I'm curious to know, since I'm not a pro, how many people just "draw" what they want to appear vs. designing and refining. I've watched a lot of videos about Jack Kirby and he starts in the upper left hand corner and just draws to the bottom right. N
Read more…I've recently discovered it's too difficult for me to use hand-drawn techniques to create comics and was wondering what software/equipment could make it easier. I have Asperger's Syndrome (a form of Autism), ADHD, and a writing disorder that affects
Read more…I've decided I'm going to try it here a little bit longer. Also, do you have any advice for drawing male figures. I'm going for an anime-ish style. All I can seen to draw are girls! MAJOR problem for a mystery comic set in a big city.
Read more…Just asking what are some of the different techniques for inking comic strips. I have read many different ideas on how, but don't seem to fine the answer I am looking for.
Read more…A great web comic is an instructional treasure; a web comic where the artist/writers take time to talk about some of the art and storytelling decisions they've made is solid gold.
Beyond the Western Deep, http://www.westerndeep.net/2014/11/15/cha
Read more…Hi all,
I've enjoyed getting to know several of you over the past couple of weeks and I've been really happy to see all of the talent and all of the comics y'all are publishing.
I'm a writer and musician myself, but I've always been interested in learn
Read more…After watching the special features on the DVD for The Lego Movie, I find out about so-called "brick films," which are stop-motion animated films made by fans using Lego minifigures and set pieces constructed from various Lego bricks. The movie itse
Read more…Hello friends! I've been bogged down lately with some things. And I just want some advice from anyone who might know what this is like.
I'm in college, a community college, I started here with the hopes of transferring to an art school after knocking
Read more…Okay, so I'm clearly not quite old enough yet to go to college yet, but the time is approaching and my Mom and I have been looking into several art schools which include the Joe Kubert School in Dover, NJ; the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, a
Read more…It's been awhile since I've been on here! (Mostly because I forgot my password, lol). I was wanting some advice. I have a story idea that I'm really believing in God that I can get off the ground and turn into a full fledged short graphic novel serie
Read more…I'm currently taking a "Designing Career" class, that is suppose to help the students learn how to attain their goals professionally. My first big assignment requires an interview with a professional in our field of interest. I've sent out a couple e
Read more…Podcast - "Making Comics"
http://www.makingcomics.com/category/podcast/
Insightful and some really interesting ways of "thinking" about comics.
Doug TenNapel (Bad Island, Cardboard) is interviewed (scroll down) Kazu Kibuishi (Flight, Amulet). It's good
Read more…hullo...
i'm looking for someone who's struggling with their art, trying to get from where they currently are now to where they envision themselves being. i'm far from having arrived, but if you see qualities in my work you'd like to emulate, i want t
Read more…Artist Stan Prokopenko has some great drawings tutorials. For those who are interested, do yourself a favor and check 'em out!
How To Draw The Head From Any Angle; Pt. 1
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2012/08/video-draw-head-angle-1/
and How To Dra
Read more…I would highly recommend everyone interested in illustration, and/or a career in illustration take 10 minutes of their life out and watch this vid.
It's a a bit of a lecture by illustrator Bobby Chiu. In it you watch him paint a pretty amazing i
Read more…Like most learning artists, I have a problem with backgrounds. I'm slowly trying to destroy the awkward distance between background skills and myself, but it is a work in progress.
So I'm asking for help from you awesome people!
Throw some concept idea
Read more…If anyone is wanting to know how to flat their line art, I have created a simple & straight forward tutorial on Ministry Comics Blog using Adobe Photoshop you can also find it under the "tutorials" link of our website. I am adding new content each w
Read more…There’s something driving me to help creative people discover their purpose. It’s something that pushes me each week to share posts on my site, and drives me to "nag" artists about “goal setting” and “writing the vision”….
Why? Why do I do what I do?
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Read more…Hey all,
This is a little trick I like do in PhotoShop. I hope it helps someone. ...I love the quality and look of my pencil drawings better than my inks, but I was never able to manipulate the pencil line once it was inked the way you could with a
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