Making Your Own Comic What is a comic

Making Your Own Comic

What is a comic? • A comic is similar to a story • A comic uses pictures AND writing to tell a story • There are characters, settings and PLOT • PLOT is what the story is about • Comics use FRAMES to tell the story • The story is usually told in ORDER • Each part of the story is told with a different FRAME

Each one of these squares is a FRAME

Dialogue • What is DIALOGUE? • Dialogue means characters talking. • Comics usually use bubbles called SPEECH BUBBLES • SPEECH BUBBLES are usually ROUND • Characters can talk in any frame • Sometimes there is no talking

Each one of these bubbles is a SPEECH BUBBLE

Thought • What is THOUGHT? • THOUGHT means characters thinking. • Comics usually use bubbles called THOUGHT BUBBLES • THOUGHT BUBBLES are usually BUBBLY • Characters can think in any frame • Sometimes there is no thinking

Each one of these bubbles is a THOUGHT BUBBLE

Each one of these bubbles is a THOUGHT BUBBLE

Narration What is NARRATION? NARRATION is how the story is told Sometimes comics have NARRATION BARS explain what is happening in the story without the characters talking • NARRATION BARS are not always in comics • •

This box is a narration bubble

How do I start making my comic? Step 1: what is your comic about? • You need to think about the story you want to tell • This is the PLOT

How do I start making my comic? Step 2: Who are your characters going to be? • You need to think about who will be in your comic • Each person is a character

How do I start making my comic? Step 3: How many frames do I need to tell my story? • Think about how long your story going to be • If you have a long story, you might need more frames

How do I start making my comic? Step 4: Make a rough draft • Making a rough draft is important • It will help you decide if you need more frames or less frames • It will help you decide if you have enough dialogue or too much • It will help you decide if you like how you drew each frame of your comic

How do I start making my comic? Step 5: Make your final version of your comic and give it a title • Use your ideas and corrections from your rough draft to make the final version of your copy