Girl ScoutsCadetteGrades 6-8

Comic Artist

Make a four-panel comic

Learn how comics tell stories, plan a story with a beginning, middle and end, sketch your panels, build them in Comic Maker, and add the words. Covers all five steps of the Cadette Comic Artist badge.

Time
About 90 minutes, in one or two sittings
Steps
5 badge steps, 2 of them in Comic Maker
You need
A computer or Chromebook, paper and a pencil. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one scout: every step, the Comic Maker activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the scout's own work.

A four-panel comic: a wizard zaps a cat to make it fly, the cat turns into a dog, and the dog says Meow.

Badge requirements: the 5 steps

  1. 1Delve into the world of comicsRead and quizComics tell stories with pictures and words working together. Learn the tools comic artists use.
  2. 2Choose a story to tellPlan itA good short comic has a character who wants something, a problem, and a surprise or payoff.
  3. 3Draw it outSketch itComic artists sketch thumbnails first: tiny, quick drawings of each panel, to try layouts before the final art.
  4. 4Frame it in four panelsIn Comic MakerNow build it. Pick a four-panel layout in Comic Maker and put your characters in place.
  5. 5Add the wordsIn Comic MakerWords finish the story: what characters say, think and shout.
Comic Maker: panel layouts and tools on the left, the comic in the middle.
Each step shows how Comic Maker works, then opens it with a checklist that ticks as the work gets done.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One scout

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Comic Maker activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the scout's own work: your story plan, your panel sketches and your notes

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

Have a discount code?
Leaders: unlock it for the whole troop

One payment and one code. Each scout types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

See a sample certificate (PDF) · Already paid? Find your link

Questions

What are the requirements for the Girl Scout Cadette Comic Artist badge?

The badge has 5 steps: 1. Delve into the world of comics; 2. Choose a story to tell; 3. Draw it out; 4. Frame it in four panels; 5. Add the words. This kit covers all 5, with activities that check the work as it is done.

Is there a printable version?

Yes. Once unlocked, the whole lesson prints, one step at a time, for a meeting or a table. Printing is optional: every step also works on screen, and a sample certificate PDF is on this page.

What does a scout need?

A computer or Chromebook, paper and a pencil. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed. About 90 minutes, in one or two sittings.

Can a troop leader get it for the whole troop?

Yes. A troop pack is one payment and one code: up to 12 scouts for $20, or up to 30 scouts for $35. Each scout types the code on their own computer and gets their own certificate, and the leader's pack page shows who has started and finished.

Is this an official Girl Scouts product?

No. MYTEK Lab makes the kit, and Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. The troop leader awards the badge; the certificate shows the scout did the work, with a number the leader can check.

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Girl Scouts badge names and steps are used with permission of Girl Scouts of the USA. This kit is made by MYTEK Lab; the badge is awarded by the troop.