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F.A.S.T. SEAL Cartooning Activity
A fun Social-Emotional Artistic Learning group warmup!
Freeman Colby @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)
Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…
How to Unfold Your Mirror Doodle
Use a mirror (or two) to discover new worlds in tiny doodles…
Doodle Break!
Rabbit takes a break from stress & worry with a little unplanned doodling:
Sunflower Mirror-Doodle Demo
Relax + recharge + surprise yourself!
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 …
NH State COMICStitution (Bill of Rights: Articles #1-12)
The official “Live Free And Draw” comics adaptation of the original 1784 document.
Red Eft (Life Cycle Mini)
About a neighbor who lives in the woods around my house…
Lead Paint Alert! (Mini-Comic)
How to identify & manage household lead contamination from lead-based paints. / (12 pages)
COMICS CAMP 2021: Summer Sketchbook! (Archive)
Flip through some pages of the COMICS CAMP sketchbook… Comics + Doodles HOW-TOs + DEMOS >> Live-Draw Sessions SUGGESTED SETUP & OTHER DETAILS: This summer, I’m using a Blick Studio Hardbound Sketchbook. You can use any kind of sketchbook that’s portable, sturdy, & has plenty of blank pages — your own favorite notebook, drawing pad, …
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Quarter-Fold Mini-Comic: 8-Page Master
A step-by-step demo for building an 8-page Quarter-Fold mini-comic “master copy.”
“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…
Drawing the Law: Seditious Conspiracy (18 U.S. Code § 2384)
I drew this 2-page comic as a way to better understand the details of the law…
“Micro-Library” Comics Camp
In this live-draw series, we’ll create lots of tiny books & build a library to store ’em!
Greta’s Gallery: Comics Camp 2020 / Weeks 1-2
Check out these GRRRReat comics drawn by COMICS CAMPers!
1st Amendment & “Democracy” (Music Video)
From a recent live-draw on Facebook…
Comics Workshop Tutorial: “Alligator P*I.E.”
Especially for students, families, & hosts of my online programs…
Comics Workshop Tools Overview
Especially for students, families, & hosts of my online programs…
Woody Guthrie’s “Tom Joad” #1
Adapting the first 6 verses of Woody Guthrie’s song, based on John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel…
“Lovely, Dark, & Deep” (Gospel of Krazy Book ’20 Ch.4:29)
A close, quick reading of secrets hidden in a 100-year-old strip!
Woogums #2: Procrastination Poster
Drawing alien gladiator champions helps me get ideas.
#4: Hiking w/ Monsters
We’re celebrating Earth Day with some monstrously cartoony WORLD-BUILDING!
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