1:1 Private Ongoing Class: Create & Edit Comic Books for Publishing! Ages 6-18
🤩 Get your books all fixed up and ready for self-publishing (digitally or in print) through Amazon and other places. Your comics can also be printed in the Cartoon Avenue magazine, read by 1000s of readers! (🤗 Autism kids are welcome.)
Raymond Mullikin (Raytoons Comics)
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1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
Optional: Students can work on their comics in between class times, as well as during Optional: Students can work on their comics in between class times, as well as during class. If they want to have comics that more than a few panels in length (which is basically just a comic strip), they would need to work on it between class times. (See ITINERARY section above.) I am available in between classes if any students have any questions and give feedback. They can either send me a private message on Outschool or post their question on the Outschool page. If they have comic panels that they would like me to look at, they can send me those as well. While classes are normally 50-55 minutes, I am willing to stay on Zoom sometimes after class if a student needs help with their comics.class.Class Experience
Beginner - Advanced Level
In this 1on1 private class, students learn about designing comic books and graphic novels for self-publication.
I can help them with the making and editing of the comic book. I can also help them with publishing, if they are interested in that.
With making the comic book, I can help students with any of the following...
✔️ Planning out story ideas and doing character designs. (I also do a different class that focuses on drawing characters.)
✔️ Penciling out their comics ideas. (Or students can do the artwork digitally.)
The instructor will give suggests on how the panels are laid out.
✔️ Editing and coloring their comic panels on the computer or tablet.
✔️ Setting up the layout of the comic book panels onto a page template designed for printing.
The instructor will give suggestions on how the panels can be laid out.
✔️ Creating a digital eBook (or creating a special file for printing)
The eBook can be in a PDF or other format. It can then be published at an online digital book publishing website.
✔️ Assisting with publishing their comics online through and eBook or Webcomic hosting site.
With publishing the comic book, students can also choose to learn about (or get assistance in) any of the following...
✔️ Creating a webcomic and get new readers every week (or every day). Line Webtoon, for example, is one of the most popular places for kids to publish their comics.
✔️ Students can learn how to print their books through "Print on Demand", the new type of digital printing that a lot of kids use.
There are many places (like KaBlam, Amazon) that students could print their books in through Print on Demand.
✔️ I could also talk about "Offset Printing", if students are interested in learning about it.
This is the type of printing that big companies like DC and Marvel use. (I also use this type of printing as well.)
✔️ I am a Comic Book Publisher... If students are interested, I could put their comics in my "Cartoon Avenue" magazine.
I print 2 thousand prints per issue and distribute to comic stories, schools, and community centers around the world (but mostly in the USA).
If students have their comics printed in my magazine, I can even ship some print copies for them. (Parents would need to message me about this.)
✔️ I also have knowledge about things like Marketing, Distribution, and Advertising in relation to comics, if students are interested in learning about it.
Here is publishing info for students interested in getting published in the Cartoon Avenue comic magazine.
(Around a thousand copies are printed per issue and distributed to different schools and community centers.)
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀
𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝟑 𝐭𝐨 𝟒 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.)
If you were not able to submit to the due date on time, message me about sending at a later due date.
📙 Classes that end sometime in November 2023 - January 2024:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by February 29 2024.
The comics will be put together and printed in March/April 2024.
The books would be released sometime in May 2024.
📙 Classes that end sometime in February 2024 - May 2024:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by June 30 2024.
The comics will be put together and printed in July 2024.
The books would be released sometime in August/September 2024.
📙 Classes that end sometime in June 2024 - July 2024:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by September 16 2024.
The comics will be put together and printed in October/November 2024.
The books would be released sometime in December/January 2025.
(I am trying to release in December, put printing and shipping is very slow in the Christmas Season.)
📙 Classes that end sometime in August 2024 - September 2024:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by November 23 2024.
The comics will be put together and printed in December 2024/January 2025.
The books would be released sometime in February/March 2025.
(I am trying to release in December, put printing and shipping is very slow in the Christmas Season.)
📙 Classes that end sometime in October 2024 - January 2024:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by March 15 2025.
The comics will be put together and printed in April/May 2025.
The books would be released sometime in June/July 2025.
📙 Classes that end sometime in February 2025 - April 2025:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by June 21 2025.
The comics will be put together and printed in July/August 2025.
The books would be released sometime in September/October 2025.
📙 Classes that end sometime in May 2025 - July 2025:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by September 20 2025.
The comics will be put together and printed in October/November 2025.
The books would be released sometime in December 2025 / January 2026.
(I am trying to release in December, put printing and shipping is very slow in the Christmas Season.)
📙 Classes that end sometime in August 2025 - October 2025:
𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: I will need the comics by November 15 2025.
The comics will be put together and printed in December 2025 / January 2026.
The books would be released sometime in February/March 2026.
This is a LIVE class and is NOT pre-recorded.
