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Tag Archives: process

The Art of Breathing💨

A HOW-TO manual & reminder, for life and art…

Posted byMarek22 Jun 202526 Jun 2025Posted incomics, Comics Camp 2025, Comics Workshop, mini-comicsTags: 1-sheet, air, art, breath, comics, Comics Workshop, creativity, how to, mini-comics, processLeave a comment on The Art of Breathing💨

HOW TO MAKE A… Comics Convention Table Card! 👀

Catch readers’ eyes & draw ’em over to check out your new artwork… 👀

Posted byMarek03 Apr 202522 Apr 2025Posted inComics Camp 2025, Comics Workshop, how to, project, templateTags: Comics Workshop, convention, education, how to, mini-comics, process, project, promotion, table, teachingLeave a comment on HOW TO MAKE A… Comics Convention Table Card! 👀

PROJECT SEQUENCE 📖🔧 8p Mini-Comics

A FLEXIBLE MAP for creating your next mini-comics project, step by step!

Posted byMarek10 Mar 202525 Apr 2025Posted inComics Camp 2025, Comics Workshop, how to, projectTags: 1-sheet, art, Comics Workshop, education, handbook, how to, mini-comics, process, project, teachingLeave a comment on PROJECT SEQUENCE 📖🔧 8p Mini-Comics

24,000 Ways to Be an Artist 📖 (Mini-Comic)

Try this ONE WEIRD TRICK! 👍Guaranteed to work!!

Posted byMarek16 Sep 202422 Nov 2024Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, get ideas, math, Mini-Comics, mini-comicsTags: cartooning, comics, Comics Workshop, creative process, drawing, education, how to, math, mini-comics, process, rabbit, turtleLeave a comment on 24,000 Ways to Be an Artist 📖 (Mini-Comic)

P*I.E. 🥧 (The COMICS CAMP Printable!)

Bring out your BEST WORK… with P*I.E. (Pencil + Ink + Erase)!

Posted byMarek14 Jun 202405 Jun 2025Posted incomics, Comics Camp 2024, Comics Camp 2025, Comics Workshop, printablesTags: comics camp, Comics Camp 2024, Comics Workshop, erase, how to, ink, pencil, pie, printable, process, summer1 Comment on P*I.E. 🥧 (The COMICS CAMP Printable!)

History: Roots & Branches

A demo page drawn at a recent EL VIAJE / VERMONT READS event…

Posted byMarek31 Jan 202309 May 2023Posted inApplied Cartooning, comics, Comics WorkshopTags: comics, Comics Workshop, education, el viaje, El Viaje Mas Caro, forest, history, library, placemaking, primary sources, process, rabbit, roots, template, the most costly journey, treeLeave a comment on History: Roots & Branches

How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel

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

Posted byMarek28 Jul 202221 Aug 2024Posted inApplied Cartooning, Comics Camp 2022, Comics Workshop, freeman colby, how to, How to Draw Freeman Colby, video, Vol. 4Tags: 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

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)

BLACK BEAR 📖 “Animal Comics” Demo

Demo project for residency @ the Well School (Peterborough, NH).

Posted byMarek11 Jan 202207 Mar 2025Posted incomics, projectTags: animal, animal comics template, bear, biology, black bear, Comics Workshop, education, mini-comic, New Hampshire, process, well school, wildlife2 Comments on BLACK BEAR 📖 “Animal Comics” Demo

P*I.E. PROCESS: Pencil + Ink + Erase

PENCIL+INK+ERASE: A simple process for creating & sharing your best work!

Posted byMarek05 Jun 202024 Mar 2025Posted inComics Workshop, how to, videoTags: alligator, Comics Workshop, drawing, how to, makeart, pie, process, tools, tutorial, video4 Comments on P*I.E. PROCESS: Pencil + Ink + Erase

How to Draw Freeman Colby #2: Enlisting (August 1862)

Draw along as the boys enlist in the 39th Mass. Volunteers!

Posted byMarek31 Mar 202013 Apr 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)

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

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

Posted byMarek26 Feb 202006 Sep 2023Posted inComics Workshop, get ideas, 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)

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