Designing Comic Strips:
Step 4: Final Piece
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Once you have completed your layout sketch, you should be ready to start your final comic strip.
Your comic strip will be drawn on a large sheet of watercolor paper. The bigger size will make the detail work easier. This time you will be measuring your panels. If you leave a small 1/4 inch border between your panels and the edges of the paper your comic will not only look neater but, the white space will help make it more legible.
You will be using watercolors to color your piece. Inking should be done last! Do not ink your piece before you color it, or the watercolors may cause the ink to run. Once you have finished coloring and inking your piece, excess pencil marks should be erased.Keep in mind that people who speak English generally expect to read from left to right and from top to bottom. Make sure you lay out your panels in this format so that their order is clear to the viewer.
If you are curious about how you will be graded, you can take a look at this evaluation sheet.
It seems your teacher has made this project worth a lot of points. That is because this project will take you about nine hours of class time to complete! Please take your time, especially on the final product!
Your teacher made a sample comic for you to view.
If the project seems complicated, don't worry! Your teacher will be there to help you with every step! Good Luck!
Questions? Please e-mail Sarah Showalter: [email protected]