A growing series of videos showing how to make cartoons & minis the Comics Workshop way…
Making Mini-Comics:
This is what it looks like when I’m making up an entirely new mini-comic, from blank page to finished book!
“Set Up a Blank (1-Sheet) Mini-Comic”
8 blank pages, ready to draw on! No stapler required.
“Woogums Goes for a Walk” (1-Sheet / 8 Page)
A desktop quick-draw, from blank paper to finished 8-page mini-comic…
Some general cartooning tips:
Tools & Materials
You can make comics with a few basic tools found in many classrooms & offices…
P*I.E. PROCESS: Pencil + Ink + Erase
PENCIL+INK+ERASE: A simple process for creating & sharing your best work!
Readability
Simple steps to help your comics reach more readers…
Page Layout
In comics, page structure IS story structure.
12×12 Layout Grid
“One weird trick” I use to make every page of my graphic novels!
RECENTLY POSTED:
Harriet Jacobs Teaching (March 1864)
VOL. 3 cover artwork, drawn in honor of the ceaseless teaching, writing,…
Field Hospital @ The Wilderness (6 May 1864)
Drawing a single panel from Freeman Colby Vol. 3 / p.323…
Sketchbook: Snow + Woods + Birds
Watching the woods fill up with snow…
Solstice Star Mirror-Doodle Demo
Wishing you luck & lux all winter long…
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)
Summer Dreams #6 Quick-Draw Video!
Inking an 8-page mini from our 2022 COMICS CAMP adventures!
How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel
Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!
Charging @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)
Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…
Sunflower Mirror-Doodle Demo
Relax + recharge + surprise yourself!
“New Year’s Day, 1864”
Drawn from a sketch by Edwin Forbes (Jan. 1864).
Poetry Comics Camp (2021)
How to create cartoons, make mini-comics, scribble story-scrolls, and more… all based…
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