[COMICS WORKSHOP] [Alton]
Archive page for the APRIL 2022 COMICS WORKSHOP residency. BEFORE Links | TOOLS Info
20 April 2022: Nice to draw with you all this week! I’m posting snapshots & demo pages below… (Contact me if you’d like a PRINTABLE PDF of our pages.)
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Technique Demos / Printables
PreK-K & Grades 1+2: 4-panel pages
PREP: Teachers may want to fold pages ahead of time for student use. Panel numbers can be added ahead of time OR by students (while w/ Marek).
Pre K / 18+19 April 2022
= The first-ever appearance of our new superhero, Pillow Bunny™!! (We still need a name for her hedgehog sidekick…)
K / 18 April 2022
TO BE DRAWN: What will happen when this dog finds a dollhouse & some dolls?!
GRADE 2 / 18 April 2022
Blob characters:
ABOVE: I like drawing that snail (lower left) because it’s simple, and it looks really hopeful & friendly. My test-readers noticed the character they called “The Princess” (under “WELCOME,” upper right).
Maybe the Snail & the Princess are friends?
Let’s find out…
4-Panel Page in progress:
Grades 3+: 3-panel pages
We’ll set up these pages together:
I recommend the following story-starter approach:
Technique Demos
DEMO: Marking Up a Primary Source Text with F.A.S.T. Elements…
PART 1: Find F.A.S.T. storytelling elements in a source text, & then…
PART 2: Create a basic 3-panel page… (starring: Hospital Cat!)
DEMO: Building a 3-Panel Page for Freeman Colby Vol. 3 (w/ Primary Source Graphics)
Here’s what it looks like when I’m setting up a 3-panel page & finding details in primary source images…
PRINTABLES
Here are some JPGs to display in your classroom while making comics… Contact Marek for hi-res B&W PDF.
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