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2/24 - The comic process
🕑 Added 2022-02-24 20:07:51 +0000 UTCWhen someone complains about the price of a comic page I will show him/her this little post ๐
โ Step 1: I have to read the story and understand the background and know the characters. Sometimes I have to make previous designs because there are characters that are not designed. And other times I have to make some research if it's a fanfiction and I'm not familiar with the show.
โ Step 2: I plan each page, making some quick doodles and taking notes. I estimate the total amount of pages, the panels on every page and the dialogues in them based on the text. Sometimes the text doesn't have dialogues and I have to create them.
โ Step 3: The drawing stage starts here. It's the slowest part for me. I have to think about making it look dynamic, using different angles and poses. I prefer to work in small sets of pages because this stage can be very time and mind consuming.
โ Step 4: If the client approves the sketches it's time to clean the lineart. But before that, I have to draw the text bubbles properly on Illustrator. Then I start making the lineart, only for the characters.
โ Step 5: I add flat colors to the previous lines. If the characters have lots of details stages 4 and 5 are slower.
โ Step 6: I add shading to the previous colors. I use cell shading to color, if I use other kind of shading I would spend double the time.
โ Step 7: When the main characters are done it's time to make the lineart for the backgrounds.
โ Step 8: I add flat colors to the backgrounds.
โ Step 9: I shade the backgrounds.
โ Step 10: I add some lighting effects or other details if needed. Page finished.
Now try to estimate the amount of hours I need for a single page. And consider that I have to discount the taxes to the price. It's an arduous work.
Comments
jazz316
This certainly will open up the eyes of all those impatient people! Im glad you made this:)
DJ Paint
I've learned never to question your methods V.
