Create a crossover

What can we use if we don't have a ruler, fine liner, or a scanner?

Use a straight-edged book or the flap of a cereal box to divide your final paper into three equal panels, swap a fine liner for a thin black Sharpie or ballpoint pen when you trace the main drawing lines, and use your phone camera instead of a scanner to take a clear photo of the finished comic.

My ink smudged and the panels look uneven—how can we fix that?

Lightly fold or measure the final paper to mark three equal panels before using a ruler, let the black marker or fine liner fully dry before erasing pencil lines, and test your coloring materials on scrap paper to prevent colors bleeding into speech bubbles.

How can I change the activity for different ages?

For younger kids, simplify by making one large panel from the three tiny thumbnail boxes and using stickers or crayons while an adult writes the one-to-three-sentence scene, and for older kids expand the writing beyond three sentences, add detailed backgrounds when sketching each thumbnail into the matching panel, and use finer liners and layered coloring for depth.

What are simple ways to improve or personalize our crossover comic?

Personalize the title at the top with decorative lettering, add bold sound-effect words inside panels, embellish borders with patterns or stickers after inking, and consider scanning and lightly editing colors digitally before sharing the final photo on DIY.org.