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1. Start to keep your own sketchpad. Take it out
with you so you can sketch interesting scenes or make notes of exciting
story ideas that you can use later.
2. Try making your own cartoon strip in the same way as Hergé. First sketch the strip in pencils, and then go over it with pen. Then you can photocopy your strip or scan it into a computer to colour it and add text.
2. Try making your own cartoon strip in the same way as Hergé. First sketch the strip in pencils, and then go over it with pen. Then you can photocopy your strip or scan it into a computer to colour it and add text.
Join Hergé in his studio to find out more about the master artist and the tools he used to create a Tintin strip. More
Click on the picture below to explore the studio.
See the stages in Hergé's drafting process as rough sketches are transformed into a finished Tintin adventure.
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All Tintin images © Hergé / Moulinsart 2004