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LinkedIn Learning

Penciling a Comic Book Page

via LinkedIn Learning

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Overview

Learn how to draw comic books. Get a look inside the penciling process of comic creator Ben Bishop, as he goes from script to fully illustrated page.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know
1. Starting with the Script
  • Approaching different types of scripts
  • Identifying panels within a script
  • Consolidating panels
  • Determining the number of panels per page
2. Panel Development
  • Creating a cheat sheet
  • Preparing your workspace in Adobe Photoshop
  • Roughing out poses
  • Planning for panel shapes
3. Laying Out Pages
  • Placing your panels
  • Refining the rough
4. Penciling a Comic Page: Start to Finish
  • Picking out your actions
  • Roughing your page
  • Finalizing your page
Conclusion
  • Next Steps

Taught by

Ben Bishop

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