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Title: Creating Comics with Frankie
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Summary
Create, plan, write and publish your own unique comic stories.
About Me
Hello! My name is Frankie and I love everything about comics. Since I was
young, my biggest dream was to be able to create my own unique comic book
characters and write fantastic, detailed stories about them. Eventually, I hope
to someday be a world-famous comic book author and have my creations
turned into television shows or films.
This blog is for those of you who would like to learn how to create and
write your own comics. It will include posts about a variety of comic-related
topics, such as the steps needed to create your own comic, the tricks and tips
professional comic writers use and how to get your comic published. My hope
is that this blog will make it easier for you to accomplish your own comic
book dreams.
My Interests
Over the years, I’ve read a variety of different comic book stories that touch
upon different fiction genres. My favourites are actual retellings of classic
stories: ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Treasure Island’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Of
course, I also enjoy the traditional science fiction and fantasy stories about
masked superheroes and planets located in galaxies far from Earth. In
addition, I also enjoy a good laugh when I read humorous comics that talk
about and make fun of everyday life.
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How to Draw Yourself as a Comic Book Character - Part One
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Drawing yourself as a comic book character is easy and fun. One thing to
remember is that it does not have to be an exact portrait of yourself. If you want
to accent certain features to draw attention to them, that is perfectly fine. The
idea is to create yourself as a character that has distinctive features.
1) First, start by lightly drawing a large circle, about 3-4 cm in diameter in the
middle of an A4 sheet of paper. For this entire drawing, you want to remember
to use light pencil marks that are easily rubbed out later if necessary. This circle
will be your head.
2) Next, underneath your circle, draw a tall rectangle, roughly 2-3 cm wide. You
want the circle slightly wider than the rectangle. This will be your body.
3) Then, draw a light pencil line across the rectangle, through the middle
widthways. This will divide your rectangle in half and separate the bottom half
of your torso from the top half.
4) Now you can add your arms. Before we begin, keep in mind that it is a good
rule of thumb to draw your upper arm as a smaller line than your lower arm.
Draw one small line from each top corner of your rectangle in the direction you
want your arms to go in. Then, draw a small circle at the end of each line for the
elbows. After that, draw a slightly longer line out from each circle to represent
each of your forearms. Make sure they are pointing in a direction that actual
forearms can go in.
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5) To add your legs, you are going to follow a similar procedure. Draw two
lines from the bottom corners of your rectangle but taper or slant them slightly
inwards. Draw longer lines for the upper legs and then small circles for the knees
and then smaller lines for the lower legs.
6) After you have completed your initial stick limbs, add additional roughly
parallel lines to each limb to turn your sticks into actual arms and legs. Don’t
forget to taper or slant your forearms towards the wrists and your lower legs
towards your ankles. If you need to adjust or change the position of your
original lines, this is when you can do so. This is why you drew lightly in the
first place.
Come back tomorrow for my next blog post: How to Draw Yourself as a Comic
Book Character - Part Two
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