Category Archives: Comix

Poetry Comics

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I’ve been following Grant Snider’s Incidental Comics for years. He recently posted an article about making poetry comics, something he does so well, and he inspired me to try one.

I decided to start out by writing a haiku. The 3 lines work well in a three-panel comic. Since the first and third lines contain 5 syllables and the second line contains 7, the lines are short, so they fit nicely.

But as I wrote my poem, I also had to think about the illustrations. There needs to be change from one panel to the next. Here’s what I came up with:

Lofty Mountaintop

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© ARHuelsenbeck 2023

I think I’m going to do more of these. One of my dreams is to write a book of children’s poems and illustrate them myself. Making these little poem-comics would be excellent practice.

Hey, why don’t you try it too? Choose one of the suggestions in Snider’s article, or come up with your own idea. Post on your blog if you have one, or put it on your social media. Then, shoot us a link in the comments below so we can admire your work.

Creative Juice #295

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Creative Juice #295

Beautiful. Creative. Uplifting.

  • The Lucas Brothers are standup comedians with philosophy and law degrees. And they wrote the script for Judas and the Black Messiah.
  • It’s hard to get started sometimes. But, butt in chair. Daydream. Doodle. Do something to engage your subconscious. And then, suddenly, the magic happens.
  • Writing routines.
  • Six words to say to your child. I wish I’d done this more.
  • You’d like to make a quilt, but don’t have the energy for a full-sized project. How about a pillow instead? 63 free patterns.
  • For the novelists: your character must experience failure.
  • I am amazed this artist finds on-site such a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes of rocks to make his art.
  • Sculptures springing out of books.
  • Artist Robin Seiz shares her work, her journey, and her studio.
  • A children’s book illustrator shares her process.
  • What being in a coma is like.
  • Ancient art of Iran.

Creative Juice #290

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Creative Juice #290

Art for Easter, beautiful photographs, and lots of other creative stuff.

Video of the Week #327: Cartoonist at Work

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Follow Gavin Aung Than on Instagram and his website.

Creative Juice #231

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Creative Juice #231

Enjoy these twelve creative articles.

Creative Juice #194

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Creative Juice #194

Amusing. Beautiful. Interesting.

Creative Juice #192

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Creative Juice #192

Creativity and beauty in spades:

 

Creative Juice #181

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Creative Juice #181

Yeah, lots of art.

Creative Juice #141

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Creative Juice #141

I am so jealous of all the talent in this week’s articles.

  1. The Three Graces in art.
  2. Cute dog photos.
  3. Taking a stroll in Jersey City.
  4. Some interesting tangles to try.
  5. I wish I could sketch like Suhita Shirodkar.
  6. You’d swear this little puppet was alive.
  7. My dreamhouse would have 23 bedrooms, and they’d be decorated like this. (Then I’d finally have enough shelves for my books.
  8. Leonardo da Vinci was left-handed and wrote backwards in his notebooks. I wonder if this has something to do with that.
  9. I don’t think I could live here, but I’d love it for an occasional private retreat.
  10. An artist comments on Botticelli’s Annunciation.
  11. Beautiful responses to a Zentangle challenge.
  12. Only a mother will get these.

Comix 8

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Comix 8

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