Here’s how I create my Freeman Colby Series of graphic novels, from panels to pages to poster art & more!
Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics
Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!
How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel
Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!
Freeman Colby Vol. 3 Poster Gallery
Sample poster art & sources from the 1864 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. …
Charging @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)
Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…
Harriet Jacobs Teaching (March 1864)
VOL. 3 cover artwork, drawn in honor of the ceaseless teaching, writing, & organizing by women like Harriet Jacobs & Sarah Low on behalf…
Field Hospital @ The Wilderness (6 May 1864)
Drawing a single panel from Freeman Colby Vol. 3 / p.323…
“Rebel Wounded Coming In” (The Wilderness / May 1864)
Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.
VOL. 3 COVER ART: Wilderness Wildfire (5 May 1864)
Drawn from a battlefield sketch by Alfred Waud.
“Sleeping on Their Arms” / Winslow Homer @ The Wilderness
Drawn from a 2p spread in Harper’s (28 May 1864)
“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 Winslow Homer’s “Wilderness”
Drawing poster artwork from VOL. 3, based on a painting by Winslow Homer…
“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!
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