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mothpile · 14 days

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Happy Webcomic Day ! Sharing the process (as encouraged by @screentones-webcomicresources ) of last week's page of my webcomic @goinghomecomic / https:/goinghome.webcomic.ws/

Going Home's the comic I've been working on for over four years now, and it updates twice a week on monday and friday!

It's about a kid who gets sent to some other world, and now has to get back home. Simple as that. Ignore anything about this "prophecy" that she's going to "destroy this world", I'm sure that's nothing.

#pealse read my AWESOME comic because its AWESOME actually...#webcomic day #webcomic day 2024 #webcomicday #webcomicday2024 #IF YOU SAW ME NOT PUT MY WEBCOMIC NAME IN THE . PICTURE. NO YOU DIDNT.#//

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thesweetnessofsalt · 14 days

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Process Blog #4: How I Make TSOS!

Just in time for Webcomic Day, it's a real actual process blog! We're going to get into the nitty-gritty of how I make pages of The Sweetness of Salt.

Let's go! :D

This blog was originally written for 1$+ TSOS Supporters and can also be read here on Ko-fi - free to everyone!

Chapter 3 Pages 29 - 32 (ALT text for pages here)

Leah's conversation on the balcony with Arlo is a pretty self contained scene in four pages, and will make a good case study for this blog. There is a full video timelapse at the very end, but I will be laying out my process for The Sweetness of Salt in detail here first!

Working From A Script

Since I'm the only person who works on TSOS, I keep my script pretty loose. I have a good idea now of how much of my writing translates into how many pages, and will sometimes mark significant page turns in the script or describe panel layouts if they occur to me while scripting. However, I generally don't know how I'll lay out the panels until I actually sit down with some paper.

My script mostly serves as an outline; dialogue, blocking, or entire segments can change when I put the characters through it on the page. Still, it's important to follow the script in order keep track of pace and continuity.

Here is the original script for this scene:

Script Excerpt - Chapter 3 (ALT text for script image here)

Compare the script to the text on the actual pages, and there are some big differences! That's pretty typical of my workflow for TSOS. There's an ever growing gap between the day I worked on the script and the day I actually make the pages. By the time I sit down and draw, the characters and story have developed even more in my mind, and there's lots of time for me to experiment and be inspired. (This is definitely a luxury particular to a long running webcomic, though.)

In this particular case, I felt like the conversation in the script wasn't familiar enough for their relationship, and I also wanted to start establishing context for Sha's conundrum a bit sooner than originally planned.

You could apply these to just about all the script changes I make: they're almost always done to re-emphasize character and story beats. And sometimes the changes are so I could add a joke. Or both!

Thumbnailing

You've heard me complaining about it; you've probably heard me express euphoric bliss about it, too. Thumbnailing is when words become comics, and it's hard!! But it's also the most rewarding part for me, and it's when TSOS actually becomes real.

There are times when I can thumbnail right from my brain, and times when every single comic I own is out on the floor for inspiration. I need to be in the right headspace to thumbnail - focused enough to take everything I need to into consideration, but loose enough to visualize the story.

Here's a method that's worked for me lately: by setting aside certain number of pages and just writing out what happens per page, I get a good sense of pacing without having to draw anything yet. It's a good way to get the juices flowing!

It's often, though not always, easier to thumbnail on paper, especially for the early stages. I'm much less precious about my drawings on paper, and feel more comfortable trying several iterations of a page than I am with digital drawing. The undo button and zoom button are enemies of thumbnails!

My thumbnails do ultimately get finalized in Clip Studio Paint, though - I have a template for this tailored to my workflow. The page layouts are in the middle, and are paired the same way they are on Webtoon (where pages post in pairs and need to be harmonious). There's also room on each side for the text/notes, though as you can see I don't always write something if I plan to follow the script.

