1. Make the panels really small and the space between the panels as large as possible.

2. Make the word balloons really big.

3. Backgrounds? No. No backgrounds. (Fill that space with word balloons instead?)

Someone asked me for some general pointers on making comics, so I'm posting them here too in case anyone needs tips. It's easy to get hung up on "the basics" when you're trying to get started. I know I spent seemingly years worrying about what kind of paper to use, what kind of brushes Jeff Smith would want me to use, how much biographical information to write down for each character, etc. So here's my basic advice (for this guy's general questions about planning, page sizes, inking, and scanning). ( Read more... )