Process Equals Speed
As you improve in your art you will find that your speed increases naturally. As you move into creating art for clients it is even more important to know how … Continue reading Process Equals Speed
Tag: comic books
Designing a Character
As with anything the best place to start designing a character is in your sketchbook. Let’s say you want to design a dragon for your comic book series. In your … Continue reading Designing a Character
What Materials to Use Where in Your Comics
Many artists work in many different ways and use different materials and programs based on their work flow. Many are using computer programs for much of their work and may … Continue reading What Materials to Use Where in Your Comics
Finding Your Line
Have you ever wondered how many cartoonists and comic artists get so many lines from their pens? The fact is that many are using different pens or are using very … Continue reading Finding Your Line
Breaking Panels on the Comic Page
When you are doing monthly pages like I am you can sometimes get into the habit of getting complacent with your panel creation. Many times you start rolling out the … Continue reading Breaking Panels on the Comic Page
Picking Character Traits
If you are trying to come up with a character for your comic book too many people try to come up with things they have seen on television or in … Continue reading Picking Character Traits
Breaking down a comic book story
Want a great technique for breaking down a comic book story after you’ve written it down? First write out your story on paper like you would a short story. It … Continue reading Breaking down a comic book story
Pacing out a story for your comics
If you are like me you write your story out like a short story on a piece of paper, then you need to break it down into pages and panels. … Continue reading Pacing out a story for your comics
Story Creation for Comic Books
Alright so you have decided to create your own comic book, but aren’t sure how to get started. Well there are a couple of ways to get going on the … Continue reading Story Creation for Comic Books
5 Steps to creating your own comic book
Are you trying to create your own comic book and are wondering where to start? Many times a comic book can be very hard to think about because we try … Continue reading 5 Steps to creating your own comic book
What type of art class should I take?
If you are looking for art classes to help you improve then try these tips in order to choose the class right for you: First figure out what you are … Continue reading What type of art class should I take?
What’s first, watercolour or pen and ink?
If I am doing a painting using watercolour and pen & ink in a class setting many times I am asked what I paint first. The answer often depends on where and … Continue reading What’s first, watercolour or pen and ink?