative teens—no drawing experience needed!
Step into the world of storytelling and art in this creative, hands-on workshop. You’ll learn how to design and draw your own characters using practical cartoon and anime drawing techniques, creating heroes, allies, and villains that reflect parts of your personal adventure. Whether you’re working through a challenge, discovering something new about yourself, or celebrating a win, this workshop will help you capture it through your art.
Guided by the classic 'Hero’s Journey' story telling formula, you’ll discover how the heroes and villians in your favourite myths, movies, and comics have been developed and expanded time and time again.
What is the Hero’s Journey?
The Hero’s Journey is a famous template for storytelling, mapping a hero's adventurous quest through trials and tribulations to ultimate transformation.
Workshop Facilitator
Raph is a Papua New Guinea–born artist whose vivid imagination and love for storytelling shine through in their work. Specialising in cartoons, portraits, comics, and manga, Raph blends traditional pen-and-pencil techniques with a strong sense of character and narrative. Inspired by childhood favourites—Marvel and DC comics, anime, manga, and graphic novels—Raph creates art that captures the wonder and creativity of a child’s mind while exploring universal themes and emotions. Now based in Australia, Raph is dedicated to bringing original characters and stories to life, sharing both their art and passion through creating, teaching, and inspiring others.
Workshop
FREE Comic DRAWing workshop | 11Am - 1pm | Walter Pierce pavilion workshop zone
Guided by the classic 'Hero’s Journey' story telling formula, you’ll discover how the heroes and villians in your favourite myths, movies, and comics have been developed and expanded time and time again.
By the end, you’ll walk away with original character designs, a unique story concept, and the skills to keep creating long after the festival ends. No experience needed, just your imagination and a willingness to explore your inner hero.
Ages 12 and up. Adults welcome.
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