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Tag Archives: drawing

How to Unfold Your Mirror Doodle

Use a mirror (or two) to discover new worlds in tiny doodles…

Posted byMarek27/03/202216/05/2022Posted inComics Workshop, doodleTags: art, art education, Comics Workshop, creative, doodle, drawing, how to, mirror, mirror doodle2 Comments on How to Unfold Your Mirror Doodle

Comics Workshop Tutorial: “Alligator P*I.E.”

Especially for students, families, & hosts of my online programs…

Posted byMarek05/06/202011/01/2022Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: alligator, Comics Workshop, drawing, how to, makeart, pie, process, tools, tutorial, video3 Comments on Comics Workshop Tutorial: “Alligator P*I.E.”

Woody Guthrie’s “Tom Joad” #1

Adapting the first 6 verses of Woody Guthrie’s song, based on John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel…

Posted byMarek08/05/202016/01/2021Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, videoTags: adaptation, comics, Comics Workshop, drawing, dustbowl, farm, grapes of wrath, great depression, how to, ink, john steinbeck, literature, migration, mini-comics, oklahoma, pen, prison, video, woody guthrieLeave a comment on Woody Guthrie’s “Tom Joad” #1

#4: Hiking w/ Monsters

We’re celebrating Earth Day with some monstrously cartoony WORLD-BUILDING!

Posted byMarek22/04/202015/01/2022Posted inBuild a World, Comics Workshop, how to, monsters, videoTags: cartooning, Comics Workshop, drawing, hiking, how to, monster, monsters, setting1 Comment on #4: Hiking w/ Monsters

1 Monster Invites Another

How one monster grows into a quarter-thousand (& counting)…!

Posted byMarek16/04/202015/01/2022Posted inComics Workshop, math, mini-comics, monsters, videoTags: cartooning, Comics Workshop, dailymonster, diy, drawing, fantasy, homeschool, how to, math, monster, monsters, video3 Comments on 1 Monster Invites Another

Let’s Draw MONSTERS! (LEVELS 6-8)

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

Posted byMarek09/04/202015/01/2022Posted 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 #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)

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, video5 Comments on Cartooning Basics #2: Faces & Body Language

Diary Comic: "When I Feel…"

This simple 4-panel format helps me turn an EMOTION into a STORY…

Posted byMarek23/03/202018/04/2020Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: 4 panel, comics, diary, diary comics, doodle, drawing, ink, mental health, pen, stress, therapy, video1 Comment on Diary Comic: "When I Feel…"

Cartooning Basics #1: Shapes & Faces

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

Posted byMarek20/03/202013/05/2022Posted 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

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

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

Posted byMarek26/02/202001/10/2021Posted inComics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, videoTags: 1-sheet, abduction, alien, cat, Comics Workshop, drawing, erase, ink, inking, mini-comics, pencil, process, self publishing7 Comments on “Woogums Goes for a Walk” (1-Sheet / 8 Page)

Build a World: Troll Hunting

Josephine scours the forest in search of particularly perilous prey…

Posted byMarek30/06/2017Posted inBuild a World, Comics Workshop, videoTags: banjo, drawing, fantasy, hunting, rabbit, troll1 Comment on Build a World: Troll Hunting

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