Kirkland Arts Center Comics Class resources will be posted below. You can contact Maxx at friendsofmaxx@gmail.com to submit assignments for feedback or to ask questions.
Week 6 Resources
Here's the links to the websites that we looked at during class. I encourage you to do some more exploring. Comics is one of those fields that is continually evolving, which is one of the reasons that I love it!
Procreate brushes:
https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/collections/procreate-value-bundles/products/procreate-texture-brush-bundle-11
Three Act Storytelling:
https://www.cartoonstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/three_act.pdf
The creation of a page PDF:
https://www.cartoonstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hart_tutorial.pdf
Inking tips and techniques:
http://www.artgraphica.net/free-art-lessons/pen-and-ink/inking-art-lesson.html
Procreate brushes:
https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/collections/procreate-value-bundles/products/procreate-texture-brush-bundle-11
Three Act Storytelling:
https://www.cartoonstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/three_act.pdf
The creation of a page PDF:
https://www.cartoonstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hart_tutorial.pdf
Inking tips and techniques:
http://www.artgraphica.net/free-art-lessons/pen-and-ink/inking-art-lesson.html
Week 5 Resources
Webtoons page we looked at that had a good example of scrolling to help with timing in the story:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/space-boy/ep-233/viewer?title_no=400&episode_no=245
The Nib, a great resource for comics, but we were looking at how the formatting isn't great for web-viewing. If you're presenting your comic in print and web then you should figure out formatting that complements both.
https://thenib.com/in-vulnerable-sean/
https://mixam.com/books - the printer we looked at. You can select "Comics", "Zines", "Booklets"... try plugging in your zip code and playing with different formats and number of books printed. Scroll to the bottom and (left side) you'll see PDF templates available for every size option.
https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/space-boy/ep-233/viewer?title_no=400&episode_no=245
The Nib, a great resource for comics, but we were looking at how the formatting isn't great for web-viewing. If you're presenting your comic in print and web then you should figure out formatting that complements both.
https://thenib.com/in-vulnerable-sean/
https://mixam.com/books - the printer we looked at. You can select "Comics", "Zines", "Booklets"... try plugging in your zip code and playing with different formats and number of books printed. Scroll to the bottom and (left side) you'll see PDF templates available for every size option.
Week 4 Resources
| kac_comics_spring_2020_week_4.pdf |
A great site on steps of creating a comic page, plus tips on creating it in Illustrator: https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-comic-how-to-plan-and-lay-out-your-comic--cms-24179
Info on creating a comic in Photoshop with photos - totally unrelated to what we were discussing, but cool: https://www.photoshopsupply.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-comic-book-in-photoshop
Week 3 Resources
| kac_comics_sprint_20_wk_3.docx |
| mccloud_clarity.jpg |
| mccloud_polyptych_background.jpg |
| mccloud_transitions_panels.jpg |
Week 2 Resources
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Sample of thumbnails
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Navigating Comics article (goes with the image above) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00186/full
Speech Bubble Placement http://jphistudio.com/talking-speech-balloons-placement-location/
Storyboard Example https://www.boredpanda.com/directors-draw-storyboards-movie-scenes/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Week 1 Resources
| wallywood22panels.pdf |
| comics_week_1_-_spring_2020.pptx |
