#making comics

[bigbigtruck]

This weekend

I'm prepping the collected edition of TJ AND AMAL for its third printing. It's a strange feeling. ICC offered me the chance to make any revisions I wanted and while it's tempting to clean up all the old art and things I'd do differently now than 10-15 years ago, that way lies fucking madness. So I'm just making some text and formatting corrections. And friends, I had never done this before but going through that comic ONLY reading the text was goddamn wild

#tj and amal #making comics #I'm fixing some punctuation and serif errors #and two or three balloons where the tracking is way too wide for some reason #but I can't turn back time so

[johnpgolden]

Here’s a lil treat for you fellers. This is a 9 page Proof of Concept mini for a comic of mine called “From Hell’s Heart”.

I’ve got some art of the characters on tumblr already, but this is the general gist of the story; it’s about a “Western” comic supervillain who goes undercover to try to steal the powers of a group of magical girls, only to unintentionally fall in love with one of them.

I’m still working out the details in the script of the full version of this story; it’s a little trickier than you’d think.  The main points I’m trying to make are mostly about how a fresh start with new people isn’t a free pass. If you keep acting like a villain you’ll be stuck as one forever! I’m also taking dramatic steps to keep this from being a “Mean guy meets manic pixie dream girl, his life is fixed” story.  I’m sick of those. You gotta fix your own life if you wanna be happy! Grow up Lord Helldeath!!

#comics #webcomics #magical girl #superhero #making comics #manga #sailor moon #doctor doom

[schweizercomics]

While few folks may pick up a comic solely because the lettering is good, BAD lettering can absolutely ruin a comic.

Emi Gennis did a WONDERFUL talk about lettering principles at CXC, and it's a must-watch for comic-makers learning their craft.

I can think of precious few lectures on comics stuff where I agree with every single point, but I agree with every single point on this one. I've considered making a balloon placement video, but now there's no need to, anything I might say is said here.

#Comics #Making Comics #Comics Process #Lettering #Comics Education #Youtube

[kitseaton]

Family game night with the woofs! 🎮

FULL SHIFT, a new YA graphic novel with Jennifer Dugan and @penguinteen, 2024

#werewolves #werewolf #werewolves not swearwolves #artists of tumblr #making comics #inking comics #young adult books #graphic novel #graphic novels for teens #comic artist #illustrators on tumblr

[alterici]

Everybody's making progress on their Sapphic Pulp stories, including me. Excerpt from "Hungry"

#art #drawing #sapphic art #lesbian #sapphic #wlw #sapphic comics #indie comics #queer comics #comics #pencils #making comics #wip

[stevelieber]

It’s always worth checking back on old experiments. Back in 2007, my studiomates and I were all getting frustrated with the terrible smell of our ellipse template sets. For those who don’t use them, these things always smell awful. We decided to ask the manufacturer about them.

They wrote back and we blogged about the exchange.

Well I just want to let you know that it’s been 15 years. I checked yesterday, and the templates all still smell like a big bowl of Doritos and feet.

#stevelieber #steve lieber #art supplies #making comics #drafting supplies

[lucybellwood]

I’m deep in the penciling mines for Seacritters which means I’m drawing a lot of stuff I find absolutely delightful but won’t have cause to share with the reading public for at least another calendar year. I DO NOT CARE FOR IT, so here is Mr. Slapdash challenging a potted plant to a duel.

(If you’re late to this party: Seacritters is a swashbuckling comic adventure series for fans of Redwall and Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s being written by Kate Milford and illustrated by me and published by Walker Books and when I finish it in eight bazillion years it’s gonna knock yer socks off. I’m posting more about it on Patreon if you like process porn and enabling a cartoonist to make a living wage.)

#Seacritters #graphic novel #making comics #pencils #capybara #age of sail #personal work #Kate Milford #Lucy Bellwood #pirates #sailing

[mattaytchtaylor]

A test page that started as doodles and got out of control

#comics #making comics #test page #western #my art #digital art #big rocks

[foundfamilyadoptionagency]

#The guy who gets mauled by an angry lion #Scott McCloud's Making Comics #scott mccloud #making comics #adoption poll #image submitted #no tags submitted

[kajira-kreations]

Preview of the doujinshi adaptation of Fennecsrifle's TechPhee fanfic, The Right Partner.

Please give their fanfic a read! It's so cute!

#star wars #the bad batch #sw tbb #tbb tech #tbb hunter #tbb wrecker #tbb omega #tbb shep hazard #techphee #tech x phee #making comics #doujinshi #manga style #fan comics

[ellipuukangas]

I hope you guys are enjoying the October comic so far. ♥ There'll be around 10 pages in total.

#webcomic #comics #web comics #sketch #making comics

[bigbigtruck]

still learning

#tj and amal #making comics #art evolution #anatomy of a comic panel #comic layout #comic lettering

[johnpgolden]

Okay so I realized I actually haven’t posted *any* of the development art for this story on tumblr yet so here’s a *bunch* of Helldeath and Orchid. Er...Heck and Enid.

#ocs #making comics #comics #manga #supervillain #magical girl #from hell's heart #shojou #cape comics

[peathepirate]

Dreading the day my half-naked photos I take as reference for weird poses I need for my comics get leaked...

#making comics #peatalks

[chicharonie22]

Here’s the first part of The Finest Martyr! I’m going to try to post the extended/full version later this month!

#rise of the turtles #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #save rise of the tmnt #rise leo #unpause rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #leosagi #unpause rottmnt #usagi chronicles #yuichiusagi #making comics #webcomic

[artoftcbaldwin]

My submitted cover for The Call of Cthulhu comic adaptation I drew for Caliber Comics. The publisher has yet to sign off on this cover, but I am pretty proud of it so I'm showing it off anyway

#my art #comic book art #making comics #cthulhu