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Tag Archives: Comics Workshop

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

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

Posted byMarek13/04/202007/09/2020Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: 1-sheet, Civil War, comics, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, hospital, how to, makeart, medicine, mini-comics, sarah lowLeave a comment on “Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)

Let’s Draw MONSTERS! (LEVELS 6-8)

LEVEL 6 Eyes, Seven-Staffs, Gruesome Grimaces, … plus P.I.E.!

Posted byMarek09/04/202022/04/2020Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: cartooning, Comics Workshop, diy, doodle, drawing, how to, monster, monsters, videoLeave a comment on Let’s Draw MONSTERS! (LEVELS 6-8)

How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low

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

Posted byMarek02/04/202013/04/2020Posted inComics Workshop, freeman colby, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: cartooning, Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, homeschool, hospital, how to, makeart, sarah low, splash page, videoLeave a comment 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 byMarek31/03/202013/04/2020Posted 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)

Let’s Draw MONSTERS! (LEVELS 1-5)

Demonstrates basic monsterological terms & designs…

Posted byMarek27/03/202016/04/2020Posted inBuild a World, Comics Workshop, how to, videoTags: cartoon, cartooning, Comics Workshop, eyes, fantasy, hair, how to, monster, monsters, teeth2 Comments on Let’s Draw MONSTERS! (LEVELS 1-5)

Cartooning Basics #2: Faces & Body Language

Sometimes it helps to act out an idea, and FEEL the picture in your body…

Posted byMarek24/03/202018/04/2020Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: art, cartooning, Comics Workshop, diy, drawing, face, how to, makeart, stick figures, video4 Comments on Cartooning Basics #2: Faces & Body Language

Cartooning Basics #1: Shapes & Faces

Anybody can draw cartoons… Follow along at home, & you’ll be surprised at the results!

Posted byMarek20/03/202018/04/2020Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: art, cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, diy, drawing, face, makeart, paper, pencil, shapeLeave a comment on Cartooning Basics #1: Shapes & Faces

“Set Up a Blank (1-Sheet) Mini-Comic”

8 blank pages, ready to draw on! No stapler required.

Posted byMarek18/03/202005/01/2021Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: Comics Workshop, diy, how to, mini-comics, self publishing, videoLeave a comment on “Set Up a Blank (1-Sheet) Mini-Comic”

Sharjah Sketchbook

The daily adventures of a cartoon rabbit teaching comics in the Persian Gulf!

Posted byMarek01/03/202027/07/2020Posted inBooks, Non-fictionTags: auobio, cartooning, Comics Workshop, education, graphic novel, islam, sharjah, sharjah international book fair, sibf19, travel, uaeLeave a comment on Sharjah Sketchbook

“Woogums Goes for a Walk” (1-Sheet / 8 Page)

A desktop quick-draw, from blank paper to finished 8-page mini-comic…

Posted byMarek26/02/202026/01/2021Posted inComics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, videoTags: 1-sheet, abduction, alien, cat, Comics Workshop, drawing, erase, ink, inking, mini-comics, pencil, process, self publishing2 Comments on “Woogums Goes for a Walk” (1-Sheet / 8 Page)

1-Sheet / 8 page Mini-Comic (Folding)

A super-quick demo of folding a blank booklet from a single sheet of paper.

Posted byMarek24/01/202006/05/2020Posted inComics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, videoTags: 1sheet, Comics Workshop, mini-comics, self publishingLeave a comment on 1-Sheet / 8 page Mini-Comic (Folding)

THANK YOU Summer 2017 Program Hosts & Artists!

A monstrous THANK YOU to all our Summer Reading Program hosts…

Posted byMarek01/09/201702/09/2017Posted inComics WorkshopTags: Comics Workshop, library, monsters, reading, summer1 Comment on THANK YOU Summer 2017 Program Hosts & Artists!

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