Comics

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Overview

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO LEARN?

This course consists of 4 lessons and an exercise section to practice designing web comics. In the first lesson we have some videos to introduce you to the origins and evolution of comics until today. In the second lesson we explain the fundamentals of storytelling with images, where images are much more important than text. In the third lesson we look at the structure, style and format of a comic book. It is a set of internationally accepted basic rules which, if not followed, would be like writing with spelling mistakes. Finally, in Lesson 4 we teach you how to use a tool to design comics in web format, where you can use all your imagination and creativity to tell short stories with images.

WHAT IS ABOUT THIS RESOURCE?

The purpose of this material is to provide the student with the necessary knowledge to create webcomics. It also provides a guidance of the use of technical tools to accomplish this task.

SOME EXAMPLES

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Panel: Frame on which drawings and texts are inserted.

Balloon:Bubble in which the text of the characters is inserted. The stroke of the balloon and the pointer to the character speaking may vary according to the sentiment expressed or the volume of the tone of voice.

Sound effects:Words that imitate sounds. They are not usually inserted in balloons.

Comic strip:A group of panels that make up a story, usually short.

Comic book: Story told in comic format based on illustrations and dialogue.

WHAT TOOL WE ARE GOING TO USE?

In this course we will focus on the development of Webcomics. A webcómic is just a digital comic.

For the design of web comics we will rely on the makebeliefscomix platform
https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

MakeBeliefsComix is a free online tool. It allows you to create comics in a simple way without knowing how to draw. All the elements that will make up our panels are available in the site’s gallery as described later in the course.

Compared to other paid platforms such as https://www-es.pixton.com/, MakeBeliefscomix has certain limitations in terms of variety of characters, gestures, etc. but it is enough to get started in the world of comics and have fun creating your own world of comics where imagination and creativity have no limits.