Comic Book Club

Your Story

2012-01-09T14:13:00.000-08:00

Before our next meeting, find an idea for a comic. You will be asked to present it to the other members of the CBC. Please come with the following elements:

1 - THEME: what is your story about in one sentence?
2 - CHARACTERS: who are the characters in your story?
Define well their personality, and sketch them out.
You can work on various body attitudes and facial expressions.
3 - PLOT: How main events unfold in your story in one paragraph.

Welcome to the Comic Book Club

2012-01-08T15:00:00.000-08:00

- US Comic Book Club meets every day 4 during tutorial, MS Comic Book Club meets every day 2 during tutorial.

2009-02-04T10:23:00.001-08:00

Write the scenario of your comic.

A mix of narrative and script, the scenario looks somewhat like a theatre play, with a little bit more description. When you are done writing, cut it in frames.

Draw the layout or rough draft of your comic.

Figure out how many frames will go on each page, what will be the shape and size of each frame, and what each frame is going to actually look like (where do the characters go, where do the speech bubbles go, etc.). Don't waste time on drawing well or in details; stick figures will do just fine. Follow loosely your scenario: some of what was written will need to be modified to fit a drawn page better.

Draw the pencil draft of your comic.

On a sheet of Vellum paper, with a pencil, and following your rough draft, start by drawing the frames of your first page. Use a ruler to make sure that your frames are really straight and neat.
Still following your rough draft, draw inside each frame, including the speech bubbles (tip: write the text first and draw the bubble arround it). This time be as precise as possible: this is what your drawing is really going to look like.

5: Inking

Go over the pencil drawing with ink pens and paintbrushes. Refine your lines. Be precise. Add details. When you are finished, and the ink is dry, erase the pencil marks. If you made a mistake, just correct it with white acrylic paint, let it dry and ink over.

Check out that video:

Mini Comics

2008-11-11T14:05:00.001-08:00

Next meeting Monday November 17th: Bring in your mini comics, and we'll print them, and bind them.