Post WIP steps of your comic pages!

@Cavechan Cavechan
Sun, 03 Mar 2019 14:55:20 +0000

@Cavechan wrote:

I love WIPs! I offer them for Patrons, but here's an example:

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I first do the thumbnails in a notebook. I read over them many, many times and try to perfect all of the dialogue and paneling.

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I work in CSP and start by laying out the panels, then type in the text and then sketch. During sketching, I move things around and make sure proportions are right, etc. I try not to make too many adjustments during the inking phase. Frequently for backgrounds, I will usually just do a few simple lines for the sketch because it's tedious to draw them twice essentially.

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Then I ink the word bubbles, then people, then backgrounds, then effects.

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Then last but not least are all the comic tones. Then I finalize the text and crop and save in Photoshop.

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Celestial Chronicle Shion | Tapas

A space fantasy with an occult twist! The crew of the Shion is fighting against draconic aliens, but what are these symbols they find? These sounds they hear? There's a bigger mystery that needs to be solved before the war can end. WARNING: This...

(Edited post. Forgot to include the thumbnail stage.)