Comic book illustrator

Have you ever been to thought bubble? The north of England's largest comic convention? They have a lot of independent comic book makers. As I understand it its not uncommon for comics, even indi comics, to be made by writer - artist co teams. It's posable going around the indi comic stalls you might find an artist who'd be interested in collaborating. worst case your son has fun at the comic book fair. www.thoughtbubblefestival.com

Thank you for your replies . I appreciate your comments. Please be assured the request for an illustrator comes from my son and is not me or an art teacher telling him he cannot draw. I have offered computer based comic lessons, using photos or Lego stop motion. Up to now these have not been attractive for him.  He does draw sometimes and I think his creations are cute and charming it is he himself who is not satisfied with them and wants to collaborate. 

sorry to harp on this. i mean, if he at all enjoys drawing, maybe he should be encouraged to. even if it's just sketches for "someone else" to draw from. just an idea. harvey pekar was a wonderful comic book guy --- who couldn't, i guess, draw. he'd get his pals (like robert crumb, etc) to draw his strips. so there's him. but there are all these comic people who draw in all sorts of styles - many pretty primitively.

I haven't actually met anyone who can't draw. If there are physical limitations, and it is difficult to draw by hand, then there are tablets for drawing, and with the help of a computer, you can align lines, use layers, fill, shapes, and other tools, and you can always cancel an awkward line. Moreover, training in drawing helps with cerebral palsy, I say this as a person who worked with children, my wife also worked as a table tennis coach for children and she had children with cerebral palsy in her team who could not normally pull the racket, but training through interest reduced the symptoms and the child could play and win, of course he did it in his own style, but this in any case develops. With strong motivation, you can achieve a lot. You can hire a tutor with special training or think about how to integrate drawing comics into reabelitation classes. I don't know if there is such a thing in the UK, but here it is possible to choose a reabelitation according to interests, even for adults. It may be worth discussing this with your child's doctor or caregiver. I had a group where I taught children to draw, so if a child "drew poorly", it means that there was a bad teacher.

What about Lego stop-frame animation?      People do amazing things with very little equipment.

Some people go a bit more 'Hollywood'!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQhNK3We6vg

those are good ideas... does the OP's son enjoy drawing? all they say is he's not gr8 at it. by uh, by whose standards? hopefully not an art teacher, lol! no offense. if he likes to draw, he should, and try different methods. if he's into it, he should. if he aint ... maybe that is the reason for the post.

there's also collage... there's drawing, stick it on a computer, manipulate it with some draw program, print it, draw on it or paint by hand, etc............. so many possibilities. i'm just agreeing with previous posters that kids don't no they can't draw............imho, unless someone judged them...like peers or teachers. i never thought i could draw. later, i got a degree in fine arts in painting.

best of luck to your son! (the OP son)

and I do not know whether it is possible to say about an 11-year-old child that he does not draw well, not as most adults do not draw well and you need to learn how to draw. there are also different ways to draw. You can do without drawing at all, or draw on a computer in a special program where you can create a comic book from large computer models. you can make post-installation photos and then process them with filters and finish drawing details. first of all, a comic book is an idea and a story.

hello.one of my dreams is also drawing comics, but I'm at a creative dead end and have lost my drawing skills ( head injury). I think that you yourself could help create comics for your child. It would bring you closer together and maybe it would be fun for you too. It is not necessary to create something high-tech at the beginning, you can think through the plot, storyboard, and details together. I also came up with the idea that you can make different materials of the location in which the action takes place and buy special mobile dolls for drawing, these dolls can be placed in the location in the right poses and draw from nature or take photos. You can also learn the basics of color and composition together. perhaps your child will become a super professional and will create the best for a lot of money. I hope so. Moreover, now there are a lot of styles in comics, ranging from illustrated stories to frames without text. there are detailed drawings, and there are those that seem to be drawn by a child's hand. In any case, this is a hobby that is worth developing and expanding.