A COMIC artist who has worked on many titles including Marvel and Beano visited St Stephens Community Academy on November 4.

The visit by Kev F Sutherland, a practicing and renowned comic artist, was part of the whole school art focus on ‘drawing’ this term.

Headteacher Maura Furber said: “Thanks to parent contributions and our wonderful PTFA St Stephens Academy were able to provide this wonderful enrichment opportunity. Bringing learning alive and inspiring ambition in our children is key at St Stephens Academy and visits such as these put their classroom learning into the wider world context with real meaning considering the world of work.”

The morning started with the whole school being shown some art skills and techniques in assembly.

Kev then went on to present a cartoon masterclass to Year 4 and 5. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this session and Kev’s humour.

The children learnt new drawing skills and both groups made a class comic which had short cartoons drawn by all the children. Kev also drew a caricature of each child for them to take home, this is also in the comic. Currently copies of the comics can be enjoyed in the school entrance.

Mrs Furber added: “A fantastic experience that the children and parents are still talking about — look out for future comic artists originating from the Launceston area!”