HOME | DD
ky-nim —
Tutorial: Comics
Published: 2011-08-14 20:35:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 96377; Favourites: 3211; Downloads: 1384
Redirect to original
Description
Someone wanted me to show how I draw comics on Photoshop, so I did! (Yes, it is a Korean version)I use Photoshop CS5 but I think any Photoshop version (provided they have the tools mentioned in the tutorial) work just as well. I cannot help SAI/GIMP users much...
Please also keep in mind that if you wish to draw comics perhaps more professionally, there are better tutorials out there. This is a very very rough and simple one that I am used to.
Enjoy!
For the drawing/coloring tutorial: [link]
To see the final comic product: [link]
To see the nuzlocke series: [link]
EDIT: Oh goodness...thank you for the DD ;w; I am happy this little tutorial is very helpful!
EDIT2: I have added a mini tutorial on how I do thought bubbles in this post
Related content
Comments: 295
Congrats on the DD! Still can't wait til the next installment of your comic. <3
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
man...holy shit how cool Oo
i was just thinkin about making a comic tutorial because i was asked to...but now there isn't any use for this any more
great work
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow, great tutorial! Loved it! I'll be sure to use it in the future ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hello! Making tutorials is hard work and I think it's admirable that you desire to assist your fellow artists. However, I'd like to critique some things if that's okay with you! Everyone has room for improvement.
Maybe you were just skipping some steps, but most any professional comic maker will agree that drawing a comic page starts with drawing thumbnails. Even if they are tiny, sloppy, and not at all detailed, it's the best place to start. It's best to thumbnail many pages in succession so that you may get a feel for how the pages flow. I would NEVER start a comic by haphazardly placing panels to fill. Thumbnails are a good, quick, easy way to figure out what's going on where on the page and to make the story flow the best.
I am all for messy, loose sketches. That's why they're sketches! And I know this is by no means a drawing tutorial, but just regarding your art and comics in general, I would highly suggest you work on gesture drawings. That punching panel does not look like a punch. It looks like she's very awkwardly sticking out her arm and it's touching N's face. There's no shame in looking up references! It doesn't matter if you don't have a realistic style. Even the most "cartoony" (I use that term lightly) or caricatured styles need to adhere to some basic anatomy. These panels could have been made a lot more dynamic if you'd looked up a few good punching references and put more energy into her pose.
I like your use of sound effect text! I think your dialogue placement needs a little work too, though. That's another thing that thumbnails can really help with. If you figure out where your dialogue balloons are in advance, you can avoid a lot of the awkward crowding and overlapping that's going on here.
I noticed you shade your comic quite a lot with black on lighter opacity. While I think that's okay for some lighting situations or in small quantities, it looks a little cheap to do all the time. I am all for flat, simple colors when it comes to comics since I know coloring is an exhausting, time-consuming process, but at this rate, I would even recommend shading with a darker tone of the base color over black opacity. Black capacity makes things look mucky and just unpleasant.
I hope this helps!
👍: 0 ⏩: 3
And again, I highly appreciate this crit; I usually do not get this stuff often.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Well if I were a professional comic artist or considered being one, I probably would have done this tutorial...differently.
For the fancomics I am currently working, I have had a knack for just drawing the comics from head to paper/photoshop so I never quite bothered for a thumbnail.
As for poses, they always will improve over time. I have, for the most part, not have a huge active effort to draw my poses better but I am slowly getting there. I am aware of my limitations and will eventually reach a better drawing state.
Finally on toning, I actually do this style largely because it is the most efficient for me. I like making these fancomics; but since they are not going to be published on print, I have not made a huge effort to make a better lighting scheme. I do try to "elevate" the tones by not using black but it can only go so far. I know other toning techniques but due to my preference for efficiency I use that. If you browse deeper into maybe my maplestory fanart on I do use a different style of toning compared to the current.
Thanks for the advice, which I will keep in mind; however since this is largely a hobby and not a first-priority goal, I cannot promise that I will suddenly change my style overnight.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Sure thing. You should enjoy your art and I understand it not being a priority. But if you make a tutorial, that implies you're giving people a step-by-step guide on the best way you know to do something, and if you're in a position where you're guiding other people to do something a certain way, you should be sure it's the best it can be. Professional or not, anyone can stand to practice and improve at the things they do, and the pros do things the way they do for a reason. I doubt any of them try to make things harder on themselves!
