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How to start a webcomicMaking a Web Comic Part I: Finding a Story

The first and most important thing to start a web comic is to have a story. You could be the best artist on the West side of France, but it won't make a difference if your story sucks. People are grabbed first by good art and second by a good story. Art can only go so far; it is the story that will keep your readers reading. One fine example of this is Fox Tails by Fallon Willard. The art is lacking in quality, but the story is fantastic. This first part of "Making a Web Comic" covers the key elements of finding a story.

So, you know you want to do a web comic, but you're lacking

Making a Web Comic Part II

Making a Web Comic Part II: Paneling

The second most important part of a webcomic (or any comic for that matter) is paneling. This sounds simple, but really, it’s not. When considering a Panel layout you should consider what is happening in that Scene.

Is this an introduction, a love scene, or an action scene? These seem to be the most common types of scenes (in my opinion). The introduction scene generally builds up the story. Not all introduction scenes are introducing someone, they are mostly just informative and help to further the plot. Here is an example link

Introduction Scenes have a tendancy to be boxy, and form fittin

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TUTORIAL - CRYSIS-The Nomadby *Knight-Gawain

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Here it is, the making of "Crysis - The Nomad" in all its glory.
The brushes I use are by ~leventep and `adonihs.
Everything else is in the tutorial.

THIS TUTORIAL MAY NOT BE POSTED ELSEWHERE WITHOUT MY PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT.

Crysis is (C) Crytek/Electronic Arts.

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~Nerdea51 Sep 12, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

pure awesomeness

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!WhipStyle Aug 15, 2010

Freakin awesome. and i love crysis.

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~SK-is-Lost Jun 14, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

i cant find the brushes by leventep, maybeh im just being dumb and not looking too hard, can you help me out?

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*Knight-Gawain Jun 15, 2010

leventep's brushes are somewhere in his journal.

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~SK-is-Lost Jun 21, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

thanks

gonna go find em now
I'm trying to learn how to speed paint and this is the first thing i looked at and its got me excited, hope i make some good stuff

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~Deimyts Apr 18, 2010

What size is the canvas?

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*Knight-Gawain Apr 19, 2010

1366 by 768.

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~Deimyts Apr 19, 2010

thanks!

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~Mr-Hutton Apr 17, 2010

AWSOME

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!Sky-blue-samasora Apr 16, 2010

indeed amazing help

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