Creating Comic Books : Penciling the Story for Your Comic Book
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at
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The penciling of the comic begins once the story is written. Penciling is the time to work out layouts, pacing, emphases and expressions. Bring the story together and flesh out details via penciling with tips from a comics marketer, writer and creator in this free video on comics.
Expert: Mark Poulton
Contact: www.koniwaves.com
Bio: Mark Poulton has worked in the comic book industry for the past three years. He is the writer/co-creator of the hit comic series “Koni Waves.”
Filmmaker: Joel Young
Duration : 0:4:9
Self-publishing comics is easier with print-on-demand due to decreased costs and order sizes. Learn about the details of print-on-demand, like formatting a comic to a template, with tips from a comics marketer, writer and creator in this free video on comics.
Inking comics with brushes provides the possibility of more flow than can be achieved with a technical pen. Bring out lighting and texture in a comic when inking with a brush with tips from a comics marketer, writer and creator in this free video on comics.
After inking the comic, erase remaining pencil lines, white ink areas that need emphasis and add motion lines with pen. Detail the comic post-inking to make it easier for the scanner with tips from a comics marketer, writer and creator in this free video on comics.
Whistles, a new comic book series by creator Andrew Hussie and published by SLG Publishing, the company that brought you Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, tells the story of Whistles the Clown star of the Starlie Calliope circus. One day an accident nearly cost him his life, and he became exposed to the corrupt underworld of the circus, rife with murder and cannibalism. Forced to flee, he experiences the hardships of the world such as homesickness and prostitution. But his spirit remains bright and optimistic. The six chapter series documents his journeys, and his long quest to return to the circus and his master.
Wizard World Comic book Convention Los Angeles 2007 ” The Unknown ” Comic Book Promotion at the BIONICUNIT PRESS table