August 2024
In August I slipped into a more relaxed way of making these daily diary comics. Limited panels, 6 per spread, small and economical. As much… Read More »August 2024
Darren Fisher
July 2024
There are broadly two dominant fields of thought and approach to drawing. These are Observational Drawing (also referred to as life-drawing, visual realism, and view-based… Read More »July 2024
June 2024
Comics are widely studied by academics in the humanities. Discourse around metaphors and messaging found in the superhero genre is abundant, while comic narratives on… Read More »June 2024
May 2024
Art can easily be dismissed out of hand, misdiagnosed as simply a leisure activity, or compartmentalised as a skill of production, thus reducing the broader… Read More »May 2024
April 2024
April 2024 diary comics. By me, Darren C Fisher. I refuse to have AI write my post for me, knowing it’d be something like ‘welcome… Read More »April 2024
March 2024
Collecting diary comics from March 2024. One comic each day. This month I was working with more wet media- watercolour, inkwashes. Mixing up the format,… Read More »March 2024
February 2024
In the second month of daily diary comic making in 2024, I already felt the stress of invalidation from posting on social media. The diary… Read More »February 2024
January 2024
All through 2014 and 2015 I created daily diary comics- experiments in autobiography, the comic medium and visual style. And now, I’ve picked up the… Read More »January 2024
Free comics catchup 4
Trufflejoggen In late 2022 I embraced winter in our new backyard, the Anninger, a mountain full with forest trails for walking and riding. On one… Read More »Free comics catchup 4
Free comics catchup- Part 3
Autumn Winds This comic was inspired by a moment where my new life was starting to become settled. That is to say, it was no… Read More »Free comics catchup- Part 3
Free comics catchup- Part 2
The call This comic is about a moment that you’d call in narrative storytelling an ‘inciting incident’. It’s an event that caused a huge chain… Read More »Free comics catchup- Part 2
Free comics catchup- Part 1
I love creating comics and visual materials for interdisciplinary groups, charities, OHS companies, and research projects. When I’m not neck deep in that, a personal… Read More »Free comics catchup- Part 1
Illustrating alternative energy solutions
In 2022 I had the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of three pivotal technologies: microgrids, hydrogen power, and advanced electricity networks. Through a series… Read More »Illustrating alternative energy solutions
Natura Connect at COP15
NaturaConnect at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) – NaturaConnect Honored to be commissioned to create an explainer comic video about the work of the… Read More »Natura Connect at COP15
Slamming the Mental Health Stigma at TAFE
The goal of this comic was to expand more on what HALT does in its efforts to counter mental health stigma and suicide in tradespeople… Read More »Slamming the Mental Health Stigma at TAFE
Kontext Komics
Over the last few years I’ve contributed comics and illustrations to Kontext, a German Psychology journal focusing on Systemic therapy. Each comic corresponds to a theme… Read More »Kontext Komics
Behind the myth of ‘I can’t draw’
After writing and researching the paper ‘Graphic Storytelling: Teaching Experience and Utility’ (now published and available to read here- https://www.closure.uni-kiel.de/closure8/fisher), I wanted to share it… Read More »Behind the myth of ‘I can’t draw’
Graphic Storytelling: Teaching Experience and Utility
I’m a keen drawer- always have been. For different reasons, it’s an ideal pastime for me. I’m a little bit obsessive-compulsive and can tend towards… Read More »Graphic Storytelling: Teaching Experience and Utility
Automatic Drawing- getting started
Let me show you how to get started with an automatic drawing using my patent-pending ‘snake’ technique. I’ll show how you can gradually add variety… Read More »Automatic Drawing- getting started
Mimicking the Masters- Kevin Maguire
In this activity I’ve taken a drawing by comic artist legend Kevin Maguire (below) and attempted to redraw it, adding light and tonality. Pretty neat… Read More »Mimicking the Masters- Kevin Maguire
iPad Pro- Experiments and Play
Some months ago I caved to my tech tendencies (even more difficult to resist where they Venn with my penchant for drawing) and bought a… Read More »iPad Pro- Experiments and Play
Monkey King
I grew up enamoured with Monkey Magic. Something about the liveliness of the show, the kooky characters, the music, the absurdity of it, as well… Read More »Monkey King
Today is Tomorrow- Adobe Innovation Grant (2021)
‘Today is Tomorrow—Art-generates-Art’ was created with Dr. Max Schleser, Dr. Julia Prendergast, and Dr. Steven Murdoch as part of an Adobe Innovation Grant (2021). It… Read More »Today is Tomorrow- Adobe Innovation Grant (2021)
Creative Pipeline Diagram
In my ‘day job’ I recently worked with some brilliant people on a trans-disciplinary assignment task. The idea was that students from Creative Writing came… Read More »Creative Pipeline Diagram
Kontext: Panic Disorder
A weird request from Kontext, the German Psychology Journal I create comics for. This was the brief: A client comes to therapy because of a… Read More »Kontext: Panic Disorder
Can I have a pet and be housed, too? It all depends…
I recently finished a comic project with the amazing Professor Wendy Stone and a team of researchers from Universities across Australia. They had completed a… Read More »Can I have a pet and be housed, too? It all depends…
Kontext: A Pony’s Tale
I thought you might like to see the progression of a comic I made to the theme of ‘horse therapy’. This doesn’t show the process… Read More »Kontext: A Pony’s Tale
HALT: Origins
In 2020 I worked on a comic for HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies). HALT aims to remind tradies they are valued by their community, and… Read More »HALT: Origins
CNBSafe: 12 Reasons
During 2020 I had the opportunity to create a series of illustrations for CNBSafe, focused on James Wood (Woody) and his experiences resulting from a… Read More »CNBSafe: 12 Reasons