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Sketchbook: Snow + Woods + Birds

Watching the woods fill up with snow…

Posted byMarek20 Jan 202330 Jan 2023Posted inBuild a World, Comics Workshop, doodle, Friday Doodles, videoTags: art, bird, chickadee, Comics Workshop, creativity, doodle, forest, how to, ink, quick-draw, relaxation, snow, video, winterLeave a comment on Sketchbook: Snow + Woods + Birds

“Journey Comics” Template

= Basic sequence for a travel / migration / adventure mini!

Posted byMarek14 Jan 202320 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, mini-comics, templateTags: 1-sheet, comics camp, how to, migration, mini-comics, one-sheet, template, travelLeave a comment on “Journey Comics” Template

2023 Comics Workshop Handbook (Work In Progress)

Here are a few of the “Big Picture” ideas I put up on display @ our workshops…

Posted byMarek01 Jan 202328 Jan 2023Posted inAC Resources, Applied Cartooning, comics, Comics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, education, handbook, how to, library, schoolLeave a comment on 2023 Comics Workshop Handbook (Work In Progress)

Solstice Star Mirror-Doodle Demo

Wishing you luck & lux all winter long…

Posted byMarek21 Dec 202227 Dec 2022Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, doodle, how to, videoTags: art, color, Comics Workshop, creativity, doodle, flower, how to, ink, mandala, mindfulness, mirror doodle, quick-draw, relaxation, star, sun, videoLeave a comment on Solstice Star Mirror-Doodle Demo

“Bill of Rights” Comics Activity

Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text…

Posted byMarek02 Dec 202230 Jan 2023Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Workshop, projectTags: bill of rights, civics, Comics Workshop, constit, demo, how to, rights, usLeave a comment on “Bill of Rights” Comics Activity

“Space TAKEN” (Poetry Comics Demo)

Sci-Fi comics retrospection, after Robert Frost.

Posted byMarek17 Oct 202217 Oct 2022Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, Mini-Comics, mini-comics, poemsTags: 1-sheet, comics camp, diy, how to, mini-comics, one-sheet, poetry, rabbit, robert frost, sci-fi, space, travelLeave a comment on “Space TAKEN” (Poetry Comics Demo)

D.I.Y. US Constitution / Preamble (8p TEMPLATE)

What are the original GOALS of the US government? And what do they look like when YOU cartoon ’em?

Posted byMarek17 Sep 202209 Jan 2023Posted inComics Workshop, mini-comics, templateTags: 1-sheet, civics, constitution, diy, education, government, history, how to, law, mini-comics, one-sheet, template, United StatesLeave a comment on D.I.Y. US Constitution / Preamble (8p TEMPLATE)

Civil War Cartoonist Mini: “Artists to the Front!”

Eyewitness artists on the battlefield…

Posted byMarek19 Aug 202223 Dec 2022Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, mini-comicsTags: alfred waud, artist, cartoonist, Civil War, Comics Workshop, edwin forbes, freeman colby, history, History Alive, how to, jonas bacon, mini-comics, newspaper, stick figure, Thomas Nast, winslow homer1 Comment on Civil War Cartoonist Mini: “Artists to the Front!”

Show ‘N’ Tell Intro (1p Template)

D.I.Y. template / Created in collaboration with James Sturm of CCS.

Posted byMarek11 Aug 202216 Aug 2022Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, templateTags: 1 page, civics, comics camp, Comics Workshop, how to, introduction, mini-comics, one-sheet, social, team, templateLeave a comment on Show ‘N’ Tell Intro (1p Template)

Bird Book (8p Template)

Here’s a D.I.Y. template for your next non-fiction bird bio mini!

Posted byMarek30 Jul 202202 Aug 2022Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, mini-comics, templateTags: 1-sheet, animals, biology, bird, birdbook, birds, comics camp, Comics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, one-sheet, science, templateLeave a comment on Bird Book (8p Template)

How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel

Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!

Posted byMarek28 Jul 2022Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, videoTags: Civil War, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, graphic novel, history, how to, process, stick figure, videoLeave a comment on How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel

How to COMICS JAM

= Fun STORY GENERATOR for 2+ players!

Posted byMarek15 Jul 202212 Aug 2022Posted incomics, Comics Camp 2022, comics jam, Comics Workshop, templateTags: cartooning, comics, comics jam, Comics Workshop, education, how to, schoolLeave a comment on How to COMICS JAM

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