How do you do your paneling? And fonts you use?

[azureiwazaru]

So i have problems paneling and i wanted to know if i can work with this
it's just a rough sketch incase i have to restart
and i also need help on which font to use! My comic is a romantic comedy and i dont know hw the font will be

*last panel eye mistake please dont mind

[TrustyShamrock]

wait whats wrong with the panels? i think the way yur doing it is ok. but yeah that font is kinda crud. issat comic sans? ya should probs try to not use that one for anythin besides memes. but you could try lookin up manga type of fonts. i dunno the names of any but yur comic looks like a manga so itd be a spiffy fit. long as its easy to read

[tzuba12]

I use a font called 888_Manga
Its free: http://888toto.deviantart.com/art/FREE-COMIC-and-MANGA-FONTS-261494973

As for panels, I don't really know how to describe it but I just look at different manga and study the paneling so I can keep mine dynamic. Some examples from my series, Glitch (in no particular order)

[azureiwazaru]

great comic @tzuba12
thank you for the font link its really helpful

[azureiwazaru]

yeah hehehe people usually comment on my paneling because im not good at it!

[SpavVy]

I make thumbnails and small storyboards to help plan my pages then I draw it on paper. You could also look at paneling in mangas to help give you some ideas if you're really stuck.
After scanning and toning, I use the font called Anime ace for regular dialogue. It's a common font I see people use.

I think it's available on blam bot but I'm not so sure. But da.font.com has some pretty good fonts too.

[Vanzish]

I know someone else gave you a link with fonts, but here's more and they're on cathegories ^^

http://www.1001freefonts.com/

As for the paneling, you can always make characters stick out and not be completely in the boxes i guess. I sometimes manipulate panels based on what i portray on the page, say make them cracked or wobbly.

Just... think outside the box XD

Also, that poor bastard in your preview, i can relate to him ;v;

[NickRowler]

I use a font called Crimefighter which I got from here http://www.blambot.com/fonts_dialogue.shtml

(I stretch out the font to that is appears a little taller in my comic. I chose this font because I wanted something that looked like the font used in Corto Maltese). However, for snoring, I use Digital Strip because the "Z"s look better.

For panels, turn on the grid and make sure snap to grid is on. I then get the rectangle selection tool and create a panel to my desired size, then fill in with the paint bucket. (Most of my pages have the same layout so I just copy and paste a pre-set page I made and adjust the size of the panels if needed). In Photoshop (don't know about other programs) there is a feature on "Layer Styles" called "Stroke" which allows a line to go around the panel. If I didn't have this feature, I would probably just turn on the grid, get the brush tool, turn off pressure, and select one corner, hold down shift, then select the other corner. This creates an automatic straight line.

(Sorry if that was confusing, I tried to explain it the best I could)

[Shanny8]

I do traditional comic book paneling(no vertical- left to right).

I agree with others- check out Blambot for some free comic book style fonts. You can use other fonts at sites such as Dafont.com and 1001 free fonts.