Thumbnails for Pages 28 - 33 (I'm sorry but I'm not ALT texting this chicken scratch)

When I know I need to work on my thumbnails, I try to fill that week with lots of sketching and a healthy reading diet - including my own script and comic! You want a warm hand and a brain full of comics for thumbnailing, but also lots of energy for your own story.

Scott McCloud's books are, as always, indispensable (Understanding Comics for general theory, Making Comics for more specific techniques), but these guides from Hannah Vardit have also been really helpful in getting my brain around thumbnailing.

Page 31 will be our example page moving forward, so here is that thumbnail in full:

Page 31 Thumbnail

LOL - thumbnail Arlo is my favorite Arlo.

Though not included here on Page 31, I do generally jot down balloons in my thumbnails, too, which you can see in the other thumbnails. It's good to account for your text early!

I keep these drawings super simple - they're just an indication of blocking and expression. I work more on character acting in the pencil stage.

Tools of the Trade

Alright, now we're getting into the nitty gritty!

One note before we proceed: TSOS is NOT print ready, and nothing about my process should be considered print ready or as advice for print readiness. This is just what's worked well for my webcomic, for the sake of consistency and mobile/web versatility.

Program: Clip Studio Paint EX

Working Canvas Properties: 2407 x 3675px 350 dpi (Sized down to 940px wide for web, Margins approximately 100 px)

Dialogue Font: Soapy Hands by Sara Linsley (15 pt with few exceptions)

Favorite Pencil: Gritty's Pencil from Frenden's mega pack

Favorite Inker: Real G-Pen (CSP Default)

Character Modeler: MagicPoser for iPad

Cottage Model: floorplancreator.net (Browser app - even works on iPad! Free + simple to use)

I also use Windows Sticky Notes keep track of things like line weights, layer properties, or methods for things that get rendered frequently, such as Sha's sweater.

"Chapter 3 Style Guide" (ALT text here)

Roughing + Penciling

Before I start drawing, I make the panel borders and place all of the text.

I tend to fuss with my text for a long time, getting the line breaks exactly where I want them, and reading it out loud to make sure the page flow works. Balloons usually come later, once the art is done or mostly done and I can place the tails correctly. For now, the text is enough of a placeholder!

Everyone has their own rules when it comes to lettering, but I look to The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering as much as possible for general lettering conventions. It's the best resource out there for a reason, and I'm glad I have a physical copy to reference while I work.

Page 31 Rough Blocking + Lettering

If I need to, I will take references from my model of the cottage or MagicPoser. For this scene, the balcony was simple enough to draw from imagination. Still, I studied its one and only appearance here in Chapter 2 Page 29 -

- as well as my model. I use floorplancreator.net - here is the floor plan for the second floor of the cottage:

And here is a 3D view. Neat, right? It took some time to set up, but it was time well spent. Even if I don't screenshot a reference, I'm using it to help visualize backgrounds and blocking.

I also use my own character assets - essentially just a file with various lineart of character faces saved from previous pages. I like to pencil from scratch if I have the time, but sometimes I just need to get a page out quickly. I'll drop these in and use them as an undersketch to speed things along.

My collection of 3/4 Facial Assets for Leah and Sha

For Arlo, I almost always sketch on top of a reference, and will reuse his lineart, too. I love him, but I'm not an expert frog illustrator.

With my references assembled, I can start sketching and get everything locked in. This was a page I needed to complete quickly, so I structured shots that could use the same background angle and made sure Leah + Arlo's positioning was consistent and easy to follow.

Big differences between my thumbnails and final layout are often due to continuity adjustments like that. Important stuff!

Page 31 Pencils

I'm afraid I don't have much else to say about this part - if the thumbnails are where the story becomes a comic, this is where the comic becomes art. I get to be my most expressive and make these characters and places come alive. It's the drawing part, you know? Well, except for that other drawing part.

