Questions tagged [comics]
For questions regarding techniques and conventions used in comics, cartoons, and graphic novels, or the medium used to express narratives using still images, often in combination with text.
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Is there an "ideal" width-to-height ratio for speech bubbles in English language comics?
When drawing speech bubbles for an English language comic, is there such a thing as an "ideal" or preferred ratio to them in regards to their width and height?
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What should I do to the background pallet when focussing in on a character who is distressed?
When drawing a western style graphic novel:-
I have several panels in which a character is giving expository dialog. The frames are drawn with a wide viewing angle and from a distance so that several ...
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What do the terms "lineist" and "colorist" mean in reference to painting styles?
An art student said, "I didn't use to like Picasso because I thought he's just a lineist." The pronunciation was LIN-ee-ist, in contrast with "colorist."
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How to preserve comic pages drawn by pencil?
I bought pieces of comics that are drawn with pencil, and I’m afraid that they get blurred. How can I preserve them? Can this be done the same way as with sketches?
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In comic making, what purpose does cutting a single image into panels serve?
Basically, sometimes, there will be a single page or a large portion of the page dedicated to a single scene or image, and this will be cut into panels. But if the gutters were removed, the image ...
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