Comic Life
One of the most frequent questions I get is, “What program do I use to make all of my pictures?” I thought I’d devote a little time to share this information with all of you.
After using many photo editing software programs over the years, I stumbled upon a relatively unknown software (at the time) that gave me all of the “extras” I needed:
Comic Life
Plasq’s Comic Life program (for both Mac and Windows at www.plasq.com) helps families have a little fun with their photographs. Importing photos into the program is a simple drag-and-drop procedure. Once your photos are uploaded, it is easy to create professional-level comics complete with thought bubbles and 3D titles with the existing fonts on your computer.
If you have seen any of my work within the Classic Science Textbooks, you have noticed individual “cartoon-style pictures” that I created. What you have not seen is an extended property of Comic Life which can create entire pages of cartoon templates automatically!
I have to be honest with you… this software comes with a price ($25 for the Standard edition/$30 for Deluxe.) Now before you open your wallets, there is a 30-day free trial which I highly recommend!
You will also find a ton of information on the internet concerning Comic Life and how it can be used both for fun and educational purposes. You can check out one of these resources at http://www.macinstruct.com/node/69
The ease of this program to create comics of this quality satisfied my “inner comic book geek” quickly (I always wanted to be a cartoonist when I grew up.)
I’m certain your family will find new joys in approaching your photo albums with this software!
