Penciling a Comic Book Page

Learn how to draw comic books. Get a look inside the penciling process of comic creator Ben Bishop, as he goes from script to fully illustrated page.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Starting with the Script

• Approaching different types of scripts
• Identifying panels within a script
• Consolidating panels
• Determining the number of panels per page

2. Panel Development

• Creating a cheat sheet
• Preparing your workspace in Adobe Photoshop
• Roughing out poses
• Planning for panel shapes

3. Laying Out Pages

• Placing your panels
• Refining the rough

4. Penciling a Comic Page: Start to Finish

• Picking out your actions
• Roughing your page
• Finalizing your page

Conclusion

• Next Steps