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Download is good!Well, well... I actually made this. People have asked me SO many times how I make my comics so here you go. Oh, and this is SIMPLE tutorial. I have simplified some things because the idea of this is to get the basic idea how I make the comic. For example, Lost Tower is really on it's own layer but I made it a part of the BG in this tutorial.
At first I was going to make a tutorial only about the shadows but I figured that I might as well show the comic progress step by step. I hope you'll find this interesting and if you learned something from this. Great! Oh, one tip for the shadows. You don't need to use bluish shadows. You can also use other colors and see how they affect the multiply result. Play around with the Hue/Saturation adjustment to get interesting results.
About line arts... I have done line arts with pencil/markers too but I've find that I get the best result with digital ways. It takes more time though and, to me, line art is the most time consuming part in comic making.
The program I use is Photoshop CS5 but you can do this with older versions too. As for other programs... There shouldn't be anything too complicated here so I think they are good too.
Edit: Commonly asked questions:
How long does it usually take to make one page?
- Depending on how complicated the page is (amount of characters and/or effects), about 5-10 hours.
How big are your working files?
- I don't change the size of scanned documents in any way. The size of one comic page while I work and BEFORE resizing is usually 2457x3437. Resolution 300. (very random numbers indeed).
And of course, you can see the final result here.
Pokemon (c) Nintendo
Random Doom (c) me
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What text font do you use? Do you draw the speech bubbles by hand or use a tool for them? Lovely guide by the way.
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I think I used "post human" font here.
You can draw speech bubbles by hand too. I personally use the ellipse tool.
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I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this! Thank you! I was going to try and start a comic, but I had no clue how. I must say the comic I wanted to start was very inspired by yours. If I ever do get on my feet and start a comic, I'll be sure to let everyone know how much you inspired me, and how helpful you were. Thank you! Thank you!!!
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That is so nice to hear! Best of luck in your own comic project!
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this is very helpful, thx for the tutorial XD
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Wow, this is VERY helpful! 
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Glad to hear you found this helpful. I am planning to do more tutorials in the future.
And I use... *looks at her tablet..* I use wacom intuos3. But this model is at least six years old so I don't think they sell this anymore (newer version for sure). But let me give you a tip. Don't worry too much about the size. Mine is one of the bigger ones but I know from the experience that drawing with the smaller ones is just as easy (once you learn the whole drawing with pen tablet style in general). So you may want to consider the smaller and cheaper products like the wacom bamboo. Look at them and think how much money you're willing to spend in it and then decide which product would be the best for you.
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Oh, I see. :3 I took a look at the tablets they had and Wacom Bamboo Create looked good, would you recommend it? 
Btw, your art is AMAZING. ^-^ Must have taken LOTS of practice to get that good. x3
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I haven't used it but I think it's safe to say that anything made by wacom is good.
And thank you! Yes, I've been doing this since I could hold a pencil There are still a lot to learn though.
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Ok, thanks.
Welcome. 
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I think my fried uses his tablet with a laptop... Yes, they should work.
Haha! You never know where to start... I have the same problem sometimes. Well, best of luck in your works.
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Ok, cool. 8D ONE last question (god my head is FILLED with them xD) is the Wacom tablet compatible with dA Muro? o3o
Yah... We can refer it as... artist's block. xD
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I think it is. I've heard some people have had problems with the pen pressure but I'm not sure about that... I'll try it quickly. Nope! My tablet works just fine with it.
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Haha, thats good. C: Thanks for answering all my questions. x3 All I need now I to save money for that tablet. ^-^ Can't wait till Christmas. xD
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No problem! Glad I could help.
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I am in the process of making a comic right now. This guide could be quite useful if I used it correctly.
I thank you for putting up something this incredibly helpful!
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Great you find this helpful!
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Photobucket is an internet site. I think you meant photoshop and yes, I used that.
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oh ok other ppl said photobucket that's why i said photobucket but okay photoshop
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Thanks for the tutorial!!!! finally I know what the hell means everything on photoshop
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Ugh lucky. You guys have photoshop >.< My parents dont trust me with shit and only lets me use my microsoft paint D:
Anyways. Thanks for the tutorial...Maybe i can try it on MS Paint -.-
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Wow! Thank you for the tutorial, it was really helpful!
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Wow~ This would be so helpful! I waste sooo much time coloring and yours make it look so easy...muuh~ I'm gonna try this!
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wow, the screen and overlay effects are so handy, thank you so much!
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Thanks! I'm trying to learn how to do this sort of stuff!
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I have one from brother series. Looks like this model is... *bends down* "DCP 7010L"
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thank you so much!!
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adobe firework cs6
adobe photoshop cs6(idk)
BTW: i do comic book i just dont post it online
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the problem with me editing drawings is that i don't have a decent editing program....
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hero factory will never replace bionicle, period.
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i now have a decent editing system!!!!!!!
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hero factory will never replace bionicle, period.
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thats a a great tutorial...i should use it sometime
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Wow! I'm not sure why this wasn't in my favorites! This tutorial is just so helpful!
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In the Shadow part, the clipping-mask technique is the most useful and time-saving thing ever DDD: Thank you so much for this tutorial. You're the best :'D
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Very interesting tutorial~
I'm sure it'll inspire many people, great work.
Just looking at the tut gives me a smile~!
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I find It inspiring that you show how to make one of your greatest peices of art step by step, I even bet many are using (or going to use) this method in making comics, counting myself! Though I wonder how you are able to upload the pictures so perfectly. I have to use my brothers phone, and it dosen't have the best out come... oh well
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Hey hey hey, do you do it on the computer or on a tablet lika an Ipad????? I REAAAALLY want to use it but I donΒ΄t know wich one I use...help me please ^^"
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I use computer. Pen tablet is right next to my keyboard.
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wich pen tablet you use? I really wanted to buy one...
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I have... Wacom intuos 3. But I think this model I use is so old that it's no longer on sale. But the newer model is. But I recommend to look for wacom's products and decide which tablet is the best for you. Mine is really big thus it was expensive. But you can do just fine with smaller one too, like the bamboo model.
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thank you Tg...I really like your comics, and I almost die of laughing from Edna and Elisabeth discussion XD I am writing one book and a mangΓ‘, there are two characters with the same type of personality. Like, "I am bored...let's blow someone's mind just for fun" Xd sasaussauusuahashuashasuah and I really love the way you draw them, really creative and beautiful =^^= Thanks again for the advice ^^ and I reeeeeally want to continue reading the Random Doom series ^^ I just love them
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This is choc full of some good information. Thanks a ton for making it!
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This is really great! This really helped me learn how to make comics and (along with RD 17) inspired me to make comics myself!
However, I still have one question, it's about drawing people, how did you figure out how to draw them? Is there a trick to it, do you have to draw in a specific way?
I'm just curious if you have a trick to it, because I can't draw people to save my life! 
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Heheh, thank you.
As for humans... I think I have a lot to learn too. I say the best way to improve is to draw humans from real life, even if you are aiming for cartoon/anime style.
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You're welcome.
Oh, okay. I think I get what you mean. I'll practice drawing real life humans, and study pictures, too. And that should help, right? Thanks for the help!
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Yep, you'll learn how human body works and it is MUCH easier to draw them, even in cartoon/anime style. I wish I had drew more realistic humans when I was younger. I am sure my humans would be lot better if I did. Best of luck in our practice.
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Thank you.
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