Journal comics can capture moments from the day or one's feelings through quick drawings and do not need to be funny. Artists create rough thumbnail sketches of ideas and then polish them into final comic artwork to tell either a specific event or more impressionistic story from their life. Journal comics provide a creative way to document personal experiences through visual narrative.

1. Journal Comics can be about a moment in your day.From James Kochala’swebcomic, American Elf

2. And they don’t have to be funny.From James Kochala’swebcomic, American Elf

3. From TymGodek’s website, A Yellow Light

4. Or you can do a more poetic, impressionistic story about how you feel.From TymGodek’s website, A Yellow Light

5. A journal comic can capture quick ideasFrom TymGodek’s website, A Yellow Light

6. Start by making a rough thumbnail drawing of your comicThumbnail drawings for Craig Thompson's Blankets

7. Then make new polished version.Final artwork