Hey I simply love the way you make your comics and I’ve got ideas for some that I’d love to do (because I can’t write for shit) but I’m really not sure how to plan them out, is that something you would get into?
hi!! thank you so much! do you mean like, teach how to make comics? honestly i think im so far away from that point lol im mostly winging it and following the advice i see from other people online!
i can quickly share how i plan things out rn if that’s helpful!
i basically come up with an idea for a story which usually revolves around one pivotal scene, the climax. in “the conversation” it was dennis coming out to trinity, in “pretty” it was robby calling dennis pretty, in “stay” it was robby asking dennis to stay, and in “home” … well you’ll see.
i plan the entire story out beat by beat before i start drawing it at least loosely, i try to follow the 3 act story structure if it’s a longer endeavour like with “home”.
then i get started on thumbnailing each page, i’ll do maybe like 10-13 thumbnails to get started and then i can start drawing out those pages one by one.
i decide on a cohesive colour palette in advance too and kinda just play around with it in the moment as im drawing each page, i don’t really colour key though maybe i should.
as im drawing out the pages i can come back to my script to refine things or my thumbnails if im in a particular mood for loose creative sketching more than precise page work. i usually mix and match as i go so im always having fun. some days are just writing days and some are painting days, you never know!
this is a specific personalised approach that i have but i definitely do recommend having an idea of where the story is going before you start drawing. i’ve rewritten my comics many times and was grateful each time that i gave myself time to think about the writing part in advance so i knew for sure that im committing to drawing something i know for sure works. i’m also a very visual thinker and have a background in sequential art (animation tho not comics) so the layouts kinda come to me naturally but i learn lotsss from creators on insta, one i recommend is @ ncdyerart that has many reels on the making of comics that i found very helpful.
lol this is kind of jumbled cuz i didn’t expect this question but i hope it was helpful in some way!
tl;dr i come up with an idea for a story, i write it out loosely, i do a few thumbnails, i start drawing out pages. then i mix and match the last 3 points until im done
turnnoffyourmind
snowghoul
kianamaiart
pixelskylines
germansingergirl
yousharknotpass
jacobvanloon
izzy806
gummygunk
