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Tag Archives: Civil War

Charging @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)

Inking a 2-page spread from VOLUME 3…

Posted byMarek15 Apr 202203 Mar 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: battle, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, history, hymn, jonas bacon, piano, quick-draw, spottsylvania, stick figure, video, virginia, winslow homer2 Comments on Charging @ Spottsylvania Court House (12 May 1864)

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 …

Posted byMarek21 Feb 202208 Dec 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: cartooning, Civil War, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, how to, photograph, process, usct, washingtonLeave a comment on Marching in DC (Demo Page from FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3)

“New Year’s Day, 1864”

Drawn from a sketch by Edwin Forbes (Jan. 1864).

Posted byMarek01 Jan 202221 Mar 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: artist, camp, Civil War, Comics Workshop, edwin forbes, freeman colby, history, jonas bacon, quick-draw, river, stick figure, video, virginiaLeave a comment on “New Year’s Day, 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!

Posted byMarek14 Mar 202124 Mar 2021Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: cat, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, panel, rat, sarah low3 Comments on Hospital Cat 2: Drawing Panels & Pages from Primary Sources

F.A.S.T. STORYTELLING TOOLS: Hospital Cat Demo #1

These simple visual tools & marks will help primary source texts COME TO LIFE on your comics page!

Posted byMarek24 Feb 202116 Feb 2026Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman ColbyTags: Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, education, freeman colby, history, sarah low5 Comments on F.A.S.T. STORYTELLING TOOLS: Hospital Cat Demo #1

Coloring Winslow Homer’s “Wilderness”

Drawing poster artwork from VOL. 3, based on a painting by Winslow Homer…

Posted byMarek01 Sep 202019 Apr 2023Posted inComics Camp 2020, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, color, Comics Workshop, crayon, freeman colby, freeman colby series, how, how to, ink, pencil, poster, virginia, wilderness, winslow homer1 Comment on Coloring Winslow Homer’s “Wilderness”

“Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

How to create a quick 8-page mini “comics report” drawn from primary sources!

Posted byMarek13 Apr 202004 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: 1-sheet, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, makeart, medicine, mini-comics, sarah low2 Comments on “Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

Draw along as Marek builds a splash page of nurse Sarah Low!

Posted byMarek02 Apr 202012 Feb 2026Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: cartooning, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, homeschool, hospital, how to, makeart, sarah low, splash page, video3 Comments on How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

Draw along as the boys enlist in the 39th Mass. Volunteers!

Posted byMarek31 Mar 202013 Apr 2020Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: action, Civil War, Comics Workshop, drawing, face, freeman colby, how to, inking, pencil, process, text, videoLeave a comment on How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

Gallery of sources & the comics they inspired!

Posted byMarek17 Oct 201905 Jan 2022Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: Civil War, fannie dawson, freeman colby, freeman colby series, history, primary sources, sarah low, Walt Whitman3 Comments on Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

The St. Albans Raid #1

Detailing a little-known outburst of domestic terrorism in a small New England town far from the front lines of the Civil War…

Posted byMarek20 Jul 201920 Sep 2020Posted incomics, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, ShopTags: 1864, Civil War, guerrillas, history, St. Albans, terrorism, Vermont1 Comment on The St. Albans Raid #1

Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery

Sample full-color art from the 1863 adventures of Freeman Colby & Co. …

Posted byMarek01 Jun 201904 Aug 2025Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colbyTags: 1863, abraham tuckson, Civil War, color, crayon, fannie dawson, freeman colby, history, jonas bacon, posters, primary sources, sarah lowLeave a comment on Freeman Colby Vol. 2 Poster Gallery

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