Program overview
Comics is a discipline within fine arts that teaches you how to tell stories through images. The curriculum starts with the basics of comic scriptwriting, then moves on to storyboard design, character modeling, scene drawing, digital coloring, and finally post-production layout and publishing processes. Core courses include "Comic Script Creation," "Storyboarding and Composition," "Character and Scene Design," "Digital Comic Techniques," and "Comic Editing and Publishing." If you love drawing and storytelling, and always have quirky ideas you want to put on paper, this major is a great fit. Many top Chinese art schools (such as the China Academy of Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, and Beijing Film Academy) offer comic programs and partner with leading domestic comic platforms like Tencent Comics and Kuaikan Manhua, giving students opportunities to work on commercial projects. Additionally, Chinese universities are at the forefront of teaching "webtoons" (vertical mobile comics) and "dynamic comics," formats that are hugely popular in Asian markets.