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Comics Workshop Handbook β 2024 Edition!
Basic comics-making materials PLUS top-secret tips, teacher guides, creative activities, & moreβ¦
P*I.E. PROCESS: Pencil + Ink + Erase
PENCIL+INK+ERASE: A simple process for creating & sharing your best work!
F.A.S.T. Storytelling Toolbox
Four powerful tools for visual storytelling…
Readability
Simple steps to help your comics reach more readers…
Single Page Layouts
In comics, page structure IS story structure.
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1-Sheet Mini-Comics (Format)
Turn a single sheet of paper into an 8-page book.
Quarter-Fold Mini-Comics (Format)
Flexible format for mini-comics of 8-40 pages…
Templates
= blank guides for your next comics project!
Sketchbooks
While working on my graphic novels, I also draw in several sketchbooks of diary comics, doodles, travel notes, & random ideas…
Doodles
Just start drawing ~ No thinking, no planning ~ Surprise yourself!
Comics Workshop Videos:
HOW TO… (Videos & More)
A growing series of videos showing how to doodle, create, & self-publish comics the Comics Workshop way!
How to Draw FREEMAN COLBY
Here’s how I create my FREEMAN COLBY graphic novels, from panels to pages to poster art & more!
Let’s Draw MONSTERS!
Why is it so relaxing to doodle all these fantasy monsters?
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School Book Orders
COMICS WORKSHOP offers special pricing for schools, libraries, & student families…
Tools & Materials
β Here are some of my favorite (simple, effective, & cheap) comics-making tools! β MUST-HAVES + β NICE TO HAVES + π ALSO USED…
Mini-Comics
βHand-made, self-published comics for schools, libraries, & friends…β
Recommended Reading
A VERY BASIC list of graphic novels & comics (& related resources) I use in my teaching…