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HOW TO CREATE A COMIC: comic features and planning

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HOW TO CREATE A COMIC: comic features and planning

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KAPOW! A comic is an entertaining way to capture a story in both words and pictures.

Common forms of comics include comic books, newspaper cartoons, graphic novels and comic strips.

In this article you will find out:

How to plan a comic

How to layout a comic

Different comic features, such as panels and captions

This resource is suitable for creative writing for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence).

Before you create your comic, you have to plan it out first.

Think about your story and how you will tell it in pictures.

Don't worry if your plan is messy and rough at this stage. It's more important to get your ideas down and see how they fit together.

Each piece of action in your comic needs to be drawn inside a . This is surrounded by a .

Remember to make your comic strip look exciting and interesting by varying your images and adding for sound effects.

Panels - Comic strip panels are usually read from left to right, but not always. The shape and size of the panels and where you place them on the page is important as it creates the flow of a page. Readers will follow the flow to put the pieces of the story together.

Captions - Use captions to tell the reader when and where events in your story are happening. Think of it as your voice that gives background information.

Speech bubbles - Put the words you want the character to say inside speech bubbles. Different types of outlines around the speech bubbles can show different emotions. For example, a jagged speech bubble might show the character is angry.

Thought bubbles - You can show what you character is thinking inside thought bubbles.

Sound effects - Sound effects can be added using . Use words like "pow" or "boom". They sound like what they are describing.

Motion lines - You can use visual elements like motion lines to show movement.

Enjoy creating your own comic.

Just like a film or TV show, your comic can have lots of different shot types: a long shot, a mid shot, a close up, extreme close up, bird's eye view or a worm's eye view.

Try this true or false quiz about creating a comic.

Draw your own comic

Draw your panels first. The can be a variety of sizes.

Draw your character and set them off on an adventure. If you need help creating a character, use this BBC Bitesize to help you: How to create a character

Use all different types of shots.

Include the words they would speak and think in bubbles. Remember to include for sound effects.KAPOW!

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Comic strips also don't require long sentences or paragraphs to communicate a good story. Only a few words are needed for the characters to reveal their stories. And, anyone who sees a blank talk or thought balloon floating over the head of a comic character wants immediately to fill it in with words and thoughts; doing so is the beginning step to telling a story and an easy path into practicing the English language.

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