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Grassroots comics a versatile communication tool

Grassroots comics a versatile communication tool Grassroots comics are made by NGO activists, not professional artists. - local distribution - linked to NGO activity - photocopying or simple printing The story is what matters, not the drawing! TAKE A SHEET OF PHOTOCOPYING PAPER...

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Grassroots comics a versatile communication tool

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  1. Grassroots comicsa versatile communication tool

  2. Grassroots comics are made by NGO activists, not professional artists.- local distribution- linked to NGO activity- photocopying or simple printingThe story is what matters, not the drawing!

  3. TAKE A SHEET OF PHOTOCOPYING PAPER...

  4. THEN DRAW A BOX ON ONE SIDE...

  5. THEN ONE MORE...

  6. THEN ANOTHER ONE...

  7. TURN THE LOWER PAPER AROUND...

  8. AROUND...

  9. AROUND, UNTIL...

  10. THE SHEETS FACE EACH OTHER...

  11. JOIN THEM, THIS IS THE BASIC IDEA FOR A WALLPOSTER COMIC...

  12. NOW, MAKE A STORY WITH A BEGINNING, AN END, AND A MESSAGE...

  13. DIVIDE THE STORY INTO FOUR PARTS...

  14. MAKE A MANUSCRIPT WITH ROUGH SKETCHES AND TEXTS...

  15. SKETCH THE FINAL ARTWORK WITH PENCIL, THEN INK THE LINES...

  16. ERASE THE PENCIL SKETCH, AND FINISH THE ARTWORK AND LETTERING...

  17. YOUR COMIC IS READY FOR PHOTOCOPYING...

  18. PREPARE THE COMICS for DISTRIBUTION...

  19. Wallposter comics on walls in different places...

  20. GVNML, Rajasthan, India

  21. Oxfam, Sri Lanka

  22. UKWATA (Christian Youth), Njombe, Tanzania

  23. BAS, Shatila Camp, Lebanon

  24. The book ”Grassroots comics – a development communication tool” is available as a down-loadable pdf-file on www.worldcomics.fiYou can also request a copy free of charge from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs by e-mail: keoinfo@formin.fi

  25. World Comics Finland is currently working with grassroots comics initiatives in: India, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lebanon and Europe. World Comics India is active in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Brazil. December 2009 www.worldcomics.fi

  26. WORLD COMICS, NOTHING LESS !

  27. always! www.worldcomics.fi

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