Category Archives: RESOURCES: Animations & Comics

HOW TO – Get Started with your Pixton for Schools account

NOTE: I created this help page for my Fall 2015 students. If you follow the tips below, you’ll get the hang of Pixton far faster than if you try to …

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DESKTOP, MOBILE, & WEB APPS for Composing Comics

Want to try conveying a message in the form of a comic strip or comic book “short story”? Check out the options below, but also do your own Google searches …

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HOW TO – Create a Comic in Pixton

FALL 2015 STUDENTS: See this updated help page.   NOTE: This page is still under development, but you should find enough here to get you started with creating a comic …

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DESKTOP & MOBILE APPS – Stop Motion Animation

ABOUT ANIMATION: To learn more about different forms of animation, see this guide: Different Approaches to Animation For more animation apps, see: Desktop & Mobile Apps for Animation STOP MOTION …

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DESKTOP, WEB & MOBILE APPS – Keyframe Animation

ABOUT ANIMATION: To learn more about different forms of animation, see this guide: Different Approaches to Animation DESKTOP APPS Animated Stories Plotagon (Mac, Windows, iPad; free) invites you to enter …

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DESKTOP, WEB & MOBILE APPS – Frame by Frame & Cartoon Animation

ABOUT ANIMATION: To learn more about different forms of animation, see this guide: Different Approaches to Animation For more animation apps, see: DESKTOP & MOBILE APPS – Stop Motion Animation …

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GUIDE – Different Approaches to Animation

(under development) WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES Keyframe Animation Computer Animation Traditional Animation Animation: Overview PowerPoint Animation Animated GIFS WEB RESOURCES This article: Animation Techniques covers these approaches: “classical and digital 2D animation, …

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WEB RESOURCES on Storytelling Through Images

Resources on conveying emotion and telling stories through visuals.

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GUIDE – Web Resources on Composing Comics

Tutorial on Composition and Page Layout for Comics Visual Language: Learn the Language of Comics Rhetoric of Comics (syllabus for a class by that title) Scott McCloud’s blog – author …

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