In partnership with Citytoon Studio, the City of Argenteuil is offering a brand-new concept: a heritage webtoon (comic strip on smartphone) to help visitors discover the city's tourist attractions in an entertaining way.
A webtoon is a comic strip read on a smartphone or other digital medium, which you scroll up and down, just as you would on social networks. A trend already familiar to the new generations.
The aim is to raise the city's profile among young people with a concept they may already be familiar with: the webtoon format has several million readers in France. Argenteuil is teaming up with a French company to create episodes in which readers will be invited to follow the adventures of a character through the streets of their city.
There are 10 episodes in all, preceded by an epilogue, from December to April, one episode published every 2 weeks, to be found online , free of charge and without registration! Throughout the episodes, you'll follow Léo, the main character, as he discovers the treasures of Argenteuil.
The aim of the project is also to raise public awareness of this concept, which originated in South Korea, through artistic residencies, accompanied by creative workshops in which the public is invited to participate. These are privileged moments to discover the work of comic artists, but also to try their hand at drawing and webtoon creation. No drawing or writing skills are required, and novices are welcome to learn from professionals.
The first artistic residency runs from November 20 to 24 at Argenteuil's Maison Impressionniste. Come and join us on Saturday November 23 from 2 to 4 pm for a workshop led by François Tallon, cartoonist and founder of the Citytoon studio. On the program: draw your own webtoon, learn the basics of storytelling and discover the specificities of webtoon. You'll be able to try out XP-Pen graphic tablets and experiment with digital creation.
The workshop is open to everyone aged 12 and over. Price: €10 / Registration on the Maison Impressionniste website www.maisonimpressionniste.fr
For full details of the residency program and other information, visit: Le Citytoon d'Argenteuil | Site de la ville d'Argenteuil
And don't miss the first episodes and upcoming residencies! Epilogue release date: December 1.
