Comic Strip Creation: Illustrating Unique Stories
A course by Jimmy Craig , Cartoonist
Learn how to develop, draw, and digitize your sketches to create a successful illustrated comic strip for social media
Learn how to develop, draw, and digitize your sketches to create a successful illustrated comic strip for social media
Cartoonist Jimmy Craig is passionate about comics: reading them, buying them, and creating them. His love for drawing, writing, and animals led him to create They Can Talk in 2015, a playful digital comic strip enjoyed by over 1 million online followers.
Creating a successful comic strip requires standing out from the crowd. In this course, learn to develop the unique theme, voice, and style of your own comic strip. From establishing your ideas, to sharing them with an audience, Jimmy covers his creative process for building the identity for an original comic strip that reaches a global audience.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 16 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (124)
- 2,461 students
- 14 lessons (1h 33m)
- 16 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a comic strip that showcases the unique identity of your future comic series.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in comics, from beginning illustrators to seasoned cartoonists.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need a sketchbook, a pencil, and basic drawing skills.
Reviews
A course by Jimmy Craig
Jimmy Craig is a Boston-based cartoonist and the creator of the popular comic, They Can Talk. His minimalist style showcases his passion for drawing, writing, and animals.
His work has amassed over one million social media followers and led to a successful greeting card line, a published book, and new opportunities with leading animation studios.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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What Will We Do in This Course?
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U2
Creating Your Comic’s Identity
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Introduction to Comics
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Identifying a Theme
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Finding Your Voice
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Defining Your Style
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Writing Your Comic Commandments
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U3
Making a Comic
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Writing
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Layout
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Digitization
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U4
Getting It Out There
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Social Media
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Monetizing Your Work
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Sticking to a Schedule and Staying Inspired
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FP
Final project
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Comic Strip Creation: Illustrating Unique Stories
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
pauloreloo
curso muito bom para quem está começando a ilustrar tiras e a criar uma identidade
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luismigueldg1
Muy buen curso, me a ayudado mucho.
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laura.werbin
Plusme pareció excelente y me dió muchas ideas
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eventuaalee
This is an excellent course. The teacher explains things clearly and gives helpful examples. He gives a step-by-step process for creating comics and it's exactly what I was looking for.
amarchi201
PlusCorso molto interessante.
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