Hello, everyone, and welcome to Panel by Panel, a periodic exploration of comic panels around The Duck.

Last time we had a look back at the work of the great Akira Toriyama, as a sort of a breaking/emergency version of the column. This week I wish to return to the original idea I had intended - sharing resources to use in your webcomic.

These are only a small sampling of resources I used for creating comics, and not in any particular order. So, let's dive in.

#1 - PoseManiacs



Drawing the human figure can be hard, especially when you have to draw them in interesting and dynamic ways. I love PoseManiacs because it gives me a browser-based library of hundreds of 3D models for pose references. You can take each pose and adjust the camera to get just the angle you want. From there you can take a screenshot and save the pose render for reference, or you can just sketch while the website is open, like doing a life drawing.

The website is 100% free and is great for getting some practice in. However, you can also use a variety of poses as references as you draw comic panels and covers. So be sure to give PoseManiacs a look.

#2 - High-Quality Movie Screencaps Gallery



When it comes to figuring out shots in my comics, I love to use what has worked before, especially when those shots are proven winners. Take for example the “trunk shot” in a Tarantino film, where the camera is placed in a trunk or box and looks up at the characters that are lifting the lid.

When I design comic panels I love to reference shots I have seen from movies I love, which is why I really appreciate the High-Quality Movie Screencaps Gallery. I can find most great, visually striking movies that I would want to reference on that website, with substantial galleries of their most iconic shots. Give this one a look if you want to push the cinematic quality of your webcomic.

#3 -20,000 Names



Naming characters can sometimes prove tricky and I know there are many names I end up falling back on, just because I like them. When I need to find a name for a project, such as a new character in a comic script I am writing, I tend to take advantage of this website, 20,000 Names. The collection of names is organized by sex, nationality, and other thematic lists.

Anyway, those are three resources I use. In the future, I will share more. If you have any resources you feel I should mention in the future, please drop a comment and let me know.

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