Teens, Children and Parents

How To Create Digital Comics with Pixton As Told In Comic Form by Rachel Roseberry, Youth Literacy ProgramsJanuary 28, 2022

Have you heard about Pixton? Well if you haven’t, the Teen Reading Ambassadors are here to help! Pixton is a digital comics creation website for kids and teens, now available for free to anyone with an NYPL library card. You just visit pixton.com/nypl, sign in with your library card number and PIN, and you’re ready to go! But maybe you would like to see how to do this in comic form… 

A six panel comic showing a girl sitting in front of a computer signing in to Pixton, then she moves to outer space, inside a human body, and into a forest
Created by Anna P., Teen Reading Ambassador, Chatham Square Library
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A six panel comic showing a girl exploring Pixton using different backgrounds including a wonderland, a forest, and outer space
Created by Yesenia L., Teen Reading Ambassador, Washington Heights Library
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A six panel comic showing a curly-haired girl with glasses exploring Pixton by going to a pirate ship, outer space, ancient Greece, and more
Created by Yuneydy P., Teen Reading Ambassador, Bronx Library Center
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Ok! Now that you have a Pixton account you’re ready to start creating your own comics. If you need inspiration, the Teen Reading Ambassadors have created a series of comic prompts in Pixton. They started the story, but now you need to continue it! Choose from any of the options below, from taking a ride on a pirate ship to exploring a strange planet in outer space. We know you’ll come up with some great stories!

A five panel comic showing cousins Leah and Sam learning that Leah's puppy has gone missing. Finish the story: Will Leah and Sam find him?
Created by Malaya G., Teen Reading Ambassador, Kingsbridge Library
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A six panel comic showing a young boy and a girl who have teleported to an unfamiliar place with a dinosaur. What will happen next?
Created by Li L., Teen Reading Ambassador, Seward Park Library
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A six panel comic showing two girls who get transported to a strange planet in outer space. What happens next?
Created by Emelyn B., Teen Reading Ambassador, High Bridge Library
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A six panel comic showing a pirate ship at sea who had planned a picnic but it just started raining. What will happen next?
Created by Dewou M., Teen Reading Ambassador, Kingsbridge Library
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A six panel comic showing a girl walking through the forest when she stumbles upon some magical houses. What happens next?
Created by Izabell M., Teen Reading Ambassador, Macomb's Bridge Library
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The New York Public Library's Teen Reading Ambassadors internship program brings together 10th–12th grade students to help further the Library's mission to inspire lifelong learning in others, particularly young children. Ambassadors work at NYPL After School programs across the city providing tutoring and literacy enrichment activities to children ages 6–12. They also help connect children to all of the Library’s resources for reading and learning! 

 

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