| Brief | Welcome to the Made Collaborative Studio! This Studio Card #2 represents your first step on a creative journey with us. We begin this collaborative virtual studio just as it began in a classroom in the West Side of Chicago years ago - by working with you to create your own original comic character. |
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| Scope | As you might expect, creative collaboration is at the heart of the Made Collaborative Studio. We believe in sharing stories, intertwining ideas and giving a voice to participating urban youth and collaborators like you. ALL OF YOUR STORIES MATTER. And that's why we begin this virtual journey with the creation of your own original character, starting with the basics of your character's physical and personality traits! |
| This & That | The most intriguing submissions to this and all of our Studio Card may highlighted on our website. We'll showcase them on our "This & That" blog. And a few of you may also be invited to take part in one of our live studio workshop sessions that we will broadcast across the internet via Zoom. And ultimately we could bring your character to life within our "Back of the Yards" comic universe! |
Welcome to the Made Collaborative Studio! And we begin in the same manner this project began years ago in a classroom in the West Side of Chicago – creating original characters.
Got a great idea for a comic book character? You can submit here it to the Made Collaborative Studio and the most eye-catching ideas may be chosen for further development with our team of creative professionals. Some crazy characters may even appear in future issues of the Back of the Yards comic!
We will walk you through this process below, but first, for a little creative inspiration, we present to you a few great character introductions from the big screen! …
The Made Collaborative project started as a small but ambitious after-school arts program headed by our founder and CEO, Jimmy Briseno, with a group of high school students on the West Side of Chicago. Jimmy frequently recalls the pivotal moment when one young person boldly proclaimed:
I have an idea, and it’s going to be great!
From there, the intrepid student began to develop the character of Andre Davis. His classmates joined in, creating characters of their own, like Tamia Parker and Russell Patterson.
These ever-so-humble beginnings are what helped launch the Made Collaborative Studio and our inaugural comic book series–Back of the Yards.
Now, we invite artists and writers of all levels to join us on this shared journey by creating an original comic character of your own!
Welcome to the Made Collaborative Studio! And we begin in the same manner this project began years ago in a classroom in the West Side of Chicago – creating original characters.
Got a great idea for a comic book character? Submit it to the Made Collaborative Studio.
The most eye-catching ideas may be chosen for further development with our team of creative professionals. Some crazy characters may even appear in future issues of the Back of the Yards comic as further described within the brief Google Slide presentation below!
Determining your character’s unique traits is an important part of the creative process. Again, these traits can come from anywhere–fantasy or real life–as long as they are consistent and meaningful.
There are many methods to create a memorable character, and there are some tried and true techniques.
Some authors and artists choose to base their characters on people they already know, like a family member, one of their friends, or even themselves!
You can draw ideas from dreams, video games, books or movies as long as your approach is original and uniquely your own.
For some further character building insight, we present you words from the creator of Spiderman, the Hulk, Black Panther and countless others within the Marvel comic universe – Mr. Stan Lee …
In the next step of this journey (Studio Card #3 – Developing an Archetype), we will introduce the concept of Character Archetypes. Archetypes are collections of traits that tell the audience very important things about your character, like what they stand for and what role they’re expected to play in your story.
But, for now, let’s just keep things simple and direct:
What does your character look like? (Physical Traits)
What does your character act like? (Personality Traits)
And once you have developed these basic character traits, just use the submission forms below to introduce us to your character!
With this collaboration, you will have an opportunity to develop your own original comic character.
Especially creative submissions could be chosen for further development with the Made Collaborative team. We'll feature your character on our website. They might appear in the Back of the Yards comics!
We'll also invite some collaborators to take part in our livestream sessions over Zoom.
The Made Collaborative Studio is fueled by your artistic contributions. We’re a community of artists and storytellers who want to build something supportive for creatives of all backgrounds and ages.
We encourage you to participate in our collaborative community by showing off some of your work. We may feature your artwork in the future.
Some special pieces may be selected to appear in the Back of the Yards comic book. iPad/iPhone users, submit images from FILES (NOT from Photo Library).
Some special pieces may be selected to appear in the Back of the Yards comic book.
UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES BELOW
Some special pieces may be selected to appear in the Back of the Yards comic book.
UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES BELOW
Some special pieces may be selected to appear in the Back of the Yards comic book.
UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES BELOW
Some special pieces may be selected to appear in the Back of the Yards comic book.
UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES BELOW
Collaborate with professional artists by contributing some artwork of your own! Some special pieces may be selected to appear in the Back of the Yards comic book.
UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES BELOW
