Wednesday, November 11, 2009

[Week 3] How to draw comic?

I will introduce 2 ways of drawing comic that I use.

1. [Digital comic tools]
Material required: Photoshop, ComicStudio, Open Canvas, drawing tablet
Price range: 60 and up for tablet and average about 50 CAD per software, the cheapest is Open Canvas
Level of usage: Easy. No messy pencil marks, eraser remains, wasted paper so that you save time and you save money on inks and tons of effects.
Cons: You need to know how to operate the different softwares and get use to using tablets

2. [Classical hand-drawing tools]
Material required: Eraser, pencil, white paper, blank ink pen
Price range: under 20 CAD
Level of usage: Personal preference wise, I think it's hard. The only good thing is that it is easier for you to draw in "style" and in proportion with your hands but the editing and inking stage can be challenging and messy. If you screw up on one sheet, you have to start over.
Cons: Finish copy is hard to maintain clearness and additional effects will need to be hand-drawn

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