A: Who am I, Stan Lee? I ain't no comics guru. But here's
a rundown of my process: (probably not the best)
- 1) Write the story (and then re-write it until it feels polished)
Keeping an idea book is useful for writing your stories. If you get any
ideas, you can keep them organized.
- 2) Thumbnail out the panels, then later rough out the page layouts.
This helps to get things started.
- 3) Pencils. pencil it out, and make sure to leave space for the
text.
- 4) Ink it. I used to tape a clean sheet of paper on top of my pencils
and stick it on my light table. Then started by inking the borders, then
the text and word balloons, and finally the actual art. Don't be impatient,
tackling the panels and text may be a long tedious process, but it gets it
out of the way, and makes the actual inking go faster. More recently, I've
taken to inking on top of the pencils, then erasing it clean later.
The tools I use:
- Originally, heavy duty printer paper 11x17 (I'm cheap). More recently,
I've switched to using Borden & Riley #234 Paris bleedproof paper for
pens 9x12.
- #2 pencil
- Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens (I like these, mostly I use the F
(fine) and S (super fine), but I use the M (medium) for page borders and
such, and the B (brush) to fill in large areas of black. (often when the
pen starts to dry out, I'll crack open the pen and squirt in some black india
ink to extend it's life)
- Y&C Gel Xtreme white pen: for touchups (the black variety of
this pen is great for doodling) Still looking for something better for white
touchups.
- Standard ruler.
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