Illustrator and Comic Artist Visits Second and Third Graders
Chris Eliopoulos has two rules to cartooning: always be silly and have fun, and sound effects must be made while drawing. Second and third graders had no problem following these rules on Friday, January 20, as Mr. E, as he requested to be called, walked them through the drawing of Albert Einstein, Abe Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller and Kermit the Frog. Even adults in attendance, including Head of School Gary Krahn, tried their hand at cartooning (and making sound effects). In the end, Eliopoulos explained that cartooning is easy; it’s just a matter of using letters, numbers, lines and dots.
Eliopoulos shared that as a shy young boy, he had a hard time expressing himself. He began drawing as an outlet to communicate and that is what started his journey of becoming an illustrator. He currently illustrates the picture book biography series Ordinary People Change the World by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. The books offer an inspiring message that “We can all be heroes.” Each hero is illustrated as a child throughout the story, even when they were changing the world as an adult. In October 2016, Eliopoulos promoted the series on the NBC talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers, which included a live drawing demonstration.
Chris Eliopoulos also has written and illustrated multiple Star Wars comic books and has done extensive work for Marvel Comics.
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