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F.A.S.T. SEAL Cartooning Activity

A fun Social-Emotional Artistic Learning group warmup!

Posted byMarek13 May 202210 Jul 2022Posted inComics Workshop, SEALTags: action, cartooning, Comics Workshop, curriculum, education, emotion, face, how to, SEAL, setting, textLeave a comment on F.A.S.T. SEAL Cartooning Activity

Unfolding A Mirror Doodle (2 Methods)

Here’s how to UNFOLD your mirror doodles, using actual mirrors OR computers.

Posted byMarek27 Mar 202215 Dec 2025Posted inComics Workshop, mirror doodleTags: art, art education, Comics Workshop, creative, drawing, how to, mirror, mirror doodle, mirror doodle2 Comments on Unfolding A Mirror Doodle (2 Methods)

DRAWING TOGETHER #36: Mirror Doodles with Marek

A fun friendly session hosted by GRAPHIC MEDICINE…

Posted byMarek27 Mar 202205 Sep 2023Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, get ideas, how to, Live-Draws, mirror doodleTags: Comics Workshop, creativity, doodle, education, graphic medicine, health, how to, mental health, mirror doodleLeave a comment on DRAWING TOGETHER #36: Mirror Doodles with Marek

Sunflower Mirror-Doodle Demo

Relax + recharge + surprise yourself!

Posted byMarek17 Mar 202207 Jul 2024Posted inComics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, get ideas, how to, mirror doodle, videoTags: art, color, Comics Workshop, creativity, flower, how to, ink, mandala, mindfulness, mirror doodle, mirror doodle, quick-draw, relaxation, sunflower, videoLeave a comment on Sunflower Mirror-Doodle Demo

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)

Animal Comics (8p Template)

A guide for your next mini-comics biology report!

Posted byMarek28 Jan 202207 Mar 2025Posted inComics Camp 2020, Comics Workshop, mini-comics, templateTags: 1-sheet, animal comics template, animals, biology, comics camp, how to, mini-comics, one-sheet, science, template2 Comments on Animal Comics (8p Template)

QuarterFold Mini-Comic: 8-Page Master

A step-by-step demo for building an 8-page Quarter-Fold mini-comic “master copy.”

Posted byMarek24 May 202122 Jun 2024Posted inComics Workshop, projectTags: Comics Workshop, how to, mini-comics, quarterfoldLeave a comment on QuarterFold Mini-Comic: 8-Page Master

“Common Loon” (Bird Book Mini)

Backed w/ “HOW TO DRAW Basic LoonToons”

Posted byMarek22 Apr 202124 May 2023Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, LoonToons, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, biology, birdbook, birds, comics, Comics Workshop, how to, Loons, LoonToons, mini-comic, mini-comics, nature, science3 Comments on “Common Loon” (Bird Book Mini)

“Black-Capped Chickadee” (Bird Book Mini)

Backed w/ HOW TO DRAW CHICKADEES…

Posted byMarek21 Apr 202105 Mar 2025Posted incomics, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, biology, birdbook, birds, chickadee, comics, Comics Workshop, how to, mini-comic, mini-comics, nature, science2 Comments on “Black-Capped Chickadee” (Bird Book Mini)

Poetry Comics Camp (2021)

How to create cartoons, make mini-comics, scribble story-scrolls, and more… all based on ideas from poems, songs, and other growing things!

Posted byMarek20 Apr 202107 Mar 2023Posted inComics Workshop, how to, poems, videoTags: CLiF, comics camp, Comics Workshop, education, how to, live-draw, poem, poetry1 Comment on Poetry Comics Camp (2021)

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

Live-Draw: Mystery Fairy Village

Building funky fairy bungalows up in the branches…

Posted byMarek26 Feb 202118 Apr 2025Posted inBuild a World, Friday Doodles, how to, Live-Draws, videoTags: Build a World, Comics Workshop, doodle, fairy, forest, house, how to, patreon, tree, video, villageLeave a comment on Live-Draw: Mystery Fairy Village

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