Pixton Comics

Go the website and click Get Started. Select Get Started under the Guest column on the
next page. If a student wants to return to their comic for any reason, make sure they write
down the code at the top of the comic before they exit. If they are returning to a comic,
they will need to select Returning under the Guest column. They will be asked to enter
their code number to access their saved comic.
NOTE: The free account only allows one comic page per code. To create multiple pages,
students just need to enter in as a new Guest each time. Since comic pages may be saved
and downloaded, students can still create multi-page comic books or multiple comics using
the free account access
.
After clicking Get Started, click Create Now then select Beginner or Advanced. Most
students should select Advanced. The comic default is one square panel, but new panels
can be added and removed, and panels can be resized as desired to create a maximum of
three rows of panels.
Select characters for each panel.
Add text boxes.
Give characters props and accessories.
Select backgrounds for each panel.
Education-based, themed backgrounds such as
Williamsburg.

Save the comic.

Revert the panel.
Delete elements.
Change the background color.
Gradient background effects.

Characters may be manipulated, posed, clothing recolored,

etc. Select a figure and new tools appear. Click the face on
the left side to open the gesture tools. The running figure at
the bottom of the window contains preset poses. The face at
the bottom contains a variety of facial expressions. At the top
right of the window are tools which allow the character to be
manipulated even more. The box on the far right allows the
user to move each joint on the character. The face box allows
the user to modify individual elements of the characters face.

Same dog after using the character tools.

Background elements, props and characters can all be modified.

Before

After

Ideas for using X-Treme Comics in the classroom:

Students create a comic about an historical event or time period such as the Battly
of Gettysburg or ancient Greece.
Students create an original comic strip or book as a creative writing exercise.
Students demonstrate reading comprehension of a story or book by creating a
graphic novel based on the story or book.
Students describe a cycle such as the water cycle or life cycle of a butterfly.
Students create a timeline of important historical events.
Students solve math problems or use the comics to write their own word problems
for other students to solve.
Students write a comic which explains the meaning of a poem.
Students create virtual role playing scenarios and demonstrate different ways of
responding to the situation.
Students create a comic which demonstrates the characteristics of a good citizen.