hello, u got lovely art ♡ love ur castaway au ♡♡♡♡♡
i have a question, how do u get ur comic panel composition to look so nice???
when i try to make a page somehow looks too crowded and doesnt have a nice flow, and dont get me started on individual composition on every individual panel.
yours look so nice they remind me of french comics(european comics??)
anyway love ya~ <3<3<3<<3
Thank you so much!!! I'll try my best to explain:
I think of a single page as a whole composition. I keep in mind reading direction. In my case that's left to right, up to down. This forms S-curves. Ideally, the placement of the bubbles and the artwork in those panels sustain that S-curve composition.
Usually per page, I like to have a focal, big panel which are complimented by medium and small panels.
After scripting, I do SCUFFED sketches of page layouts. After that, I add bubbles and text. Then I do my final sketches and line art around it. Because bubbles are a prominent element in comics, I want them to be intentionally placed. Still, as I work I'll move bubbles around slightly to give room for the artwork. My goal is to make sure all elements like bubbles, panels, and drawings are readable.
In that case, I don't draw everything in a panel. Not all panels get backgrounds. Not every character is drawn with their intricacies. I think that works in my favor? It can be visually overwhelming to include every detail which risks losing clarity.
Everything after that is icing on the cake. Colors and funky panels are there to enhance, but they shouldn't detract from the flow.
I'm still experimenting and nothing is scientific but hope this helps!
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