Adventures in Cartooning: wit and instruction for kids who want to learn cartooning


Adventures in Cartooning is a comic that tells the story of an elf who teaches a kid how to draw comics — a kind of Understanding Comics for kids. It's incredibly charming and full of sly wit, and the combination of the story (and there is a real story here) and the instruction is perfect inasmuch as the story illuminates the techniques in the construction. Taking kids through the basics of layout, dialog, and doodling, Adventures in Cartooning is an inspiring text for any kid who loves comics, regardless of artistic abilty.

Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics

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