Comic Journaling
Your day, in panels.
Comic journaling is keeping a diary in comic-strip form. Instead of writing about your day, you draw it in two or four small panels. Stick figures and quick objects are fine. The point is the panels, not the polish.
The drawing doesn't need to be good. Quick sketching and short captions are the format.
A notebook and a pen are all you need. Some people add color with markers. Others keep it strictly black ink on white paper, which is faster.
You’ll love comic journaling if…
- stick figures don't bother you
- you want a hobby that needs nothing more than a pen and a notebook
- you like the idea of a personal record built one frame at a time
What you'll need to get started
Making Comics by Lynda Barry
This book is a fantastic creative guide to turning your daily life and observations into fun, silly, or serious comics.
Paper Mate Flair Pens
These pens are an essential supply for completing the exercises in Making Comics. Warning: they're highly addictive!
Composition Notebook
In addition to the Paper Mate Flair pens, a composition notebook is the other essential supply for the exercises in Making Comics.
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