Comic StripsGraphic Design 1

Who is your favorite Superhero?

Comic Strips: A sequence of images arranged in an order to display brief humor or form a narrative.

HistoryStarted in black and white in the 1920’s newspapers

Meant to be “comical”

Have been a way to tell a story, define culture, and express a social issue for years.

Where can you find comic strips?

Newpaper has a daily comic strip and a colored one on Sundays.

Today, movies gain ideas from comic strips. EX. Marvel and DC Comics

What makes an effective comic strip?

• An effective comic strip has a goal

• It is simple

• It has a background story and character(s)

• 2 - 3 colors are used

• An effective comic strip’s purpose is clear

Brainstorming

• Work out your story

• Choose a Character

• Choose a Setting

• Decide on Colors

The Project• Create a 3 - 6 panel comic strip in Photoshop

• Must have a characters.

• Must have a purpose of end result.

• Use of 2 - 3 colors.

• Create a story of a superhero that fixes a problem with a super power.

Examples

Examples