Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…
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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 …
“New Year’s Day, 1864”
Drawn from a sketch by Edwin Forbes (Jan. 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!
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!
Coloring Freeman Colby’s “Wilderness”
Drawing a FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3 battle scene from May, 1864!
“Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)
How to create a quick 8-page mini “comics report” drawn from primary sources!
How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low
Draw along as Marek builds a splash page of nurse Sarah Low!
How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)
Draw along as the boys enlist in the 39th Mass. Volunteers!
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!
Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics
Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!
Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery
Sample full-color art from the 1863 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. …
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