How to Make Comics | Drawing Tutorial & Speedpaint

Comic art! As it turns out, it isn't just about drawing over and over -- from cinematography to showing action, there's a lot to think about when it comes to comics and comic design! These are the stream highlights from when instructor Jessie took us through her comic art process and how we can create readable, interesting comics!

🕓 Timestamps:
0:00 - Things to keep in mind about Comics
1:28 - What are cinematics?
1:42 - Establishing shot
2:21 - Long shot
3:01 - Medium shot
3:33 - Close up shot
3:59 - Extreme close up
4:23 - Insert shot
4:56 - Dutch Angle
5:25 - Illustration begins | Sketching phase
7:57 - Clean up sketch
8:23 - Line Art

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[willowthedemonpotato]

Your tutorials are always super simple and clear. And as someone who has Trouble focusing and more of a visual learner this is a godsend

[djthevampire]

“Great, I have all of this amazing knowledge to make one of my ideas for a comic, I’m just missing one thing”
“What’s that?”
“Skill”

[itsheartbeat]

A tutorial that's easy to understand, right to the point, no degrading, AND HAS SUBTITLES. We found it, folks. The perfect tutorial video

[kirslynxp]

All of the shots stated at the beginning are almost completely similar to what I learned in photography class. It just shows how much how much of it is involved in making comics!

[StarbucksOwl]

The way you created the room by distorting the floor plan 🤯 genius! I don’t know how I’ve never thought of that. 😭 this is super helpful

[kavilnpamlla]

6:18 THATS LITERALLY BLEW MY MIND! I had no idea that it’s possible to draw rooms like in that way, seriously! Thank you very much for your videos, they are so useful!

[mskmakes]

Dude that floorplan trick was amazing!!

[avashult]

I make comics myself. I started it beginning writing comics of the school year last year, and here are the steps I did
1: write the lines
2:re-read the lines and maybe fix some stuff up
3:set up comic pages
4:make cover
5:follow the story in some boxes or shapes
6:after one drawing is done, add speach bubbles or backgrounds or words
7:repeat and then when finished color if wanted
8:finish up by decorating back page
9:staple pages together

Done!

[sharksforlife]

YESSS FINALLY I HAVE SOME POINTERS. ive been wanting to make short comics so i can move onto big comic stories but i didnt even know how to set them up. and finally after months i have a idea of how i can do it

[witchy]

YEESSS JUST WHAT I NEED, comic! I’m planning oneeee

[moonyekka]

Okay but I NEVER thought of the tip you did for the room/background this is freaking genius!

[artanj]

OMG!! Where have you been all my life??? That SKEW technique for room perspective is GOLD & GENIUS! Thank you so much!!! 🥹❤️😭💖

[Shnozzu]

just gotta there is absolutely no way she is drawing that fast and skillfully right?? like she recorded this and then did VO right???

[nadiarey]

I'm amazed at the tip about the floorplan. I don't think I've ever found a tip more helpful

[danjaworsky]

I use a lot of 3d modeling to stage panels and environments but that 2d / skewed floor plan idea blew my mind 🤯 Such a great solution!

[chuckgibson]

That thing where you take make a floorplan and then turn it into the basis for your perspective... best tip of the video!

[SparkyVoltz]

I have plans for a few comics and this helped a lot:)

[DuchessOfSoup]

You’ve single handedly cured my ineptitude with backgrounds and floor plans I’ve struggled with for 30 years. 🎉

[justaspiral]

This is a great resource, especially the floor plan tip, absolute genius!!

[kamileon]

My god that floor plan technique is genius! Why have I never heard of this before!?