This is where you’ll find sketches and other interesting or useless stuff. You decide.
I thought it’d be fun to see my “process” for lack of a better word of making a comic. It starts with a quick scribble or thumbnail of an idea and dialog. These are very small, rough and quick.
Then I’ll do a pencil drawing on Bristol board. This is the step where I tighten up my drawings and layout with non-repo blue pencil. The bits I’m happy with at this point I’ll darken with pencil. I’ll then scan this and begin the inking.
Here is the inked version. I make changes on the fly while inking. I like the flexibility of inking digitally. I didn’t like the look of the linework at first but I’ve gotten better at it. It finally looks more alive. You can see the changes I made from the original drawing. Most of the time I get a better idea for layout or gag during the inking process. Not a huge difference in this example but some are pretty drastic.
The final colored and inked version sans dialog. I do the dialog in illustrator and draw the balloons to fit. I’m getting better at drawing decent balloons.
I like the process of developing the comic. The sketch progression is very cool. I only saw the one comic on the main page. Liked it and will check back.
Glad to hear you struggle with the dialogue balloon part of the process. I still don’t know how those guys work that out without interfering with the artwork too much. Lettering is an unappreciated art form itself.
My favorite part is coming up with sound effects and then trying to spell them!
Granny Smith is my favorite, she shelters, feeds, and offers sage advice.
Good stuff. Have you seen the software called Comic Life? It’s basically a comic book layout program. My mate uses it for all sorts of stuff, but it’s also great for just comic!
No, I’ve not seen that. I’ll take a look at it. Eventually I’ll publish a collection….I hope!
Hi dad it is ME! I saw the newest comic. I love it!
SINCERELY- Madelayne
Love your work Darwood….
Ahhhh. Thanks Sandy! Get back to new story line on Friday.