The idea machine
Every great hero starts with a weird mix. Spin the machine, keep what you love, spin again for what you don't.
Don't like any of them? Type your own in the boxes below. Your idea always beats the machine.
Shape power
Pro comic artists build characters from shapes. The shape tells readers who someone is before they say a word.
Paper time (10 min)
Messy is the point. These are called thumbnails and every artist starts this way.
Shadow test
The best characters are recognisable just from their shadow. Think about Batman's ears.
The challenge
Face lab
Comics are mostly faces. Fold a page into 6 boxes and draw your character feeling each of these.
Secret trick: eyebrows do most of the work. Pull a face in the mirror and copy your own eyebrows.
Suit up
Pick exactly 3 colours. Big heroes use only a few colours so you can spot them anywhere in a panel.
Picked: none yet
Paper time
Origin story
How did they get their powers? Fill the gaps. Wild answers are allowed.
Bring them to life
Time to use ChatGPT as your art helper. You're the boss — it follows your design.
Option A: turn my drawing into comic art (best)
Take a photo of your Issue 5 drawing, upload it to ChatGPT, then paste this:
Option B: make a character sheet
Shows your character from the front, side and back so you can draw them the same every time.
For grown-ups: run ChatGPT on your account with him beside you. If it changes his design, reply with "Keep it closer to my drawing" plus the thing it changed.
Your first comic strip
Four panels. That's a whole story. Plan it here, then draw it on paper.
1. Meet them
2. Uh oh
3. Power up
4. Ending
Paper time
Bonus: preview your strip with ChatGPT
Official character card
🔒Certified comic creator!