How to Draw Comic Sketches
A comic sketch is the initial stage of drawing a comic. The sketch of a comic is the line art that creates the basis of the comic, which will later be colored. A comic sketch is typically detailed and often serves as the actual artwork that will be used, whether as a comic strip or a comic book.
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Instructions
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Sketch your comic using lines and curves. Apply the lines and curves with short strokes and build the structure of your comic, whatever it may be. The details will be added later. For now, focus on getting the basic shape and content.
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Detail your sketch by adding smaller lines and curves inside the initial outline to create the minute elements that will help bring your sketch to life. If you're drawing a comic book character, sketch in the facial details and add the clothing details. Draw the lines in dark so they will show through when the comic is later colored.
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Texture your sketch. This is the stage where you add depth and make the drawing stand out from the paper. Fill in the details by adding shading around or beneath elements in the drawing to give them depth. Use your eraser or fingertip to blend some of the hard lines together to help create a balance of shading. Shading gives your cartoon a more dimensional appearance and creates contrast.
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Sketch over the hard lines of your cartoon to thicken them. This is necessary to ensure the shape-related lines and the shadow or texture lines come through later, when the coloring process happens. If your lines aren't strong, the color will detract from the form of your cartoons.
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