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Kids Make Comics

Kids Make Comics

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Join cartoonist Dave McDonald as he shares fun ways to create characters for comics. These instructional cartooning videos are easy for students to follow, and they may even pick up a few new drawing techniques.

Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Simple Shapes Make Super Characters."
Kids Make Comics
Episode 1
4 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Where Do Ideas Come From?"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 2
3 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Making Word Balloons."
Kids Make Comics
Episode 3
3 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Big Bold Lettering."
Kids Make Comics
Episode 4
4 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a refrigerator personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Colored paper is taped to front. Title card reads, "Dave McDonald's, Fridge Door Comics!"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 5
4 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Inking Your Comics!"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 6
8 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Making Comic Panels!"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 7
6 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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