I stumbled onto this website about how to incorporate illustration/comics into your classroom. Of course they are using the site to promote their product, but nevertheless, it was a great list and you can tailor it to your needs I would imagine. 21 WAYS TO USE MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.COM IN THE CLASSROOM By Bill Zimmerman, Creator, MakeBeliefsComix.com 1. CREATE…Read more
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Inspiration: Reading With Pictures
Kickstarter is this amazing website that allows people to pitch in and help fund grassroots artists, businesses, and projects that might otherwise have a tough time getting sponsors. While I was sifting one day on their site, I came across Reading with Pictures, a not-for-profit that is looking to get comics into the hands of school…Read more
Creating Text Boxes for your comic Illustrations Using Adobe Illustrator
Since my illustrated text is being created in Adobe Illustrator in “comic” format, I am going to be using text and thought bubbles a lot. There are some pretty easy tutorials on Youtube that helped me out and I thought that I would write a post that showed my process to make one. Once I…Read more
