Thursday, July 05, 2007
10 Things About Drawing Comics
Having spent most of yesterday drawing comics, I thought I'd list a few tips that sprang to mind.
Curved lines are funny, straight lines are not
Just because your family/friends don't think it's funny, doesn't meant it isn't
Just because your family/friends do think it's funny, doesn't mean it is
After you've worked on anything for a while, it will cease to be funny
It's possible to stab yourself in the hand with a fibre-tip pen
The lightbox works better when it's turned on
Even bleedproof paper turns to ancient parchment when the heating is on
Some H pencils are darker than some HB pencils
When colouring on the computer, remember to blink
Whiteout is your friend
Labels: Comic drawing tips, How to Draw Comics
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
How to Draw Comics in Listen Magazine
My How to Draw Comics piece from a few years ago is in the May issue of Listen magazine, a US teen lifestyle magazine. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and the context in which it is used, accompanying an article - Drawing Inside the Box - Comics by Tim Morgan - encouraging readers to get into comic creating.
I'd wondered how Listen would adapt my piece for a US readership and am very happy with the results (see below). With a bit of rearrangement of text and panels, it's a tighter comic that works really well in this context. (If you haven't already seen the original, it's at How to Draw Comics).
Labels: How to Draw Comics, Miscellaneous comic pieces
