Creating Comics
K. Woodman-MaynardFor artists who want to keep making art even when it’s hard.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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The Things I'll Do For a Graphic Novel
My current graphic novel is set on a real island in Maine and I recently returned from a 10 day research trip there.
In addition to better capturing the details, feeling, and color of the main island, one of my main goals was to explore a...
A Drawing Game for Your Next Artist Meetup
Although I conduct so much of my work life online, I try to meet people in person whenever I can.
This winter, I suggested an in-person artist retreat in Maine to a small group of artists I knew mainly from Zoom gatherings. I knew it was a...
ICE Out Comics: From Minneapolis to Germany
This month, my work is featured in art shows in Minneapolis and Germany—a direct outgrowth of the diary comics practice I’ve been writing about here.
ICE Out Comics show featuring my work and 20 other cartoonists at Erlanger Comics Salon i...
Nobody Said You Have to Draw People
One of the biggest things that stops people from making comics? Drawing people.
Even if you are making diary comics about your own life, you don’t actually have to draw humans at all. It‘s liberating and fun to take inanimate objects and...
So Many Ways to Make a Diary Comic
Quick note: I’ll be hosting a diary comics workshop June 26. Details below!
Diary comics are endlessly varied—the voice, the style, the glimpse into someone’s life. I’ve been sharing my own four-panel diary comics lately, but I also creat...
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Bestselling graphic novelist of Tuck Everlasting (Macmillan), comics coach, and lover of British murder mysteries. Author of Creating Comics Substack for artists who want to keep making art even when it's hard.
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