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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Top Comic Creation Resources Part II

So you are probably asking what happened to part one? You can find it here: Top Comic Creation Resources Part 01. Due to the incredible response to the first Top Comic Creation Resources post, we found even more resources that you will find useful; just the good stuff and no fluff. Here we go!



Clayton Barton's website, “How to draw comics.net”, has solid comic art tips and video tutorials on drawing, inking, coloring and more. There is also a free sign up that gets you a figure drawing/ heroic proportions ebook and the behind the scenes techniques ebook on comic strip creation. His story on how he got started and into the comic field professionally is a story of persistence and beating the odds.



Pinterest is a comic creators gold mine when it comes to resources on drawing as well as a source for inspirational reference. How about tips from Joe Kubert, Art Adams, Mike Mignola and more. Here is a Pinterest page with awesome drawing tutorials with collections from Wizard Comics Magazine.



 

You may also want to take a look at my Pinterest page to get you started. Our boards include drawing tips, dynamic poses, character design, and figure drawing reference. Click boards to see full topic listings.






Concept Art Empire is a site devoted to concept art, drawing, 3D modeling, and game design.
This software has a large following both here in the states and Japan. Here is an article from the site with the 16 top Deviant Art groups artist should be following. This listing includes drawing, digital painting, concept art creation, and animation. Deviant Art has come a long way since its beginnings and has become another tool for professional artists to post work. Awesome list! Check it out.




The Creative Bloq website features news, how to's, and reviews on art, graphic design, web design and 3D. They are also affiliated with Imagine FX magazine, Computer Arts magazine, 3D Artist and 3D World magazine. Here is a step by step breakdown on planning the comic page.









Tuts Plus has been around for quite some time. Their site features tutorials and guides on design, illustration, photo, web, coding, audio, motion graphics and game development. They now go by the name “Envato Tuts +”. Link one features an article created by freelance artist Sara Berntsson, which not only covers the layout basics, how to choose the right panels and more, but has tips on importing into Adobe Illustrator, using clipping masks, and inking digitally. Link two features how to create a comic character sheet in Adobe Illustrator, creating your own ink brushes in Illustrator and some basic digital coloring tips. Sara’s style is cartoony, but info is solid.


Do you use the paint program SAI? SAI seems to have all the drawing and painting bells and whistles of Adobe Illustrator for drawing and digital painting. This link from Concept Art Empire has cool tutorials on how to maximize the tools of this software. If you know your toolset and how to use clipping masks, some of the techniques should translate to other software.

SAI is free to use for the first 31 days, after which you must purchase for continued use. Pricing is a one-time purchase, around $50 and is cheaper than the monthly add up Illustrator charge. The download is here:



If you are looking for a low cost equivalent to Illustrator and Photoshop check this link:








Paint.net (scroll to download section) , Inkscape, Krita and Gimpshop (scroll to “get Gimpshop” button) are all good free alternatives for drawing and digital painting.






The Blueprint video series features one on one interviews of top people in entertainment and art. Here is a must-see Todd McFarlane interview with some incredible insights into the craft and business of comics. Todd is very down to earth and straight to the point in his take of the industry and mindset.

Also check out:

Top Comic Creation Resources III

Do you have some favorites inspirational sources for comic creation? Contact me at jon@tripleadude.com. Let's add it to the list.

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Note: this article was also posted on Medium 

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