[DAY 14] [DEVELOPMENT] Piecing Together the Comic Images

For my comic, I decided to process images in Photoshop, as there is more freedom in Photoshop for what I want to do, then it is in Flash. Flash gives out gorgeous vector images, however doesn't pull of the style I want to show to people.

Each one of the images that I create for my final comic, is set out like this. The first layer (Layer 4) is the texture I use to compliment the comic. The comic is meant to be quite dark, and not very pleasing, so it's best that this texture is used to give it volume and atmosphere. The second layer (Layer 6) is where I normally place the line art. The third layer (Layer 5) is the background layer, the background is all done on one layer so that I know where everything is, and it's all not so confusing.

Starting off with a base sketch, which is normally done on the layer underneath the texture layer. I go with a simple, naked, body structure, so I know where the clothing lies and the hair settles on the body.  This also gives me a sense of how the scenery will fill the area.


When the base sketch is complete, I'll then start to add onto it (clothing, hair, etc.), until the sketch is exactly how I want it to be. I'll sometimes to alterations to the end product so the anatomy looks pleasing to the eye, and not loud, and out of control.

When the line art is done and dusted, I start adding the colour. This image is one of the last pieces of the comic, but I thought it was a great scene to show how the background is chosen. Because the story is kind of based on a world which can be altered by the character Death, I try and make each image seem out of proportion, including the colouring.

Finished! Patches of additional things go on a different layer all together, this gives the image I have created extra depth if it's one of the most intense bits of the story. I love adding extras to make the reader ponder and make their own decisions on what is going on in the story.