FEATURED TUTORIALS
Action scene comic book page
fallopiancrusader at 8:37AM, Feb. 15, 2018
A 48-minute time-compressed video of Fallopiancrusader creating pages 74 and 75 of his comic, “Mindfold”, with commentary about the drawing techniques and composition choices that he used.
How to Use "Actions" in Photoshop to Help you move faster
cdmalcolm1 at 8:40AM, Dec. 13, 2018
So, What is “Actions” anyway? “Actions” are presets that you can use in setting up a bunch of things for a PSD file. You can create your own ‘Actions’ by setting up a layer to make a gold FX, Speech Bubbles, or just about anything for your illustration. So Let me get right into it.
(1 vote)
Coloring a design presentation drawing
fallopiancrusader at 2:48PM, Feb. 4, 2018
This is a 17 minute youtube video of me coloring a pen and ink line drawing in Photoshop. The visual style is similar to traditional comic books. I spend less time talking about specific techniques, and more about the thought process behind successful visual storytelling.
(4 votes)
Photoshop rendering incorporating 3D elements
fallopiancrusader at 7:06PM, July 6, 2017
Video of me drawing an architectural interior, illustrated using 2D and 3D techniques
(0 votes)
How to Create (manga/anime style) Native American People
Frae at 4:39PM, Dec. 13, 2016
Trying to help with broadening everyone's cast. If you have any ethnicity you would like me to cover, let me know!!
(1 vote)
Quick and Dirty Cell Shading in Gimp
SLK8ne at 2:27PM, July 10, 2013
How to do quick and easy animation style cell type shading in the free image editing program Gimp. But, the idea can be used in almost any image editing program.
(0 votes)
A discussion on 3D art by Genejoke
Ozoneocean at 8:40AM, April 23, 2012
This is a short discussion of the merits and techniques of 3D art in comics, featuring the words, of Genejoke, El Cid, and Pam Harrison/House of Muses.
(5 votes)
Word Balloons in Photoshop (paths)
Darwin at 12:52PM, Nov. 9, 2011
I recently discovered this quicker/easier method to create dialogue bubbles on a single layer using the path function in Photoshop.
Hope it helps!
Previous tutorials can be found here:
Speech bubbles 1: http://th05.deviantart.net/fs42/150/f/2009/075/b/5/Speech_Bubbles_Tutorial_by_Tigershark06.jpg
Speech bubbles 2: http://tigershark06.deviantart.com/art/Speech-Bubbles-TWO-149627389?q=gallery%3Atigershark06%2F590876&qo=4
(4 votes)
The Structure of a Manga Page
Lace at 1:58AM, Sept. 2, 2007
This is a tutorial to teach you about the structure of making manga! Can be used for other types of comics too!
(19 votes)
The quickest ways to become a better artist...well some are quick
mundy at 4:13AM, Feb. 7, 2008
Tips on how to improve your art
(26 votes)
The do's and don'ts of comic making and storytelling
mandk at 4:12AM, June 23, 2010
do you think you're doing the right thing with your comic? let's find out.
(14 votes)
