form, some people prefer listening to music, writing, singing, painting, dancing because that’s what works for them. And today, we will figure out if making comics is something that might work for you as a creative outlet.
would constantly be swept away by other people’s plans and emotions. Comics allow me to slow down and connect with myself, and from there - connect with the world.
refrigerators. As a teenager, whenever I forget what I was doing.. I just instinctively open the fridge. Whenever I go to my friend’s house, I’ll be nosey and I want to know that’s in their fridge. So I started to explore what the fridge means to me.
my theme for the next comic I wanted to work on, and it’s such a big idea that I think it can be and should be broken down into at least 4 different comics. But that’s why it’s important to transfer your thoughts onto paper so you can organize them.
4 panels, 8 pages max. You could even try and shoot for 2 or 4 panels. • You can write down the idea of each panel: Characters, dialogues, or just text.
as much time as you want here - this pre-production phase is actually the most important because it’s when you process your story and emotions. • There are many comics that looked like it was made in 5 minutes but the planning could take days!
for yourself and then decide later if you want to share it with people! • When you have been true to yourself you will see that many many other people have experience the same thing you’ve been through, it: ◦ Invites deep conversations ◦ Informs you that you are not alone