MAKING COMICS 101
PRESENTED BY
BUILDING YOUR COMIC TEAM
Making comics is a great way to build partnerships with creative people across the world. In the internet age you can be a writer in the U.K. working with an artist in Brazil and a colorist in Japan. Here are some great places to meet fellow comic creators:
- digitalwebbing.com/forums/
- reddit.com/r/comicbookcollabs
- Search instagram, tumblr, and twitter for tags: #makingcomics, #makecomics, #comicart, #sequentialart, #sequentialartist, #ink, #inkingcomics, #sketchbook, #drawingcomics
- Jim Zub's guide to FINDING AN ARTIST
LEARNING THE CRAFT
GENERAL TIPS
WRITING
- FORMATTING Your Comic Script
- 6 Part Essay on WRITING PROCESS
- Collection of INTERVIEWS with Comic Writers
PENCILS AND INKS
- A Comic Page from A to Z
- Draw the MARVEL WAY
- Drawing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: MICHELANGELO
COLORING
- K Michael Russel VIDEO PLAYLIST
- TIPS for Digitally Coloring Comics
- Coloring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: MICHELANGELO
- Color Inked Line Art in PHOTOSHOP
ARTIST DEMOS
LETTERING
- Comicraft Lettering BOOK
- BETTER Letterer Tips
- Lettering GRAMMAR
- Comic Lettering LAYOUT Tutorial
- Comic Fonts: BLAMBOT & COMICRAFT
- CAPTAIN AMERICA Lettering
PREPARING FOR PRINT
Check out Print Ninja's PRINTING ACADEMY for a super in-depth look at the comic book printing and production process.
COLOR
- Know the difference: RGB vs CMYK
- CONVERTING Your Colors
- Standard Black vs RICH BLACK
- RGB/CMYK ADVANCED EXPLANATION
FILE PREPERATION
- Stay in the Lines: BLEEDS and SAFE ZONES
- Using the Correct Image RESOLUTION
- Prepare Your Files in: PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN
- Checking Your PROOF
- ISBN and Barcodes
- 5 Common FILE SETUP Mistakes
PRINTING CHOICES