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Category Archives: freeman colby

Freeman Colby @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)

Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…

Posted byMarek15 Apr 202212 Oct 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: battle, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, hymn, jonas bacon, piano, quick-draw, spottsylvania, stick figure, video, virginia, winslow homer2 Comments on Freeman Colby @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)

Marching in DC (Demo Page from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3)

How I build a page from Freeman Colby Vol. 3 using the SETTING + ACTION + RESULT layout …

Posted byMarek21 Feb 202208 Dec 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: cartooning, Civil War, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, how to, photograph, process, usct, washingtonLeave a comment on Marching in DC (Demo Page from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3)

“New Year’s Day, 1864”

Drawn from a sketch by Edwin Forbes (Jan. 1864).

Posted byMarek01 Jan 202208 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: artist, camp, Civil War, Comics Workshop, edwin forbes, freeman colby, history, jonas bacon, quick-draw, river, stick figure, video, virginiaLeave a comment on “New Year’s Day, 1864”

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!

Posted byMarek14 Mar 202124 Mar 2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: cat, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, panel, rat, sarah low3 Comments on Hospital Cat 2: Drawing Panels & Pages from Primary Sources

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!

Posted byMarek24 Feb 202124 Mar 2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, history, sarah low4 Comments on Hospital Cat 1: Finding F.A.S.T. in a Primary Source Text

Coloring Freeman Colby’s “Wilderness”

Drawing a FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3 battle scene from May, 1864!

Posted byMarek01 Sep 202007 Oct 2022Posted inComics Camp 2020, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, color, Comics Workshop, crayon, freeman colby, freeman colby series, how, how to, ink, pencil, poster, virginia, wilderness, winslow homer1 Comment on Coloring Freeman Colby’s “Wilderness”

“Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

How to create a quick 8-page mini “comics report” drawn from primary sources!

Posted byMarek13 Apr 202004 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: 1-sheet, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, makeart, medicine, mini-comics, sarah low2 Comments on “Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

Draw along as Marek builds a splash page of nurse Sarah Low!

Posted byMarek02 Apr 202004 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: cartooning, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, homeschool, hospital, how to, makeart, sarah low, splash page, video3 Comments on How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

Draw along as the boys enlist in the 39th Mass. Volunteers!

Posted byMarek31 Mar 202013 Apr 2020Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: action, Civil War, Comics Workshop, drawing, face, freeman colby, how to, inking, pencil, process, text, videoLeave a comment on How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (Fall 2019)

32 pages of diary comics = a behind-the-scenes look @ Rabbit’s footwork & research for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!

Posted byMarek28 Oct 201911 Sep 2022Posted incomics, freeman colby, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, Shop, wondersTags: dc, diary comics, freeman colby, history, sketchbook, travel, virginia, Walt Whitman, washingtonLeave a comment on D.C.+Virginia Sketchbook (Fall 2019)

Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!

Posted byMarek17 Oct 201905 Jan 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: Civil War, fannie dawson, freeman colby, freeman colby series, history, primary sources, sarah low, Walt Whitman3 Comments on Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery

Sample full-color art from the 1863 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. …

Posted byMarek01 Jun 201928 Sep 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: 1863, abraham tuckson, Civil War, color, crayon, fannie dawson, freeman colby, history, jonas bacon, posters, primary sources, sarah lowLeave a comment on Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery

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