Nurturing Future Webtoon Artists... Gyeongsan City Operates 'Webtoon Creative Experience Center'

Gyeongsan City, Gyeongbuk, will operate the '2024 Gyeongsan City Webtoon Creation Experience Center' from July 16 to October 29 at the Gyeongsan Life Culture Center auditorium.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Gyeongsan City in Gyeongbuk has been operating the '2024 Gyeongsan City Webtoon Creation Experience Center' at the Gyeongsan Life Culture Center auditorium from the 16th of this month until October 29.

This class is conducted every Saturday for elementary, middle, and high school students as well as the general public interested in webtoons within the city, divided into four basic courses: comic diaries, emoticon creation, stories from our neighborhood, and more.

The lectures are led by writer Chae Deok, who serialized webtoons on Daum, and instructor Han Chang-ok from the Geumsu Cultural Arts Operation Council.

Students participating in the webtoon class practice drawing comics, creating basic emoticons, and comic diaries using dedicated tablets.

A Gyeongsan City official stated, "Webtoons are an industry with the advantage of diverse expansion into other fields such as dramas, movies, games, and novels," adding, "We hope that the students will grow into creators who can express various stories through webtoons."

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