Inking

I tend to be a rough penciller, letting my inks do the heavy lifting drawing-wise. I suppose 'linearting' might be a better descriptor, because I don't ink with a great deal of toning, black shadows, or even line weights. TSOS is fully colored and rendered, so I tend to keep the inks simple. That's kind of just the style I've built for this comic.

Background inks always come first, though. It's far easier to resize a character to the background than vice versa. This also encourages me to draw the entire background behind the character, so that art can be reused later. (You should also be finishing the art behind your balloons, by the way!)

Page 31 Lineart

Color + Rendering

Backgrounds come first again! I really do try to keep these as simple as possible, so they're easily replicated and don't suck up all my time. UNLESS: the backgrounds are especially important to the page, like an establishing shot. The overhead balcony shot on Page 30 took a lot longer than these, but with the new location established, I could let these pages be more about Leah's conversation and gestures.

This balancing act dictates my entire comic page process. Whichever element is most important to this page - the character acting, the environment, the action, etc - is the element that gets the most of my time, and I'll actively reduce effort in less important areas. It's good for time management, yes, but it also keeps the story focused!

Page 31 Flat Character Color > Rendered Character > Full Color Page

Each character gets filled in with white so their colors can be clipped to the layers above. Again, colors are pretty simple - it's more about the mood lighting here. MagicPoser lets you manipulate lighting, so sometimes I like to go a little ham with the rendering. It's one of my favorite ways to give a scene some 'oomf'.

Typical Layer Hierarchy for Characters (These are normally never labeled. I did that because I love you)

The MVP in all of this is the Erase Along Edge tool. It makes coloring so fast, and when I first adopted it, it cut my process time in half.

The link will take you to its listing on the CSP asset store, which has detailed instructions for how to use it. Once you figure it out, you can set other brushes to erase along the edge, or even to color within an edge! Neat stuff. I especially like it when I need to color many small background elements.

Finishing and Lettering

A long time ago, TSOS's balloons were very fussy, tedious, hand-drawn squovals. When I made revisions to Chapter 1+2, the bulk of it was just re-lettering it all to something simple and consistent.

I've only just recently started experimenting with the joined balloons you see on this page, so I've got a lot to learn and a lot to try out. There are a couple of things I keep in mind for legibility, like giving the letters lots of room inside the balloon's edge. Clarity is way more important than being fancy.

Curve Balloon tool > place four points only

Manipulate points for symmetry, fit

Add tail

Done!

Since I placed my text early and kept adjusting it along the way, I don't have to worry about my balloons having enough room or looking nice with the art. I can just click my lil points and be on my way!

Page 31 Finished Page

Still a few finishing touches left: the whooshes, the eye shines, and of course, the sparkles. What's left to say? This is objectively the best part.

Wrapping It Up

Whoo, another comic page down! Excluding the time spent thumbnailing, pages take me about 8-10 hours to make. Ideally, I do this across two days, with inking one and coloring the next.

Here is the full video timelapse of the page! Click through the video to check out the description, where I've timestamped the whole process.

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The timestamps on this one definitely made me laugh - I jump around a lot more than the ideal, linear process described in this blog. You can tell I struggled with the lineart on this one, because I keep having to come back to it. But there's always something else to work on - I try not to let myself get stuck in one spot for too long.

There you have it! Those are all my trade secrets. Just over 2k words, and I don't think I can add anything more. But if you want to know anything else or have any questions, you can leave them here and I'll add them to the next blog!

Thanks for reading!

This blog was originally written for 1$+ TSOS Supporters and can also be read here on Ko-fi - free to everyone. Become a 1$+ supporter and you get early access to all of my comic pages and process blogs!

#the sweetness of salt #webcomics #process blog #how to make comics #webcomic tutorial #comic tutorial #comic process #webcomic day #webcomic day 2024 #webcomicday #indie comics #queer comics #Youtube

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itsneroart · 14 days

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It's #webcomicday which means I can talk about Ultraviolents even more than I usually do!!

