A: How the hell should I know? But here's a rundown
of my process: (probably not the best)
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1) Write the story (and then re-write it until it doesn't suck) Keeping
an idea book is useful for writing your stories. If you get any ideas,
you can keep them organized.
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2) Thumbnail out the panels, then later rough out the page layouts. This
helps to get things started.
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3) Pencils. pencil it out, and make sure to leave space for the text.
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4) Ink it. I tape a clean sheet of paper on top of my pencils and
stick it on my light table. I then start 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.
The tools I use:
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Heavy duty printer paper 11x17 (I'm cheap)
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#2 pencil
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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 stuff,
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 ink
to extend it's life)
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Y&C Gel Xtreme white pen: for touchups (the black variety of this pen
is great for doodling)
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Standard ruler.
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