Thumbnail Sketches
Prior to designing a page of my comic, I always start with a thumbnail sketch to aid understanding of the design layout.
My progression
Primarily I use Adobe Photoshop (part of the Adobe Creative Cloud application) to draw these thumbnail sketches and help in the page design layout.
However pencil and paper is a great starting point as well. Fine-liner is used on the final outcome to make the thumbnails more visible, then it is scanned in. Then I use Photoshop to continue the design of the pages.
Above you can see 2 versions of my first page from my first issue, showing different text fonts. I have found that even text needs to be appealing for the reader and research has shown that the font "Meanwhile CC" (used in a lot of other comics) provides that readability.
For anyone out there who is looking to write a comic, I strongly recommend this font to be perfect for you. Or if you are looking for other fonts for your comic, you can click the button below to explore some different fonts you want.
Front cover progression
Designing the front cover of a comic book isn't as easy as you may think. When you create a front cover, you've got to capture the imagination of the reader straight away. As I have found from comments, a mat looking picture doesn’t easily draw the eye and casual interest. At the time, I focused on the story instead of how to grab the reader’s attention to look inside.
As you scroll down, you will see the progress I've made on the front cover from feedback obtained in order to make it stand out in an already crowded market place.
In addition, I added my name onto the front cover in case no one recognizes who had written the comic series.
