Graphic Books

Welcome to AccessArt: Graphic Books

Finished page 1. Based on the poem "A Day in Autumn" by RS Thomas (c) Elodie Thomas. Art by Irina Richards.

Making graphic books is a great way to explore narrative, composition and sequence, as well as practice skills such as drawing and painting. Exploring storyboards and keyframes can help learners be selective about what they would like to communicate and how they might do this.

Explore the resources below to find out how objects, literature and everyday interactions can provide inspiration for a graphic book. 

DIP YOUR TOES INTO Graphic Books

Explore these sample resources to help introduce the concept of graphic books to your learners

DrawAble: Creating a Poetry Comic with Irina Richards

Finished page 4. Based on the poem "A Day in Autumn" by RS Thomas (c) Elodie Thomas. Art by Irina Richards.

Creating Comics inspired by museum collections

Creating Comics inspired by museum collections by Irina Richards

Drawable: The 3 Panel Drawing Challenge

The Three Panel Challenge by Rozi Hathaway

Explore graphic book illustrators

Explore graphic book artists

Shaun Tan

The Arrival by Shaun Tan https://vimeo.com/139679090

Rozi Hathaway

Moon by Rozi Hathaway

Explore Drawing Materials

Find out how different drawing materials can be used to create atmosphere in your graphic book

Explore Graphite

Observation drawing capturing the shape, form and material, using HB, 2B, 4B pencils.

Explore Pen

Continuous Line Drawing Of A Shell By Zoe Coughlan

Explore Watercolour

Making marks with watercolour 2 by Emma Burleigh

See All AccessArt Graphic Book Artist Resources

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