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Anonymous asked:

Where did you learn to draw and set up comics like you do? Did you take a class or something?

How to comics:

1. read good comics
2. figure out why they’re good
3. draw comics
4. (when in doubt read a Scott McCloud book)

I actually went to a school (Orivesi college of arts) for a year to study comics, but at that point I already knew the essentials and it was pretty much an excuse to spend a gap year drawing stuff. Honestly anyone can draw comics, you don’t need a license to do it. How to draw a comic that’s readable though, that’s where you’ll make tons of mistakes and need to listen to criticism

Anonymous asked:

how do you do the layout process in your comics? thank you for the AMA.

Hey no problem! Here’s thumbnails for these two pages. It’s a Photoshop file with a chapter’s worth of blank spreads that I fill in as I go. Drawings are on a separate layer so I can easily move things around with the lasso tool, or add more panels in between, or scrap them, or change their size or whatever

I’ve made this as convenient as possible for myself because thumbnailing is a pain in the ass, sometimes I spend hours wrestling layouts into shape only to get a page or two completed. And I’m not super fond of this example spread either, I’m like 70% satisfied with it haha. But it’s ok, I’ll just try to make the next ones better. That’s comics for ya

Anonymous asked:

Can you draw more adult Steven?

I’d love to! I love adult Steven. Thing is I need to have a good vision in my head before I can draw it, and those don’t come by very often. I’m really grateful for the reception my art has gotten but I can’t make any promises, sorry!

Anonymous asked:

hi maaria i really love your comic and your artwork! so inspiring! *sparkle eyes* i'm wondering, if you're not too busy of course, if you could make a small tutorial on how you create the margins for your comic pages and maybe also how you make the panels? i'm always wondering how artists create the margins to account for bleed. that would be super helpful and thank you if you do! but only if you're not busy :) have a nice day!

Doesn’t really matter how you do your margins. Just make sure your page has room for bleeds, more info in this post

screaming-unicorn asked:

I'm doing my own comic on my art blog, can you give me pointers with panels?

1. Experiment with paneling but always keep them easily readable. Let a friend proofread them. If they need to pause reading to figure out what’s going on you’ve LOST THE GAME! It’s ok though because you can learn from your mistake
2. To further make your stuff more coherent look up the 180 degree rule, commonly used in film but also applies to comics
3. Depends on the style of your comic but: design the size and shape of your panels based on what happens in them. Important thing? Big panel. Character runs across a field? Wide panel. Climbs up a tree? Tall panel.
   
4. Read GOOD COMICS and study them!! Read Scott McCloud books too.
   

Good luck with your comic!

Anonymous asked:

Hi! I think your comic making seems really professional. Especially the marginals, which I have no idea about. Could you explain/show your knowledge and methods when it comes to marginals?

Hi and thank you!

You can draw your comic any way you like, but if you want to print the stuff, just make the margins wide enough. The edges of the page will be cropped off in print, marked here with red, usually 2-5mm depending on your printhouse. Make sure not to draw/write anything important in the danger zone