Create your own comic- lesson 1...SCAVANGER HUNT MATERIALS NEEDED • Blank Paper, Journal or...

CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC CLUB

LESSON ONE

EARN POINTS

WIN PRIZES

SCAVANGER HUNT

MATERIALS NEEDED• Blank Paper, Journal or Sketchbook

• Pen and/or Pencil• Your Imagination

• FYI - After today’s lesson, you’ll begin building your costume

© LIZ NEFF | PURSUITOFSELF.COM | 2020

MY NAME IS LIZ

A FEW FUN FACTS:

I STUDIED ILLUSTRATION AT THE ANIMATION ACADEMY

I’M COACHARTS LOS ANGELES SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

MY SPECIALTIES ARE IN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, YOGA & WELLNESS


STEP 1


STEP TWO

• DRAW A VERTICAL LINE DOWN PAPER

• DRAW A HORIZONTAL LINE ACROSS PAPER = CREATING 4 PANELS

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STEP THREE

SET RULES AND DEFINITIVE BOUNDARIES.

WHEN YOU DESIGN A COMIC, 1ST YOU’LL WANT TO DECIDE IT’S GENRE. EXAMPLE: HISTORICAL, FICTION, ZOMBIE ROMANTIC COMEDY (ZOM-ROM-COM) ETC…

WHERE DOES YOUR COMIC TAKE PLACE IN SPACE AND TIME?


GENRE IDEAS


DECIDE ON GENRE• WILL IT BE A WESTERN, IN EGYPT OR SET IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY? • WILL THERE BE UNICORNS, MONSTERS, MERMAIDS, WARRIORS,

DRAGONS, LIONS, WIZARDS, DETECTIVES OR ALIENS? • IS YOUR STORY SILLY, SPOOKY, UPLIFTING, ROMANTIC? • WILL IT TAKE PLACE IN YOUR HOMETOWN, IN THE JUNGLE, NEAR

A CASTLE, ON THE MOON?• WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY?


USE YOUR IMAGINATION


FIRST ASSIGNMENT

• USING YOUR BLANK PIECE OF PAPER.• SCRIBBLE & BRAINSTORM

4 VERY DIFFERENT IDEASFOR GENRES. • YOU MAY USE BULLET POINTS,

WORDS & DRAWINGSTO CONVEY YOUR THOUGHTS & IDEAS.

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DECIDE ON THE GENREOF THE 4, WHICH DO YOU ENJOY BEST?


STEP FOUR

• DEFINE YOUR MAIN CHARACTER• BULLET POINT • BRAIN STORM IDEAS CROSS OUT ONES YOU DISLIKECIRCLE ONES YOU’D LIKE TO KEEP


ON A NEW PAGE


CHARACTER PROFILE

CHARACTER NAME SUPERPOWERS

ORIGIN STORY TRAGIC FLAW


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CHARACTER PROFILE

COSTUME & PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

PERSONALITY

ALTER EGO COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP


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ON A NEW PAGE


SUPPORTING KEY PLAYERS

TEAMMATES, SIDEKICKS & ANIMAL COMPANIONS

ENEMIES & CONFLICTS

LOVE INTEREST / BEST FRIEND


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A QUICK NOTE ON VILLIANS & “BAD GUYS”

UNDERSTAND THEIR WHY

WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES AND GOALS?

MAKE THE CONFLICT SPECIFIC


HOMEWORKASSSIGNMENT

q DEFINE MAIN CHARACTERq IDENTIFY OTHER KEY PLAYERSq SHARE YOUR WORK ONCE

COMPLETEDq SEEK MATERIALS AT HOME TO

BEGIN TO CREATE YOUR DIY CHARACTER COSTUME


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REFERENCE IMAGE SOURCES:

• Cultivate The ‘Power of Imagination’ In Your Children: https://wowparenting.com/blog/power-of-imagination/

• The X-Files :https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555811/the-x-files-earth-children-are-weird-by-illustrated-by-kim-smith/

• Mystery In Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_in_Space

• The Addams Family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_in_Space

• Goosebumps: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goosebumps-jeremy-lambert/1127700326

• Mild Sauce & Taco: https://parade.com/933235/marynliles/cricut-halloween-crafts-projects/

• Sun & Rainbow: https://theeffortlesschic.com/rainbow-costume-diy-sun-custume/


CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC CLUB

LESSON TWO


BONUS DOODLE PROMPTScribble out a full page of creatures from your imagination.

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EARN POINTSWIN PRIZES

SCAVANGER HUNT

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Blank Paper, Journal or Sketchbook

• Pen and/or Pencil

• Straight Edge or Ruler

• Your Imagination


Today’s winners will receive our newest CoachArt Tee!


CHARACTER DESIGN


THIS WEEKSASSIGNMENT

• This week, you’ll become an illustrator! We’ll begin to explore the world of rough drafts and concept art.

• Draw your characters head

• Draw your characters body

• Submit your efforts (even if not ”perfect” or completed!) by Friday and win your own Drawing Technique Book


THIS WEEKS PRIZE


BRING YOUR CHARACTERS TO LIFE!

