I was asked by a friend yesterday if I could offer basic tips about comic paneling. As it turns out, I have a lot to say on the matter! I tried breaking down the art of paneling using the principles of art and design, and I hope it helps you out!
EDIT: uh uh there are a lot of people reblogging this, so i figure i may as well append this now while i can lol
This whole thing was very much cranked out in a few hours so I had a visual to talk about with a friend! If this gives you a base understanding of paneling, that's awesome! Continue to pull in studies from the comics you see and what other artists do well and don't do well! You can tell paneling is doing well when the action is flowing around in its intended reading format.
Here's the link to the globalcomix article from which I pulled the images about panel staggering! Someone sent in a reblog that it wasn't totally clear that the 7th slide mostly covers what NOT to do in regards to staggering, and that is my mistake!
I saw in a tag that someone was surprised I used MamaYuyu too, and I don't blame them lol. If I had given myself more than a couple hours maybe I would have added something else on, I just really admire MamaYuyu's paneling personally.
uh uh, final append: I am by no means a renowned master of paneling, so if you find anything off base here, by all means, counter it with your own knowledge and ways you can build upon from here! Art is always a sum knowledge of everything we find. 💪
Pixel Sprite of my oc, Rosie!
When math is your greatest enemy
Thanks to my buddies @wordsbymarcy and @cinip for tagging me! I haven't done many of these before, but I'll try my best.
1. Name: Raku! It's not like I'm trying to hide my real name too hard, but I'd prefer it if I could just be called by my username here.
2. Nickname: Raku
3. Zodiac: Cancer
4. Height: 5.2 feet
5. Last thing I googled: the last thing I googled was "Rotom forms". I just got the pokemon shield dlc, so was excited to get into pokemon again!
6. Song stuck in my head: I am listening to stuff on a randomized playlist, and a song called "Kudokushi" just popped up. Surprisingly catchy.
7. Number of followers: I just started out on tumblr, so my follower count is
8. Amount of sleep: I'd say 7-9 hours of sleep a night
9. Lucky number: 42. It was my sports number, so whenever I played sports, I always tried to get the Jersey that had the number 42.
10. Dream job: making graphic novels or comics seems like a nice dream job.
11. Wearing: a plain red t-shirt and grey leggings
12. Fave song: gosh, this changes almost daily. Uh, "Miracle" by Tobu and Jim Yosef is pretty good!
13. Fave instrument: to play, the drums. To listen to, piano. I know the basics on how to play on a drumset, but other than that, I can't play on any other instrument. (Well, I did have to learn how to play recorder for a month-long mandatory music class, but ifyiegsi that doesn't count)
14. Aesthetic: I love cute things and pastels!
15. Fave author: I don't have a favorite author, but I like quite a few of Rainbow Rowell's books.
16. Fave animal noise: ok, so there's this asmr channel on youtube that has this turtle eating watermelon, and it's the cutest thing?? I don't usually ever listen to asmr, but this ad came up with this turtle MoNcHing, and I fell in love.
17. Random: my favorite desert is icecream! 🍦
I don't have many friends on Tumblr who have not already gotten tagged, but here, I'll tag @davidoodles & @spicyydragon !
It's done! You can find the Absolutely Ripping It Up pack here.
Tear your artwork. Decay it. Blast a giant hole into it. Go nuts. Note that these are compatible only with Clip Studio!
here’s 200+ freebie brushes | and my brush tag is here ✨
i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again
these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled
If you pause episode 115 of HxH at just the right time, you can see Knuckle flipping off Youpi before Knuckle's middle finger is hidden off-screen. I love blink or you'll miss it moments like these 😂
This fabulous bitch
She makes a shit ton of poses (like 16,000 or some crazy nonsense). I used this lovely lady to draw so much as a teen. Whether it was some nerdy pose for my Mary Sue as fuck OCs
or for full on fight sequences
or for tragic deaths of my OCs in the arms of a totally OOC main protagonist.
this bitch hooked me up.
And with the wildest, craziest stuff that you could see in your head but had no way or resources to reasonably draw like
or this
or this
DUDE! INASNE SHIT!! So I was using her for a pose reference and decided, you know what, I owe this bitch some cash. Lemme dole it out for her. BUT then, I looked and saw she only has 286 fucking patrons!! This chick gives out free shit and spends countless hours arranging these shoots and setting this stuff up.
I’ll fork up the cash, SenshiStock. You’re worth it.
Check out this amazing woman’s stuff, and get knowledged: https://www.deviantart.com/senshistock
happy birthday to a decade-old meme.
She/her | artist who likes drawing cute things | Current obsession is My Hero Academia
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