Comics & Illustration

Make Comics: From Blank Page to Finished Graphic Novel

Make Your Own Comic — From Idea to Finished Pages

12 lessons4 modules9h 3m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course gives you the complete toolkit for making comics: how to build a compelling story, write a professional script, plan pages with thumbnails, compose dynamic panels, ink with confidence, letter clearly, and share your work with readers. Every lesson is built around real techniques used by working cartoonists, with concrete exercises you can apply to your own project. By the end, you will have completed pages you are proud to show.

Curriculum

Module 1: Story, Script, and Characters3 lessons

Finding Your Story: Premise, Hook, and GenrePreview40m
Building Characters Who Drive the Story🔒45m
Writing a Comics Script🔒50m

Module 2: Thumbnails, Panel Layout, and Page Composition3 lessons

Thumbnailing: Planning Pages Before You Draw Them🔒40m
Panel Layout and the Grammar of Comics🔒45m
Composition Inside the Panel: Framing, Angle, and Focus🔒48m

Module 3: Drawing, Inking, and Rendering3 lessons

Pencilling: From Rough to Tight🔒50m
Inking Techniques: Tools, Line Weight, and Expression🔒52m
Rendering Backgrounds and Creating Visual Style🔒45m

Module 4: Lettering, Production, and Publishing3 lessons

Lettering Fundamentals: Balloons, Captions, and Type🔒42m
Digital Production: Scanning, Clean-up, and File Prep🔒38m
Publishing Your Comic: Webcomics and Self-Publishing🔒48m