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tags: mission, prototype
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# prototype-comic-book-spread
## the goal:
Produce a two page spread as an example of something we can either imagine many students doing as an assignment/activity or something we can imagine integrating into our media and story-production workflow. As you work, document your process and produce a tutorial or guide for future students on creating spreads using the wide variety of tools you can use for this purpose.
For more background on this project, read our [Comic Book Spreads Project Doc](/D27SUVILRPiuLeeAv0OD7Q)
*Estimated time to complete: 1.5-5 hours. Must be completed by 20220128.*
## the steps:
**1.** **Find Models.** *Try to spend between 10 min to an hour on this step.* Check out the [illustrating-ideas-slack channel](https://bokcenter.slack.com/archives/C02K4FF2BC3) for inspiration and ideas. Post anything you come across in your own searching too!
**2.** **Choose your content.** *Try to spend between 10 to 30 min on this step.* We are looking for examples from a wide array of domains such as (but not limited to):
* architectural history and theory
* LL classics (classic little teaching moves we perform in the LL again and again)
* a close reading of another graphic novel
* a close reading of a film
**3.** **Choose your tool(s) and techniques.** *Try to spend between 10 to 30 min on this step.* We want examples using a wide variety of tools and workflows (and tutorials/walkthroughs for these tools and workflows), so choose a tool you are excited about! For ideas, check out the TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES SECTION in the [Comic Book Spreads Project Doc](/D27SUVILRPiuLeeAv0OD7Q)!
* Adobe Capture
* Adobe Illustrator
* Photoshop
* FCPX
* iOS Clips app
* Blender Manga shader
* C4D Sketch and Toon
* Clip Studio
**4.** **Build your spread.** *Try to spend between 1 to 4 hours on this step.* Post all of your updates as you go in the [show-your-work](https://bokcenter.slack.com/archives/C02T7LNCD6C) slack channel.
**5.** When you complete your comic book spread, post in the [show-and-tell](https://bokcenter.slack.com/archives/C02SJ00USMR) channel.