Indian River School / CLiF (Oct. 2021)

JUMP TO: / DAY 1: Grade 5 / Grade 6 / / DAY 2 / / DAY 3

PREP LINKS:

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GRADE 5 / DAY 1

P*I.E. Process >>

BLOB CHARACTER WARM-UP:

Hutchins & DeWolfe:

SETTING+ACTION+RESULT 3-Panel Page Template:

GRADE 6 / DAY 1

P*I.E. Process >>

BLOB CHARACTER WARM-UP:

Labore:

SETTING+ACTION+RESULT 3-Panel Page Template:

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ALSO: Old Comics!

In one of our classes today, I mentioned some 1,000+ year old comics with NO panels borders (at least not penciled rectangular boxes). But then we didn’t have time to share them at the end of class!

So, below are a couple ancient “comics” (narratives w/ multiple images in sequence). They actually DO have panels… sort of. See if you can tell how they work (reading direction, changes of scene, etc.).

DAY 2 (12+13 Oct.)

Setting Up a BLANK 1-Sheet Mini:

Print directions:

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Folding a Printed 1-Sheet Mini:

“GROW, MONSTER, GROW!” Comics Project Template:

COMICS CAMP 2020 LIVE: “Grow, Monster, Grow!”

Here’s what it looks like when some friends get together in the Comics Camp studio & grow monsters!

LIFE CYCLE Comics Project Template:

Non-Fiction Comics Project Template (PRINTABLE PDF >>):

DAY 3 (19+20 Oct.)

Today, we focus on conferencing with test-readers, & “fixing up” our minis… Creating comics takes a lot of careful work, especially after we’ve made our initial artwork & we’re ready to revise & edit.

Here’s how I’m editing MY latest project, based on student comments & feedback.

Marek’s RED EFT Mini:

NOTE: I’ve inked my draft pages here, to make them more readable on the webcam. Normally I’d conference BEFORE inking.

First, we read my Outside Front Cover together, & that worked pretty well. That is to say, the test readers saw pretty much what I hoped they’d see in the text & the artwork:

Then, however, things got interesting. My readers read aloud from my p.2-3 in a different way than I’d expected. If you look closely, you’ll see my little pencil notes in the margins; I’ve added yellow labels to help explain these edits:

Since there are SO MANY fixes to make here, I think I’ll get a better result by starting over again with both pages! This is called REVISING — It’s a process of completely re-thinking (re-visualizing) a page or pages.

Here I am penciling a new draft of p.2-3 on some scrap paper:

As I ink these new draft pages, I’m trying to keep them super-simple & super-clear:

Cutting out & pasting in the new draft pages (right on top of the first drafts in the booklet):

P.2+3 = ready to read —
THANKS TO MY TEST-READERS & FELLOW ARTISTS!:

More edits & final “Red Eft” mini >>