How to make your first comic
And 5 learnings from finishing it!
Hey everyone,
starting (and finishing) my first short comic has taught me some lessons, that I’m of course not going to gatekeep 😉. More my 5 learnings from making a comic below.
First though: There’s only 2 days left to back Mirrored Dreams on Kickstarter! 🚨
We already reached 3 stretch goals, and every backer will get a bookmark, an extended version of the book, and an A3 print on top at no extra cost!
If we reach 12,500 EUR until Friday, we’re going to add 3 postcards with art from the book to everyone’s package.
All the artists from our lineup did an incredible job, and I’d like to give their work as many eyes as possible. This book will have 236 pages packed with amazing independent art. Don’t miss it:
kickstarter.com/projects/grossehalbuer/mirrored-dreams-art-book
5 Learnings from making my Comic!
Am I an expert now from drawing one comic? Hell, no! But I tried to apply my knowledge from being an experienced freelance illustrator. And I documented my process while doing that, and came up with a couple learnings that helped me on my personal journey.
I already shared the first video that resulted from this in my last mail. Now I finished the second part. This may be useful to other comic beginners. Or help as a little motivation. Or it’s maybe just entertaining - you decide, but please let me know! 😉
Read you soon - cheers!
Stefan
another good video. They look so professional--and I learned something. The biggest issue with comic storytelling for me is the consistency--characters always have to look the same, from page 1 to page 32, problem is, my style changes, so do the characters :)