Here’s a step-by-step demo for building an 8-page Quarter-Fold mini-comic “master copy.” You can then photocopy the “master” to self-publish your own mini-comic! JUMP TO: Reduction | Folding | Numbering | Taping Up | VIDEO VERSION >> MATERIALS: 8 pages of artwork (P*I.E. full size on standard-size copier paper)blank paperpencilscissorsmasking tape(photocopier / scanner or some …
Category Archives: Comics Workshop
“Common Loon” (Bird Book Mini)
Backed w/ “HOW TO DRAW Basic LoonToons”
“Black-Capped Chickadee” (Bird Book Mini)
Backed w/ HOW TO DRAW CHICKADEES…
Poetry Comics Camp
We’re setting up a 5-day Comics Camp for April Vacation week, 26-30 April! Watch this post for details…
Comics Project: Comics Timeline
Combining research & imagination to build common knowledge about an era…
Comics Project #3: Comics Investigation
Using the mini-comics book form as a way to question, research, and respond to new topics…
Comics Project #2: Primary Source Perspective
Combining texts with visuals to create informed original interpretations of the historical record!
Hospital Cat 2: Drawing Panels & Pages from Primary Sources
All those F.A.S.T. visual markups will really help us see the various parts of the story… So let’s draw!
Comics Project #1: Graphic Novel Adaptation
Drawing our reading experiences in collaborative comics format…
Hospital Cat 1: Finding F.A.S.T. in a Primary Source Text
These simple visual tools & marks will help primary source texts COME TO LIFE on your comics page!
“Magnet Migrants” (Mini)
Surprising secrets of magnets & migrating birds!
Drawing the Law: Rebellion or Insurrection (18 U.S. Code § 2383)
I drew this 2-page comic as a way to better understand the details of the law…
