In this episode I talk about the pre-production creative process I go through making my own comics/webcomics.
The key points I want to stress out here is good planning and the 70-30-10 rule. Pre-producing or planning your project will help you more in the long run. And as I mentioned, out of personal experience, good planning can save you both time AND money.
And here's the 70-30-10 rule:
70 percent would go into pre-production. In comics terms, that would be coming up with an idea, doing a draft or synopsis of the story, any research you must do for the story and the reference material for artwork. That also includes to have your tools of the trade up to date. There is nothing more irritating than doing traditional inks and mid-way through the page, you run out, and you realize you don't have another bottle of ink at your disposal!
At least I like to keep tabs on my materials and check list them if need be. Because good planning will save you both time and money.
30 percent would go into post-production. In comic book terms, that would be organizing how and where the book will be printed or uploaded on the web, the promotion behind it to give it exposure, the marketing and administration of it, etc.
And finally, 10 percent goes into the actual production, which is what many of us like to do the most, which is basically writing the actual script and the actual art process and making the comic real. Sometimes you drain more energy in the pre-production and post-production because they are hats we regularly tend to avoid wearing because we just want to do comics, at least in my case, anyway.
Here are the names of the books I mentioned:
Pre-Production Planning for Video, Film, and Multimedia
El Dibujo Descriptivo o Clasico (Descriptive or Classic Drawing)
Como Dibujar la Figura Humana (How to Draw the Human Figure)
How to be a Master in College
Art School how to Paint & Draw
The Complete Idiots Guide to Drawing
Joe Kubert's Comic Book Studio
How to Draw Manga: Getting Started
How to Color for Comics
Here are some links!
http://www.truthfulcomics.com
http://www.enterthedangerzone.weebly.com
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com
Song "Exhilarate" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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