CHARACTER SKETCH PROCESS


SKETCH YOUR MAIN CHARACTERS HEAD


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Pro Tip:Use a light

blue colored pencil or a non-photo

blue pencil for initial base sketches

SKETCH YOUR MAIN CHARACTERS FULL HEAD & BODY


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Pro Tip:White erasers

are very effective and

kinder to your drawing process


+ 100 POINTSCONTINUE SEEKING MATERIALS AT HOME FOR YOUR COSTUME!

LESSON THREE


EARN POINTSWIN PRIZES

FYIFINAL WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT FRIDAY!


SCAVENGER HUNT

MATERIALS NEEDED

¡ Blank PaperIdeally 8.5 x 11 White

¡ Pen and/or Pencil

¡ Your Imagination

¡ Friendly Reminder To Guardians –MONITOR and consider comic / image appropriateness with your students as they search and navigate the internet


FOLDING YOUR 1ST ZINE

EMAIL ME SUBJECT: “ZINE TEMPLATE”FOR PDF PRINT OUT

[email protected]

OR DOWNLOAD AT:WWW.PURSUITOFSELF.COM


WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SHARE?

HOW MANY PANELS DO YOU NEED TO SAY IT?

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES…



1 PANEL 4 PANELS2 PANELS


FULL PAGE

CREATE A FOUR-PANEL COMIC. IT CAN BE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, EXPERIMENTAL, A COLLECTION OF FACTS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU, OR YOUR DAY'S TO-DO LIST. CARTOONING IS ABOUT FINDING A SEQUENTIAL RHYTHM.


THINK ABOUT YOUR DAY. DID SOMETHING MEMORABLE OR POIGNANT HAPPEN THAT YOU COULD CONVEY IN FOUR PANELS? GO FOR IT!



STEP 1: BUBBLE MAP OUT YOUR STORYSTEP 2: SCENE BY SCENE, DRAW WHAT

HAPPENS FROM BEGINNING TO END

BEGIN WORKING ON YOUR FINAL PROJECT:

ZINE ISSUE NO. 01 PROMPTS:

1. REASONS I APPRECIATE YOU2. MY QUARANZINED LIFE3. TO MY BEST FRIEND4. SIMPSONIZED EDITION



¡ Calvin & Hobbes - https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes

¡ Week One Cartooning Workout – www.cartoonstudies.org

¡ Lightbulb Steps - https://www.pngitem.com/middle/iixwmhw_future-we-can-create-hd-png-download/

¡ Introduction to Illustration for Children A course by Adolfo Serra -https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/175-introduction-to-illustration-for-children

¡ Storyboard Template - https://www.gemtracks.com/guides/view.php?title=10-steps-to-create-a-music-video-storyboard-free-templates&id=71

¡ Mutts - https://mutts.com/product/let-the-summer-begin-print/

¡ Liz Climo – as noted

¡ D*Face Cover Art - Los Angeles, CA

¡ Emily Strange - https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-353/Emily-the-Strange-The-13th-Hour-1

¡ Teen Titans - https://comiconlinefree.com/teen-titans-go-figure/issue-Full/15

¡ Phoebe & Her Unicorn - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/244390717255569382/


UNTIL NEXT LESSON…

1. EMAIL YOUR WORK TO:

[email protected]

2. SHARE & HASHTAG:

¡ #COACHARTCOMICS

¡ #COACHART

JOIN OUR COACHING COMMUNITY AND LEARN MORE AT COACHART.ORG


HOMEWORKASSSIGNMENT

q SKETCH HEAD CONCEPT IDEASFOR YOUR CHARACTERS

q SKETCH FULL BODY CONCEPT IDEAS FOR YOUR CHARACTERS

q SHARE YOUR WORK

q CONTINUE TO BUILD YOUR DIY CHARACTER COSTUME


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• NETFLIX CoachArt Halloween Party, October 2019

• Elsa Chang, Man & Woman, Putin Ruso – Little Red Riding Hood - http://elsasketch.blogspot.com

• How to Draw an Anime Head - https://www.animeoutline.com/how-to-draw-anime-girl-head-and-face/

• Mermaid Illustrations - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/812477589007454815/ & http://clipartmag.com/mermaid-drawing-images

• How To Draw Female Head with Anime Cat Ears - https://www.animeoutline.com/how-to-draw-anime-cat-girl-ears-step-by-step/

• Bolt Character Design - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/470344754818457398/

• Cover : Ugly Drawings - https://www.toon-books.com/comics-easy-as-abc.html

• Spiderman - https://ifanboy.com/articles/goodbye-the-amazing-spider-man-hello-the-superior-spider-man/

• 9 Head Human Anatomy - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/576320083541709592/

• Superhero Pose Anatomy - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/828099450213650534/

• Character Sketch Process - https://www.deviantart.com/luigil/art/Character-Sketch-Process-337001786

• How to Draw: Canine Head & Body Tutorial by JustAutumn on DeviantArt - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/280489883015792928/

• Pooh Bear Character Design - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/528961918718399841/

• Christopher Hart – Cartooning For The Beginner – Regular vs. Edgy, Realistic Bodies, Character Height in Perspective https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/76197/cartooning-for-the-beginner-by-christopher-hart/


UNTIL NEXT LESSON…

TAKE A PICTURE OR SCAN YOUR WORK TO: [email protected]

SHARE & HASHTAG:

#IHEARTCOACHART

#COACHART

JOIN OUR COACHING COMMUNITY AND LEARN MORE AT COACHART.ORG


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