WORKSHOPS 2025
My courses are specially shaped to nurture and develop your personal ideas, and comic skills and to help you create the foundations of a brilliant comic or graphic novel.
I have been teaching workshops, masterclasses and mentoring in making visual narratives, for over 7 years at the Quentin Blake Centre of Illustration, at the Arvon, Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge University, The Art Academy, the Cartoon Museum, UCL and workshops at LDC Residencies.
I was also a Subject Leader and art teacher in secondary school for 16 years. All of these combined with over 30 years experience as an established and acclaimed cartoonist puts me in a unique position to be able to help my students realise their best potential.
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GRAPHIC NOVEL YOUR LIFE
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online
21 Jan- 1 April 2025
(10 weeks)
(no session 25 Feb)
6-8.30 pm (GMT)
Small class size: 12
FEE £450
Low waged £360
Limited number of concessions
(10 weeks)
(no session 25 Feb)
6-8.30 pm (GMT)
| Guided by a Guardian best graphic novelist learn to create a brilliant graphic novel inspired by your life experience or transform a memory into a fictional GN or comic. |
Small class size: 12
FEE £450
Low waged £360
Limited number of concessions
| ‘This is one of the best courses I’ve ever done! ‘ Graphic Novel Your Life’ student |
FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH YOUR GRAPHIC NOVEL
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online
Three 5 hour sat sessions:
15/3
22/3
29/3
Fed up with making slow or no progress on your comic or graphic novel?
Join me for three fun troubleshooting days and we’ll sort out your comic/ GN.
FEE- £300
Low waged- £275
15/3
22/3
29/3
Fed up with making slow or no progress on your comic or graphic novel?
Join me for three fun troubleshooting days and we’ll sort out your comic/ GN.
FEE- £300
Low waged- £275
BOOK
Booking available soon
GROW YOUR GRAPHIC NOVEL GROUP MENTORING
(online)
Starts Feb 2025- Jan 2026
(online)
Max group size 5 students.
Nine 2.5 hour monthly sessions (plus a 1:1 with me.)
FEE £385
TO BOOK
Email me: ball.rachael@yahoo.co.uk
REVIEWS
’I found Rachael quite special and incredibly generous with her knowledge which we all benefitted from.’
‘Rachael is an amazing teacher and so helpful when giving feedback and advice. The booklets given out were a great learning aid also!’
‘I wish my university course had been this informative!’
‘It was everything listed and more! I was hoping to gain a little push with my work; to broaden my understanding of graphic novels and to gain specific feedback. It was better than expected!’
‘Thank you so much for this wonderful course. I've enjoyed every moment. The sessions have inspired me to get something to publishers by the end of the year.’