How to create a comic page

Comic page: How to create a comic page

This tutorial will show you how to create a comic page. Although we're using Clip Studio Paint here, there's plenty of advice that can be applied to different digital art software. My favourite part of working on a comic book is thinking through the script in my mind and considering possible alternate versions. 

This example comes from an old project: a Torchwood book book that follows Captains Jack and John adventuring on a techno-jungle planet. It's a strong action page that shows a variety of shots, strong character design and some good texture rendering (for more inspiration, take a look at this roundup of the best web comics). 

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Neil is a comic book artist known for his work on Spider-Man, Dark Avengers and Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, Justice League and Justice League United for DC Comics, and Dr Who and Assassins Creed for Titan Comics.
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