This class will be presented via cameras from the instructor. Students can interact with the instructor, as well ask questions during instruction. Students are expected to communicate with the teacher. Communication, visuals, and hands-on instruction are all the things that I feel are important in helping the students get a better understanding of the subject.
Please install Zoom on the same device as the art software being used. That way the instructor will be able to see what the student is doing and be able to help the student if he or she is having any difficulties.Learning Goals
Students will learn to design a comic book through the whole process of drawing, lettering, inking on paper, and editing on the computer.Students will learn to establish a plot, point of view, setting, and conflict in their comic stories.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please be sure all comic stories are school appropriate for young audiences. I cannot allow any content with nudity, violence, profanity, or adult content into the classroom.
I have questions from parents, asking how much violence is acceptable.
I try to keep the comic book rated E-7, which is for everyone 7 and up (similar to a TV-Y7 film rating). A good example of action cartoon that is rating for 7-year-olds and older is "Batman the Animated series". The cartoon has guns, but no one is seen getting hit... In one episode Commissioner Gordon gets shot, but its offscreen and we find him later in the hospital recovering. Characters can get hurt, but its bruises and scratches with only drops of blood. And if a character dies, the character dies off screen. (Here is a sample video from the show: https://youtu.be/sT43MClzowM)
As the comic books will be published in actual comic book stores and other places, I also cannot allow comics with characters copyrighted by someone else. No Mickey Mouse, Avengers, Superman, Batman, etc. (Unless its a parody of those characters.)
I've also had questions from parents if their children keep the rights to their creations, and if they are allowed to sell the comic books that they receive. I don't keep any rights for the kids creations, except for the permission to use in the comic magazine (as stated in this listing). The type of rights that I have is basically that of a non-exclusive license agreement, where I have permission to use the student's comics in my magazine and that's it... The learners still have all the rights to whatever they want with their comics. (If parents are interested would like to get a copyright for their child's creation, let me know and I can assist them with that.)
Feel free to message me if you have any questions.
Supply List
The materials required depends on what the learner would be doing.
Would they be doing their artwork on paper? Or on the computer?
𝙄𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧...
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱:
✓ Paper 📃
✓ Pencils and Erasers ✏️
✓ Fine Point & ultra-fine point permanent markers or 🖊️Sharpies
✓ Computer, tablet, Chromebook, or laptop to edit their artwork on.
📢 Please install Zoom on the same device as the art software being used.
That way the instructor will be able to see what the student is doing and be able to help the student,
if he or she is having any difficulties.
✓ Scanner or Camera
If you don't have a scanner, there are special apps for Smartphones and Tablets that can make your device act like a scanner.
The one that I use and recommend is called 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿.
Here is a video on YouTube about the program: https://youtu.be/qU0ODdGwWX8
✓ Photoshop (or Photopea) is recommended for the editing, coloring, and layout.
If Photoshop isn’t an option for you...
A Photoshop alternative that I would recommend is called Photopea, which is a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 online-based app, and can be found here:
https://www.photopea.com
If the student has a different program that they are already familiar with and wish to use for the class, feel free to check with me
𝙄𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜/𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙩 (𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙋𝙖𝙙)...
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱:
✓ A device with a touch screen that the student can draw on.
✓ A stylus to draw on the device.
If you are using an iPad, the stylus used for drawing is called the "Apple Pencil".
There are also cheap apple pencil clones that you can get. But they don't have all the features (like pressure sensitivity)
that the regular iPad Pencil has. Here is a link to one of the pencil clones:
https://www.amazon.com/Generaion-Rejection-Compatible-Generation-Sketching/dp/B08ZCMGLV8
✓ Art software to do the artwork on.
If the student has a program they are already familiar with, they can use that program.
If they don't have an art program to use, I would recommend 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, which has a lot of great drawing tools.
Photoshop and Photopea would also work.
✓ 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 or 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮 for doing layout.
Students are required to do layout. I can do it for them. But I recommend that trying it out, to get an idea on what its like.
𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨:
✓ Comic Books (For examples and ideas on a comic story can be laid out.)
✓ Printer with Printer Paper
📢 Please install Zoom on the same device as the art software being used. That way the instructor will be able to see what the student is doing and be able to help the student if he or she is having any difficulties. 2 files available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
English
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of La Verne
Associate's Degree in Education from Cuesta College
I am a professional cartoonist, writer, and comic book publisher. I have published comic books, comic strips, children's books, and graphic novels throughout the world. I print around 2000 to 4000 comic books per issue released. I use various printers in Canada, South Korea, and Hong Kong for my printing.
My published comic series include "Jonathin Quackup of the Planet", "Miced" and "Cartoon Avenue".
I am also a credentialed teacher. I have taught cartooning classes for 20 years and Comic Book related class for over 10 years. I have taught these classes for both adults and children in colleges, schools, and community centers. I have helped many children and adults get their comics created and published. Reviews
Live Group Class
$53
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50 min
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Ages: 6-11
1-2 learners per class
