Making comics rarely becomes their main source of income as a hobby. The point is not only the insufficient quality of the product and the relatively low interest of the Russian consumer. The main secret of a successful comic book artist is the correct understanding of the genre.
It is necessary
- - sketchbook;
- - the pencils;
- - eraser;
- - mirror;
- - a selection of comics.
Instructions
Step 1
Start exploring the work of the classics of the genre - famous comic book artists. We recommend that you start your acquaintance with the genre with the work of Steve Ditko, Robert Howard and others. It is also useful to study the products released by Warner Communications and Mirage Studious. At this stage, it will become clear to you what you want to do: writing scripts for comics or creating illustrations for them. There is also an alternative option where the comic writer performs both of these functions at the same time.
Step 2
Hone your painting skills to perfection. Pay special attention to the accents that are usually placed in comics: anatomy, facial expressions, perspective, etc. Before you start writing the first comic, you need to study easel drawing, master the practice of portrait painting and drawing from nature (landscapes). Professional art education will be of great help. Although it does not always bode well for the comics artist. Most comic book artists are amateurs and self-taught. For a screenwriter, it is important to be able to break up the text according to the script storyboard, write concise remarks and convey the narrative in the form of direct speech.
Step 3
Write portrait, landscape, and nude. The portrait and landscape must be painted from life, and the model for the nude must be copied from the illustration of any bodybuilding magazine. Critically evaluate these works, and unbiasedly identify the weaknesses of your drawings. As a last resort, get an estimate from a professional artist or comics artist.
Step 4
Set up a small mirror in front of your desktop. Try to accept a certain grimace: anger, anger, joy, love, laughter. Create self-portraits of emotional masks. Emotions in the creation of comics are most relevant, since the comics artist is faced with the task of telling a story in small pictures so that the reader, without the help of text bubbles, can understand the information message of the author of the comic.
