COMICS DON'T HAVE TO BE HARD
Quick&dirty comics making resources
So you want to make a comic
Welcome! This is my collection of resources on how to go about making comics. Some of these resources are free! Some are not! They are all things I personally find useful.
WANT TO MAKE COMICS QUICKLY? START HERE
If I had to give a single link for a best "How to Make Comics" guide it would be to this one by RapidPunches. This is one I go back to all the time.
Free deviantart post: https://www.deviantart.com/krillraiser/journal/ONE-SHOT-OR-ONE-CHAPTER-12-PAGE-COMICS-101-648819063
Updated and downloadable PDF: https://rapidpunches.gumroad.com/l/vJFSK
NO IDEA HOW TO TELL YOUR STORY? HELP IS HERE!
Hannah Vardit has made several wonderful tutorials on comic creation and how to do it - easily!
How to structure a story: https://hannahvardit.itch.io/story-structure
How to write a script and then make that a comic: https://hannahvardit.itch.io/script-to-page-tutorial
BUT HOW TO FILL THE COMIC PANELS? I GOT U COVERED
"Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work" - a great visual aid for how to fill panels when there's lots of dialogue and make the scene look interesting
Article on Wally Wood's productivity hack:
HQ scan of Wally Wood's 22 panels: https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161142if_/http://joeljohnson.com/images2/wallywood22panel1600.jpg
OH LORD YOU HAVE TO DRAW BACKGROUNDS?
Betsy Luntao has a wonderful ebook that breaks down backgrounds and drawing them in perspective AND making them look fun&interesting
How to Draw Backgrounds with Character PDF: https://storydrawingskills.gumroad.com/l/tTiRg
READY FOR A CHALLENGE? TRY THESE!
Scott McCloud's "24 Hour Comic" is one of the most well known comics challenges and I encourage everyone to try it at least once!
The 23HBD event is also a great challenge wherein you create a 24pg comic in 23 straight hours!
Ending notes
THIS IS A RESOURCE LIST!! GIVE THE CREATORS I LINK TO MONEY!!!
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