Welcome to AccessArt: Graphic Books
A graphic book is a story told through images. It can be fiction or non-fiction and may span many genres. A graphic book could take the form of a comic, manga, or graphic novel.
Creating graphic books is a great way to explore narrative, composition, and sequence, as well as to practise skills such as drawing and painting. Exploring storyboards and keyframes can help learners be more selective about what they want to communicate and how they choose to do so.
Explore the resources below to discover 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
Creating Comics inspired by museum collections
Drawable: The 3 Panel Drawing Challenge
Explore graphic book illustrators
Explore graphic book artists
Shaun Tan
Rozi Hathaway
Explore Drawing Materials
Find out how different drawing materials can be used to create atmosphere in your graphic book
Explore Graphite
Explore Pen
Explore Watercolour