Every artist is different and needs to find what works for them, but you have to realize that there are many other inexperienced artists who will take your tutorials at their word. If you make a tutorial, your steps can either help or harm a fellow artist. If you just want to show people how you do things, I'd preface the tutorial with that. "This is just how I do this, and not necessarily the right or wrong way." "This is just showing my process."
Your coloring on your maplestory art is a lot nicer, but like I said, of course I don't expect you to put that level of detail into a casual comic. I just think that the "darker shade of the base color" method is not much harder than black opacity and looks better. Just a suggestion though 
Anyway, I just thought I'd drop my thoughts here. I know critiques aren't always the most fun thing to hear, but they are ultimately good for you! Especially since you said you don't get this kind of thing often. Everyone improves on their own if they keep working at something, but trust me, you can improve a lot faster if you take pointers from someone else as well.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ah yes, I do realize those artists - including myself - have done so (take tutorials word for word, that is).
I'll make a "Before-you-read" section soon; that would certainly help
Lol from the few art courses I did take, I do realize critiques range from boring to scathing but honestly, I enjoy the few I get online.
Again, thank you for the feedback, and hope to hear from you sooner or later~
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
A before you read section is a good idea!
Some people are just baaad at critiques, haha. I know how that is.
You're welcome
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
you said basically everything i wanted to say. i aprove of this critique
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Part 4 was my favorite. I used to struggle with the eraser when I make comics in Photoshop (which is why I don't have any in my gallery yet).
Thanks for your help!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I just searched for something like this!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
You must be proud! This received a Daily Deviation!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Ah~ ! 
It will be useful for me when I get my tablet ! Thanks !
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Waaaw 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I plan a lot in my head and modify it as I draw
Some people do storyboard stuff out beforehand yes
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you <3 And sorry for bothering you
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I wish I could think of good comic subjects, so I could try this out myself
This is going to my bookmarks so I can find it when I can think of something.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
i've been look everywhere for a tutorial on comics in photoshop and this was just what i needed!
Thank you so much!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
i apparently see people use sai more, even when they have photoshop, or even a CS version X3.
Awesome tutorial though~
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is a really great, and helpful tutorial! Good job!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I'm very curious.... why the Korean version?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Ahh, that makes sense. I just saw that you live in the US... and you're really good with English. So I assumed... incorrectly.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
hahah its fine. XD
Just another Korean American here~
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thanks a ton for this, crazy helpful.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
you know i've ben wanting to do a comic.. this can come in handy for those who wants to make one. vary good.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Oh thank you for making this. It's a huge help
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
wow... I'm doing this project at school with stuff to do with the arts and I was thinking of doing a comic, this made me finalise it.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
hmmmmmz datz pretty usful, i might use it for mine comik help
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Really nice but... well, i'd like to know more.
First of all, i like how you presented a good way to present us how to draw internet comics (used mostly for fan comics, though), but reading your ID you are supposed to be a student and comic artist, right? But those sketches referred as "messy and silly" are more like sketches made by animators. Have you ever made a "serious" animation?? (because some mistakes [link] as animation)
Returning to the comic topic, are offical comics drawn like this (in a much more complicated way)? Are comics always drawn before on papers or some can be made directly on computers?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Okay.
This is mostly for internet fancomics yes. I am not an art student but just a pre-med student who has a long-time digital art hobby. I dabbled a little bit in animation but honestly I do not plan to be an animator.
I feel like official comics have a different method, but this is the method I came up with over time, and I plan to continue it. I know several artist peers who prefer to hand-draw them and scan.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
rofl
thanx for this do u do it with a mouse or a tablet ??
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
well the charismaticly sexy HEATH joker said to bats
TALENT AS YOU KNOW IS LIKE GRAVITY ... all it takes is a little push <3
this city deserves a better class of criminal
(says it using the sexy growl , from the brian tape <3 )
did u get the files i sent u the link 2
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
for the werewolf and vampire stuff ( it was a wiki link)
and i wish i could do colors like you but alas my mouse was eated by my kitchen table XD
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I was always bad at making comics.. :'D So this helped a lot! Thanks for posting and congrats on the DD!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
<= Prev | | Next =>