What tools do you use?

[Jrej]

For my comic Shades Of Men I started with paper and ink.
But switched to all digital a few years back.

I draw on a mini Ipad, with art studio app and Adonit Jot pro stylus.
It's good on the go but I have to say a bigger screen wouldn't be a bad thing!

[Mala_CHI]

I tried digitally it was so difficult lol, but I will try again sooner or later

[kazukitakamura126]

For both of my comics Seishin Patona and In The Midst I use Adobe Photoshop CS5 to make them. I tried making my comic traditionally when I start back in 2006 but it wasn't for me so in 2010 I went digital.

[toonsfera]

For Scarlet Black and Slow & Quicky, I use 100% of Clip studio Paint. In Disfiguratve Meaning I had used paper and pencil in some rare occasions.

[Mharz]

For my webcomic, The Angel with Black Wings
I use Photoshop for rough, inks and tones. I currently use a Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch (pretty old model now). I was doing the rough sketch on paper but I'll probably gonna go pure digital starting volume 3 since I'm still redrawing them after I scanned the rough pages because I'm so bad at traditional drawings...

[Kayke]

I draw my comics traditionally and then color digitally.

I have a few tutorials if anyone is interested:
Inking
Coloring

[jessicasurline]

I like to work traditionally, so for Visceral and Whetstone the tools use are:

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Paper 11x17in
Faber-Castell H Pencil
Pink Pearl Eraser
Micron Inking Pens
Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Copic Markers
Copic White Paint
Higgins Black India Ink

[shazzbaa]

For Runewriters I use......... a lot of non-photo blue. xD

• sketch the page really really roughly on paper, scan it in, use photoshop to adjust the colours so all the lines are cyan instead, and print that out on cardstock.
• go over that again with pencil to tighten everything up, scan it in, use photoshop to remove the all the cyan, so the sketch is gone and I'm left with just the tightened up pencil lines.
• adjust the colours on those pencil lines to be cyan and print the new version out on cardstock.
• ink over the cyan pencils with a ballpoint pen. Scan it in, use photoshop to remove all the cyan, and I have my lineart!
• colour and letter the page with photoshop. I use an old Wacom Graphire tablet because for some reason I just don't like the intuos as much as my old standby. xD

It always sounds a bit overcomplicated, but idk man, it just works for me! xD So I guess my tools are
- cardstock for printing (from an office supply store)
- a nice ballpoint pen
- a mechanical pencil
- photoshop
- WACOM Graphire Blue tablet
- a printer (currently Epson)
- a scanner (currently Epson)

[TristanJensen]

I've used a lot of different programs* but the one I'm using now is Paint Tool Sai, And so far its the one I've enjoyed the most.
That and a bamboo tablet

*Adobe Flash
Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Pen and ink
MS paint (I still use this to resize my comics because I'm lazy and it works)
The blood of my enemies
Gimp
and
Procreate

[Doubtcent]

For all of my series, I'm all Manga Studio 5 (the hard copy of ClipStudio) since it caters to my needs for comic making. Also it was really cheap compared to Photoshop. (I also adore the textured inkbrush. It just looks good and has a brilliant bleeding effect)
Although I still don't know everything about how the program works, you can still jump in and start creating stuff. And as you find out more tools, it doesn't take long to add them to your arsenal. I am going to have to watch the hours of tutorials to get a grasp of everything soon though.

I currently use a Wacom Bamboo Style drawing tablet.

[Mala_CHI]

Can I see some of your tutorials?

[avalonmao]

I can agree with the blood of your enemies. Works every time

[Kayke]

I linked to the tutorials in my post, if you click "inking" and "coloring" it should open up the respective tutorials.

[MrKyleRose]

For my new series The Working Stiff, I've been trying something new. I go back and forth between physical and digital through out the process.

1. I thumbnail traditionally in my Moleskin Sketchbook
2. Scan that in and do my layouts and rough pencils with my Wacom Cintiq in Photoshop
3. I print those out and light box them to Bristol board in Non-Photo blue led
4. Ink that with Microns and a variety of Brush Pens.
5. Finally I scan those inks back in and do my colors/effects and lettering in photoshop again with the assistance of my Cintiq.

That sounds a little convoluted but I still can't quite get the same quality line work if I try to ink digitally. I still really love the tactility of doing that traditionally.

[MrKyleRose]

Also for all the digital work I use these amazing brushes from Kyle T Webster.

[SethJH]

For From Greatness to Dust I use Google Docs, a paper sketchbook, Photoshop CS5.5, Illustrator CS5, a Wacom Intuos 5, and Blender.

1. I wrote down the general plot outline, and then break it down into scenes with dialogue and action.
2. I use either photoshop or a sketchbook to draw up the rough thumbnails and ideas for how the page will be laid out.
3. After deciding on my final layout, I build the page setup in Photoshop: Panel outlines, speech bubbles, page styling.
4. If necessary, I make some 3D renders using Blender to get an idea of lighting and perspective for some panels.
   (the models and textures I use in blender are made by me, so I'm not like ripping off something existing)
5. I go back into photoshop and block out color and form. I then continue to work through until I have my final paintings.
6. For certain background things like screens or posters, I use Illustrator's shape builder tools to make designs.

Once I'm finished with school (in about 4 weeks), I'll be back at this process.

[ConradComics]

Okay, from start to finish:

Good ole Ticonderoga #2 wood pencils from any 'Mart,' but with a kneaded eraser via online (michaels).
Neenah Vellum Bristol Card/Cover Stock (8-1/2" x 11") from any office supply store.
Thus ends the pencils.
Scanner to import the pencils into Manga Studio 5.
Inking and coloring/toning/shading using a Wacom Intuos Touch Small.
Lettering via the standard Fonts/Bubbles in Manga Studio 5.

I think that covers it.

[Stellamari]

Erm... basically, I draw everything digitally from sketch. This is my comic Goldlocks Agency for Superheroes

[mattcleaver]

I used to just do traditional comics with fineliners and cross-hatched shading, but now with In Our Shadow I just scan hand-drawn lineart and colour it using Open Canvas. I really love that program. Although I must admit I have to use photoshop for the purdy lightings and what not.

[neonmeres]

I use manga studio 5 for everything from sketches to full finished page for my comic Eros shot. I used multiples layers for this process.