The “1-Sheet” format creates an 8-page book out of a single sheet of paper, simply by folding & cutting.

TOOLS: Paper (any size), pencil, scissors.

SAMPLE 1-SHEET MINIS:
— Woogums Goes for a Walk
— Space TAKEN
— How a Civil War Battle-Sketch Gets Published
— Paul Long: Black Revolutionary War Veteran

JUMP TO: Set Up | Printable Template | Drawing | Folding a Printed 1-Sheet

SET UP A BLANK BOOK:

“Set Up a Blank (1-Sheet) Mini-Comic”

Folding Directions: Here’s the basic 1-sheet folding pattern I teach in workshops. Don’t get frustrated if your first few tries don’t quite work… It took me 10-12 tries before I figured it out! [Hi-Res PRINTABLE @ Patreon]

(1-4) Line up those half-folds as carefully as you can.

(7) Cut just a little bit past the half-way fold…
(8-11) See this move on the video! >>

(12) Numbering pages >>

Folding Guide Demo:

This quick video shows 3 pages sizes:
– 8.5″x11″
– legal (8.5″x14″)
– 11″x17″

THE 1-SHEET TEMPLATE:

You can print this blank 1-sheet template & draw your comics directly into it!

Hi-Res PRINTABLES & INSTRUCTIONS @ the Patreon >>

INSTRUCTIONS:

PRINTABLE TEMPLATE: (PDF)

DRAWING A STORY:

Here’s what it looks like when I’m drawing a new story, from blank paper to completed P*I.E. process!

Drawing a 1-Sheet Mini-Comic: “Woogums Goes for a Walk”

[“Woogums” Printables @ Patreon]

FOLD & SHARE MULTIPLE COPIES!:

How to Fold a PRINTED (COPIED) 1-Sheet Mini

Hi-Res PRINTABLE INSTRUCTIONS >>

When I fold books from drawn copies (or even blank templates, with the pages already numbered), I use a slightly different folding pattern. Keep your eye on that Outside Front Cover, & watch your book coming together!

FORMAT NOTES:

PRO:
+ No stapling required!
+ Draw directly into the book format
+ Reads as a book, with no copying/shrinking require!

CON:
– Uses only 1 side of the sheet (so final page size is small).
– Folding can be tricky for younger artists (but still really fun to see the book come together!)

CREDITS: Thanks to Eben Burgoon for turning me on to the 1-sheet format @ SIBF-2019! Thanks to Nomi Kane + Beth Hetland for first introducing me to their (slightly different) “One-Sheet Workshop” format!