Top Comic Book Creation Resources

A student told me that they would be working on their own comic book idea over summer break, but was unsure of how to keep the work from looking amateurist.  I started to rattle off some websites and it dawned on me that I have not posted most of these resources to the blog.

Without further ado, here we go:

http://comicbookgraphicdesign.com/ 
Comic Book Graphic design is an all around good website with a nice selection of tutorials.

http://comicbookgraphicdesign.com/?s=comic+book+layout 
Here is a good one on composition and layout

https://conceptartempire.com/gesture-pose-photo-websites/

Concept Art Empire is another fantastic resources for artists.
Here is an article on free gesture pose reference links that is awesome.
Please note that some of the references may involve the nude figure.

https://comicsforbeginners.com/
Palle Schmidt's website on comic technique is cool. Scroll down to check out free resources before you commit to paid tutorials.



https://comicsforbeginners.com/free-online-tools-for-comic-creators/

Online tips and tools and free 7-day crash course courtesy of Mr.Schmidt.

The Creative Bloq always has excellent resources if you use their search tool properly.
Here are two:

https://www.creativebloq.com/how-to/how-to-create-a-comic-page

Like the "Manga" style? Then have a look at this one.

https://www.creativebloq.com/how-to/how-to-create-a-manga-comic-strip

http://www.foxprints.com/tracy/misc/tutorial/char_drawing.html 
Here is an interesting breakdown of character design.

http://www.comicartfans.com/comicartistsmain.asp

See examples from all your favorite comic artists, sorted by name!!

                                      



Pick the best books on comic creation from these two lists:
https://conceptartempire.com/best-comic-art-books/

http://www.davidmarquez.com/resources-for-aspiring-artists
List is solid but links might be dead, will have to do Google / Amazon title search with this one.

https://www.pinterest.com/jasinwayne/comic-book-artists-studios/

A treat we don't see often - artists workspaces

http://comicbookpaper.com/

Ready-made comic page layout templates that you can download and use.
You can even choose your panel count on the page.

Want more resources? Get a copy of
our book here.

Cartoon Production Resource Guide

200 Top Resources for Artists and Comic Creators

Also, check out:

Top Comic Creation Resources II

Top Comic Creation Resources  III 

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