Comics Workshop @ Disnard (Feb. 2021)

Archive page for a CLiF residency @ Disnard Elementary (February 2021)

JUMP TO: DAY 1 / DAY 2 / DAY 3

The P*I.E. Process:

We’ll draw all our comics projects using this simple (but powerful) process:

Are you ready to fold a blank “1-sheet” booklet?

1-SHEET Mini-Comics

The “1-Sheet” is a great pocket-size format for drawing short, memorable comics stories!

DRAWING A SAMPLE 1-SHEET:

More about the “WOOGUMS” mini >>

Revolutionary War Topics:

French & Indian War
Sugar & Stamp Acts
Sons of Liberty
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress

DAY 1 NOTES:

5M (Morning Session):

Here’s my desktop after our AM & PM sessions:

We practiced marking up a sample source article, in search of F.A.S.T. “Storytelling Tools”:

(1) Here, I’m starting to work on a FRENCH & INDIAN WAR mini with my article (marked up on my desktop, for reference!) & my pencil:

(2) I’ll draw the cover later…
Let’s open up the book & start doodling what we think this story might look like!

Note the (?) in the left margin of my booklet — That means I want to research those details more, & maybe find a source image for them.

ALSO: Here’s what my F.A.S.T. Toolbox looks like in action, drawing a 1-sheet mini “report” about Civil War nurse Sarah Low:

DAY 2 NOTES:

We’re conferencing on student projects today, & looking at some simple tips for making our comics MORE READABLE:

More about my “WHO IS JEREMIAH CROCKER?” mini project >>

CONFERENCE RESULTS: Marek’s “French & Indian War” Mini (in progress!)

Here are some working notes I made on my mini-comic, after a conference with 5M readers:

PAGE 1:

PAGES 2-3:

I’m drawing details from my markup of the source article on DAY 1.

PAGES 4-5:

I drew this 2-page spread from photos I found at the “Fort Necessity” official website (NPS.gov). Note that these are MODERN PHOTOS recreating the site, so they’re NOT primary source photos. However, they are considered historically accurate by NPS historians. They include some clues about costumes & tactics, too.