UV is a near-future body horror erotica comic about two men using blood sports and body mods as therapy. If you like toxic men banging out their personal demons, give it a read!

New pages every Tues/Thurs at https://uv.itsnero.com ! Also using the template from https://webcomicday.com/ - some process previews! My thumbnails and pencils are super rough, so I usually do most of my 'drawing' during the inking stage.

#webcomicday #webcomic day #webcomicday2024 #webcomic day 2024 #webcomicsday #ultraviolents

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todays-xkcd · 5 months

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It wasn't originally constitutionally required, but presidents who served two terms have traditionally followed George Washington's example and gotten false teeth.

2024 [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Ponytail and Cueball are walking.] Ponytail: So this is 2024. Cueball: Guess it's an election year now. Ponytail: Again? Man, those just keep happening, huh?

[Ponytail and Cueball now standing.] Ponytail: Who's the president these days, anyway? Is it still Obama? Cueball: What? No? he hasn't been... How do you not...

[Ponytail and Cueball still standing.] Ponytail: Darn, I liked him. Is he running this time? Cueball: No, he's not allowed to. Ponytail: He's not? Why? Cueball: Constitution.

[Ponytail checks her smartphone.] Phone: Amendment 22 Phone: No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice Ponytail: What?? C'mon...

[Ponytail talking to Cueball.] Ponytail: Don't all your cells get replaced every seven years, Ship of Theseus-style? Is he even the same person? Ponytail: Maybe "no person shall be elected more than twice" isn't a prohibition, it's more of an observation, like "you can't step in the same river twice."

[Zoom in on Cueball.] Cueball: Isn't the cell thing a myth? Cueball: I think tooth enamel has a turnover half-life of 30+ years. His teeth molecules are probably the same.

[Ponytail heads off with a finger raised.] Ponytail: So if Obama just gets false teeth, he can run again! I need to talk to a dentist and a lawyer! Cueball: The Supreme Court is about to vote 9-0 to block your number.

#xkcd #xkcd 2875 #2024 #webcomics #new year's day

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seeminglydark · 2 months

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THERE we go. I did redraw of an old TDoV art of John’s portion a while ago for my punks respect stickers, but i hadn’t got around to doing a redraw of Caro, so here��s the full piece!

💜Happy Transgender Day of Visibility. I hope one day the world can be a safer better place, but right now, I’m so happy you’re here.💜

One day, I’ll tell you my whole story. There’s still so much I’m learning, and I think that’s ok. John is who I wished to see when I looked in the mirror growing up. He is my baby 90’s ‘didn’t know what trans was but god I know I’m not this’ self that I shoulda coulda woulda become had I had resources and knowledge back then. Caro is closer to who I am now, at 40+, finally experiencing my gender journey. They both mean so much to me. I’m glad they mean a lot to so many of you too.

Thanks for everything. I love you I love you I love you <3

#trans day of visibility #transgender #nonbinary #nonbinary artist #tdov 2024 #original characters #webcomics #lgbtq #queer stuff #gender queer

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thephooka · 4 months

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Hourly Comics Day 2024, part 1!

#hourly comics day #webcomics #comics #hcd 2024 #hourlies #autobio #hourly comic day #art tag for finding art

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art-sicordial · 23 days

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It's Free Comic Book Day so I may was well promote my webcomic where chapters 1-6 are free to read. If you like gothic horror, houses that hate you, lesbians with baggage, and criticizing gender essentialism through the metaphor of wall meat may I entice you to read @masonryofthebody. It updates once a week Monday afternoon.

It is also available to read on my website!

#free comic book day #fcbd #fcbd 2024 #webcomic #lgbtq webcomic #gothic horror #horror art #comics #indie comics #my art #masonry of the body

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ndotmov · 2 months

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility to my Queen, Dominique Acosta ! Finally finished her character sheet, so I’m happy about that!

