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Buy this book at Usborne Books and More or in local bookstores.
Click on the links to visit the recommended websites.
Websites to visit
Website 1
See how to draw characters from simple shapes.
Website 2
How to draw lessons including a zombie, a pirate, a monkey and a cheerleader.
Website 3
Short videos about how to draw a kitten, a monster, a pirate and lots more.
Website 4
Lots of ideas for drawing cartoon faces. (Click on the playlist for more tips.)
Website 5
Quick tips on drawing speech bubbles.
Website 6
Watch a superhero animation and try drawing action poses. (Pause the video to draw the poses.)
Website 7
See how to draw cartoon objects and characters or finish cartoon storyboards. (Scroll down and click on a "Draw" activity to download an activity sheet.)
Website 8
How to plan a simple comic.
Website 9
Print out different panel layouts to use for your comics.
Websites to visit
Website 1
Create your own comic strip online.
Website 2
Design a superhero comic strip online, and create exciting action poses to help with your drawings.
Website 3
Create a cartoon character online. (Click on "Create".)
Website 4
Choose what happens next in interactive comic strips. (Click on a small picture to begin. This website uses Flash and may not work on all browsers.)
Website 5
An online storyboard creator. (Click on "Scenes", "Characters" and other headings at the top.)
Websites to visit
Website 1
Beano comic strips to read online.
Website 2
Browse comics from "Scooby Doo", "Tom and Jerry, "Looney Tunes" and more.
Website 3
Read Charlie Brown and Snoopy comic strips. (Scroll down and click on the arrow buttons to see more comic strips.)
Website 4
Meet featured Marvel superheroes. (Click on a superhero or scroll down and explore an A to Z list of characters.)
Website 5
Superhero comics to read online.
Website 6
Watch some cartoon antics from Tom and Jerry to inspire your drawings. (Pause the videos to see different poses to draw.)
Website 7
Comic strips about a time-travelling mouse. (Click on a comic then on "download and print" - you can read online, or print it out.)
Website 8
Lots more comics to read online. (Click on a dot to find another comic.)
Children, make sure you follow these three simple rules when using the internet:
For more tips, see Internet safety for children.
Adults - we recommend that children are supervised while on the internet. The content of a website may change at any time and Usborne Publishing is not responsible for content on sites other than its own.
For more on internet safety, see Internet advice for adults.
Websites with interactive content may not work on your tablet or smartphone, but you can view them on a computer. Find out more…
Write your own...
Write and draw your own comics
Creative types will love Write And Draw Your Own Comics with tips and ideas for pictures and stories.
The Sunday Express
This wonderfully designed and incredibly easy-to-follow book helps budding cartoonists to imagine and put together their own comic strips.
Lancashire Evening Post
We absolutely loved the spiral-bound "lay-flat" presentation of "Write and Draw your Own Comics"... Having sets of stickers to use was fun too, and it's so full of brilliant advice (even stuffed into the margins) and great artwork and presentation, that we couldn't fault it at all... This would be the perfect book if your children are slightly younger, and haven't had a go at creating comics yet. There are so many nifty little tips and shortcuts in it that will get them off to a cracking start.
Read It Daddy
A fantastic manual on all aspects of comics-making.
Neill Cameron
A superb way to encourage imaginative creative writing. Broken down with simple step-by-step instructions, the topic is never daunting but makes children believe that they really can write comics. A practical spiral binding makes the book easy to use and children can produce an end result of which they can be really proud. Excellent.
Parents in Touch
This is another really superb educational book from Usborne which not only gives children a fascinating insight into the world of comics, but also encourages them to get creative themselves...just brilliant!
First4Dads
A fabulous book to work at, especially over the next months when indoor activities are needed more.
County Down Spectator
Budding Botticelli or stick figure doodler? Never again be stumped by a blank page.
Metro London
Lots of advice on storylines... and stickers to help the blank pages become something to show off with pride.
Newbury Weekly News
write and and draw your own comics
coooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHANDA m MORSE, 20th November 2017
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