This workshop encourages those unfamiliar with comics to dip their feet into character building and expressing themselves through the medium of comics.Iranian American artist Yasmeen Abedifard guides participants to identify an emotion that can be materialized and expressed through a character outside of their own experience. No extensive artistic or creative skill needed—just a strong desire to express yourself.

Yasmeen Abedifard (b. 1996) is an Iranian American artist based in Oakland. She is currently teaching comics at California College of the Arts. She holds her MFA from Cornell University, where she received the Charles Baskerville Painting Award. Her work is centered around storytelling mediums, including comics, illustrations, and animation.