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Create your own comic strip! It's all right here, from creating characters to coloring your finished product, taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Materials you'll need for creating your comic strip including a straight edge, pens and pencils; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Developing characters for comic strip is no easy task, as they must be as realistic as possible; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
A demonstration of how to create panels for your comic strip by using a straight edge; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Why cartoonist prefer to use blue lead pencils from their easy erasability to future inking considerations; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Putting your drawing ideas for your comic strip down on paper freehand; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Tracing over a previous or established template of the characters you've created for consistency; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
How to arrange the flow of your comic strip action across the panels; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
The importance of taking your time in creating your comic strip and not rushing through drawing or inking; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
How to use a pen to begin inking your comic strip for outline to final inking stage; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
How to use a thicker pen to outline your character to help him stand out in your comic strip; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Using your felt pen or thick marker to fill-in dark areas of your comic strip; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
How to add text to your comic strip by using your blue pencil to sketch the text prior to inking; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
How to add word balloons around the text you sketched in your comic strip; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
How to erase the leftover blue pencil lines that remain in your comic strip after inking; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Coloring your comic strip and the importance of color consistency; learn this and more in this free online art lessons about creating comic strips taught by experienced cartoonist and graphic artist Matt Cail.
Comic strips are popular cartoons found in newspapers and magazines around the world. They usually have a humorous, symbolic, or satirical meaning. The strip is comprised of a sequence of frames that tell a story, although some popular “strips” may run a single frame. Strips may create a single gag drawing upon the quirks and characteristics of recurring characters (“Peanuts,” “Blondie”) or tell a continuing or serialized story, as with early strips such as “Prince Valiant” and “Buck Rogers.” Various themes include animals, fables, fairytales, super heroes, and anime.
In this series of comic strip creation videos, our expert cartoonist and graphic illustrator Matt Cail demonstrates the basics of making your own comic strip. He tells you the supplies you need, then demonstrates how to create characters and panels. He also includes advice on tracing and inking the strip as well as adding word balloons with dialogue. Watch this informative video series and you’ll be creating your own comic universe before you know it!
Matt Cail Matt Cail is a painter, makeup artist and cartoonist who grew up drawing Dracula. While in college, he acted in, directed and designed the University of Washington's campus haunted house. During this time, Cail also began to create oil paintings. <BR /><BR />Cail currently offers his art through two commercial websites: www.homepaintings.biz and www.horrorart.biz, where he takes commissions, sells paintings, caricatures, and other drawings. He draws cartoons and comic strips, which are online at www.horrorcomicstrip.com.dkdk
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