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martiwikiwi · 2 months

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HAPPY ACE DAY!!!

It's frustrating how much work there's still to be done to make safe spaces for us, but today let's just celebrate how punk we are.

I love being ace so much. And I love how the ace spectrum is full of very different and very valid experiences. Let's keep educating ourselves and make our community stronger. Ace people belong to queer spaces!

And now, let me promo my webcomics with acespec main characters under the cut:

EDIT: I added cool pics and an extra zine

ELLIS

ELLIS is a urban fantasy queerplatonic romance between a demisexual non-binary werewolf and a bisexual human who find themselves in an awkward situation when they both have a crush on the same unknown student. I put all my heart on each page while working on this project. You can read it for free on Comicfury:

DEMON HUNTER HAGAN

My current project! It is a dark fantasy story! Hagan, your asexual sex-repulsed biromantic demon hunter, knows the Church of Twilight has never been a safe space for him but after so many years serving faithfully the church, how is he supposed to escape from his past and start anew? All he knows is killing demons! Fortunatelly, his arohet bestie is super cool and they will try their luck looking for a new job in the Elven Kingdom. Updates every Wednesday.

FOUND FAMILY

Now something from my shop! FOUND FAMILY is a short original zine about prince Fireopal and their queer family. A compilation of four short comics.

Digital: https://ko-fi.com/s/4867c145c5

Print: https://ko-fi.com/s/f129c81392

#ace day #Ace day 2024 #ace comics #my art #oc #queer comics #webcomics #artists on tumblr #artist on kofi #kofi shop #asexuality #international asexuality day

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laurierthefox · 2 months

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Aujourd'hui c'est la journée de visibilité Trans (#TransDayofVisibility, #TDoV), une journée pour visibiliser les personnes trans et non binaire, et permet de combattre les discriminations et préjugés positivement !

J'ai réalisé ce dessin en partenariat avec le Le Planning Familial , il à pour sujet le projet de loi proposé par les sénateurs LR qui veulent interdire la transition des mineurs… sans rien comprendre au sujet et en se basant uniquement sur des associations transphobes et pro-thérapies de conversion. Par exemple ils veulent interdire les chirurgies génitales sur les mineurs, alors que c'est DÉJÀ le cas et que ce n'est pas autorisé avant 18 ans ! La seule chirurgie autorisé à partir de 16 ans est la mammectomie et ne peut PAS se faire sans l'autorisation des parents.

En bref une proposition de loi basée uniquement sur des paniques morales et des théories complotistes qui va encore plus compliqué la vie des mineurs trans et non binaires.

J'ai également un autre petit projet de BD sur les questions trans que je voulais poster aujourd'hui mais qui -à cause de ma santé- à été retardé mais que je posterais la semaine prochaine si tout va bien !

Belle journée à toustes mes adelphes ! Force et bonheur à nous toustes !

#TDoV #tdov 2024 #transgender #trans #webcomic #lgbtiqa #queer #laurierthefox #trans day of visibility #transition #transphobia #Planning Familial #parenthood

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murdercake · 2 months

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In which the agents investigate some April Foolishness. #AprilFlip

#funny comics #comics #my comics #webcomics #artists on tumblr #funny memes #comic #funny shit #webcomic #funny webcomics #april fools #april fool's day #april fools 2024 #aprilflip

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corruptedgem · 4 months

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this year's hourly comics!

You can read more comics on my website or support the comic directly via Patreon or Ko-Fi.

#hourly comic day #hourly comic day 2024 #hourly comics #autobio comics #indie comics #comics #webcomics #webcomic #comic #procreate #artists on tumblr

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beenbettercomic · 2 months

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"One Large Donation"

This has always been kind of my fear. That I'd just wake up and see that I have to do all of the things. Even the ones that I made sure would be too expensive.

Feel free to check the Clown Charity page for info in what's in those boxes. That have NOT opened yet.

-Jimmy Purcell.