Stephen King crossed with True Detective
140 pages of suspense as journalist, Lina Santos, hunts for a child abductor no-one believes exists.
Hints and tips for how to make a comic book
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Wally Wood’s 22 panels with examples
Propagated by his former assistant, Lara Hama, while an editor at Marvel, Wally Wood’s 22 panels that always work is a handy shortcut for composing a comic. In this article, we will take a look at each of the 22 alongside some iconic examples.
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How to compose a comic panel
From the Ancient Greeks to the New Gods, from the Leonardo DaVinci to Leonardo the Turtle, composition has always been an essential component of art. It is the difference between something being drawn accurately and something being drawn beautifully. So, what is the secret to great composition?
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Creating beautiful women – A colorists guide
Whether you prefer a natural look, bold colors, or something in-between, one thing is for sure, men and women have been using make-up to augment their appearance for centuries. Doing the same in your coloring can add another level to your characters.
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Using FACS to create emotions
A breakdown of 64 unique movements that the muscles in your head are capable of making and how to combine them to create realistic emotions in your art.
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How to stop your characters becoming clones of each other
How can you make sure that you can pick your characters out in a crowd? It’s tempting to rely on hairstyles, eye colors, and hair colors but here are three other features that will make your characters truly unique.
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The beauty of art references in comic books
There is a very thin line between fine art and comic book art. What differentiates them is their audience, how they are perceived by that audience, and the medium they are expressed through – that’s it.
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Color Theory 101
Color is one of the most effective tools in visual communication. With its power to alter our emotions and attitude, as a comic artist, we must be meticulous about how we mix our colors.
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How to plot your comic book
We all know a story needs a beginning, a middle, and an end. We’ve heard it from teachers, as a handy factoid from our parents, we’ve even heard it as well-meaning advice from friends, but, it’s very rare for anyone to explain what those three things are.
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Use LICE to flesh out your writing
Mary Robinette Kowal’s formula for building plots and sub-plots in your comic. If you’ve read part one on this series on plotting your comic, you should have a skeleton of plot for your book. This next article is designed to help you put some meat on the bones.
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How to pace a story
Blake Snyder’s famous book, Save the Cat, is touted as “the last book on screenwriting you’ll ever need”. Its words of wisdom have guided many in Hollywood to success in the 16 years since it was first released, but can they be applied to the world of comics? I think so.
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4 ways to make a good Superman story
You can count on one hand the number of great Superman stories out there but they do exist. In this article we will break down what makes them work and what it takes to make the Man of Steel interesting without taking away his powers.
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Did Spider-Man just commit suicide?
Just like in It’s a Wonderful Life, in No Way Home, Spider-Man finds himself wishing Peter Parker didn’t exist. So, given the ending, did MCU Spidey just kill himself?
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7 Legendary Comic Art Styles You Should Know About
Comics as an art form have snowballed since its inception in the late nineteenth century, with artists adapting to different art styles in their comic strips. With the emergence of modern digital graphic formats, artists are empowered to up their artistry, comic palette and exposure to the market.
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The true life of Stan Lee, the most celebrated Marvel figurehead of all time
Even those that haven’t read a comic book in their entire life and have only watched a few superhero movies are familiar with a name that has been forever chronicled in Marvel history – Stan Lee.
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Who are Inked Dreams?
We are a group of comic collaborators who came together via social media to create art. Our latest comic book, Gray Cells, is about to be released through UK publisher Markosia.
