Do-It-Yourself Comics: “Let’s Draw a Story…”

Here’s an activity to try with family & friends during the holidays:

 

… MORE FORMATS & TIPS TO COME …

INSPIRATION:

This project is inspired by all the kids (& adults) who sit down & draw stories with me…

  

It’s also inspired by the Storycorps project from NPR & al:

 … whose site offers these useful storytelling (& storydrawing) resources:
>> “Great Questions” List
>> Do-It-Yourself Interview Instruction Guide [PDF]

 

SHARE IT:

Here are some other cool resources for publishing & sharing your own hand-made comics:

•  My own DIY mini, “Build Your Own 8-Page Mini Comic” >> 
• 
  One Sheet Workshop by CCS alums Beth Hetland & Nomi Kane
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  “Tips & Tricks: How to Make a Minicomic” from BigTimeAttic >>
• 
  “How to Make MiniComics” [PDF] by the International Cartoonist Conspiracy 
• 
  Resources (& templates) from Mini-Comics Day
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  Jessica Abel’s guide to Do-It-Yourself Mini-comics >>
• “Making Mini-Comics” by The Comics Reporter >> (includes lots of distribution resources…)
•  “How to mass-produce your own 16 page mini-book >>
• 
  “So you wanna publish a webcomic” by Jason Smith
  ALSO: Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5