Brainstorm
We all have ideas, but how do you make them come alive in a good story? In this lesson, you will learn how to methodically collect your ideas, apply them to your comics and save other ideas for future comic books.
Bringing Characters To Life
All characters are magical. They can make you laugh, cry or even fall in love. In this lesson, you will learn the eight top tips for creating great characters as well as using pre-designed images.
Why Comics?
Why not? Everyone loves to read a good comic, especially the ones that are made into movies! Their popularity makes comics a great learning method to teach how to develop the fundamental story writing skills. In this lesson, you will learn how why we use the ease of comic creation to help you develop you own stories and inspire you to think bigger than what is on the page.
Find Your Story
Inspiration for stories be found everywhere. Conversations with friends, movies or books, can help to develop your story. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify different sources of creativity to feed your imagination.
Plot Structure
Twists and turns make for a great story. In this lesson, you will learn how to develop new writing skills to help structure your stories.
Story Settings
Whether its mars, London or Timbuktu, your story setting holds an important relevance to the style of your comic. In this lesson, you will learn the key points to consider and how to apply these tips to your comics.
Rap, Songs and Poems
Combing words with rhyme can be amazing in a comic but also a challenge. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify words that fit in with your rhymes as well as brainstorming subject ideas.
Character Development
Pre-designed characters can provide you with visual inspiration to help create your comic. Their designs will help to build their personalities. In this lesson, you will learn how to select the right images as well as create your own characters, relevant to your stories.
What is a Comic?
This might sound like a silly question, like who doesn’t know what a comic is? Well for those who do not know this video will teach you what comics are and why we love them.
Panel Layouts
The page design of your comic is equally as important as your characters within the stories. In this lesson, you will learn how to select the right panel layouts for the right stories.
Word Play
With so many words to choose from, knowing which ones will work best for telling your story can be confusing. In this lesson, you will learn how to select the right words for the right story and their definitions to support your comic creations.
Creating Comedy
Everyone likes a good laugh. But making people laugh is a skill within itself. In this lesson, you will learn the tips for inspiring creative comical comics and techniques for being original.