I thought I'd share the whole construction of page 1, click on the pictures to see them full-size.
First I thought up the page layout, and doodled it really roughly about 1/5 the size it would end up as.
Then I made a full-size sketch with pencil by hand.
Finally, I scanned it into the computer and began inking via tablet. I've never done this before, so it was a really long process, and took 2 days of on-and-off work to complete this step. Here's the final product: enjoy!
At this rate, there's no way I can do a complete comic during only May, but I'll keep trying. I've already got the first 6 pages in the 1/5th concept stage, and I've done the first three of those in full-size pencil sketches. Comments?
Which tablet is this, a Wacom? Also, what application do you prefer for your inking? Do you find that scanning works better? I've been experimenting with doing everything digitally now and it seems to work well, as well as being cheaper, not needing a scanner.
ReplyDeleteI'm using a bamboo, but only b/c it was the cheapest tablet I could find. As for inking, I'm scanning them in and then using Corel Painter (probably not made for inking) Do you start off with digital sketches from the start? I tried that, but they weren't turning out very good.
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