Comic Book Layout-Developing your final characters and layout.

Refine Your Storyboard or Cover

Design1 - Select the concept. The concept will determine the seriousness or playfulness of the comic book panel.

For example, a gripping plot element such as a ticking bomb can be shown in a panel broken down into three segments. Each segment can focus tighter and tighter on the clock.

2. Finalize Story and Characters:

-Use pencil first. • In your sketchbook

draw one final drawing of each character in your story.

• Then add color

• Remember the character(s) must overcome an obstacle.

3 - Draw the panel borders first.

The panel borders will establish the boundaries of the story.

Some panels might consist of only one frame.

Other panels may be made up of three segmented frames shaped as squares.

Still others might be rectangular.

Vertical – Portrait layout

Panel Border Options

Maybe…Think outside the box?

Remember Spacing & How to Follow/Read

Your Comic!

What’s the one item missing in both? Hint: What is the name of either comic?

How would you “read” this?

Left to right? Top to bottom?

Why is the spacing between boxes different?

How did they use gutter spacing for reading

direction?

Develop your own layout.

Look at examples!

So, to review…Due Next Class

1. Finalize storyboard today.

2. Sketch final characters in sketchbook. Add color! -Just characters!

3. Sketch panel layout design on page in sketchbook. 5 panel minimum or cover.

4. On Wednesday, Start draft on Final paper. - You will sketch in pencil then trace onto tracing paper.

FINAL INKED DRAWING – Due on Monday, April 27th