Samples of the many sources I’m using to draw FREEMAN COLBY VOL. 3
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Civil War Cartoonist Mini: “Artists to the Front!”
Featuring the Civil War battlefield artists whose work inspired Freeman Colby Vol. 3…
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…
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 …
“New Year’s Day, 1864”
Drawn from a sketch by Edwin Forbes (Jan. 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!
Hospital Cat 1: Finding F.A.S.T. in a Primary Source Text
These simple visual tools & marks will help primary source texts COME TO LIFE on your comics page!
Coloring Winslow Homer’s “Wilderness”
Drawing poster artwork from VOL. 3, based on a painting by Winslow Homer…
“Sarah Low: Civil War Volunteer” (8p Comics Report)
How to create a quick 8-page mini “comics report” drawn from primary sources!
How to Draw Freeman Colby #3: Nurse Sarah Low
Draw along as Marek builds a splash page of nurse Sarah Low!
How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)
Draw along as the boys enlist in the 39th Mass. Volunteers!
