Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2011 and is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Cadette page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Draw and write your own 4 panel comic.
Choose your own activities!
Our Summary* of requirements:
- View comics in one activity (Collect comic strips from 7 different publications and compare, make a sticky note comic of at least three panels, visit with a comic artist, OR read about three artists in books/magazine/online articles).
- Think of a topic that can be shown in pictures (something that happened to you or someone you know, a story from a movie or book, OR something make believe).
- Practice drawing or tracing characters 10-12 times, OR use a how-to instruction to draw a human or animal.
- Create a four panel comic about your topic from Requirement 2 and use different facial expressions and/or body postures.
- Include dialogue, thought bubbles, OR captions in your four panel comic.
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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How to earn as a Troop?
Basic Meeting Plan by The Badge Archive
The Badge Archive Echoes of VTK (Similar to VTK)
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- Basic Meeting Plan by The Badge Archive
- The Badge Archive Echoes of VTK (Similar to VTK)
- Comic Artist River Valley Plan
- Buy Activity Booklet from Leader Connecting Leaders
- D/B/J/C Drawing Art Badges Plan by The Badge Archive
Other Resources
- See the Activity List for Comic Artist – choose your own activities!
- Help for the Comic Artist article
- Info webpage at Girl Scout Wiki
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
How to earn individually?
- At Home Plan from GSGCNWI – Archived Copy of PDF
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans
At Home Plans
- At Home Plan w/video from GSCWM – Archived Copy of PDF
- At Home Plan from GSGCNWI – Archived Copy of PDF
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSSEF – Original Link
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSTOP – Original Link
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSWestOK – Original Link
- Slideshow Google Doc from GSNWGL – Archived Copy of PPT
- Slideshow PDF from GSWNY – Archived Copy of PDF
- The Artist in You Video from GSCSNJ
- Google Classroom (request by email/phone number) under “Virtual Badges for Cadettes” from GSHS
- Walkthrough (no registration needed) from Virtually Badges
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GSUSA Information and Details
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Delve into the world of comics
- Choose a story to tell
- Draw it out
- Frame it in four panels
- Add the words
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the 2011 GSUSA Multi-level Art badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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