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Dave McDonald Art

Instructional cartooning and how-to-make comics videos designed for kids 7 and up. I am a teaching artist who, for the past 10 years, has traveled throughout North and South Carolina elementary schools presenting my Kids Make Comics! programs that are accredited and sponsored by state and local arts councils.

Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Simple Shapes Make Super Characters."
Kids Make Comics
Episode 1
4 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Where Do Ideas Come From?"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 2
3 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Making Word Balloons."
Kids Make Comics
Episode 3
3 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Big Bold Lettering."
Kids Make Comics
Episode 4
4 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a refrigerator personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Colored paper is taped to front. Title card reads, "Dave McDonald's, Fridge Door Comics!"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 5
4 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Inking Your Comics!"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 6
8 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Color illustration of a pencil personified with a smiling face that has glasses and a gray goatee. Title card reads, "Making Comic Panels!"
Kids Make Comics
Episode 7
6 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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