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Comics Tips For YOU!
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TEXT - Use Comics Fonts
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IMAGES - Backgrounds When? For Settings (Time+Place)
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IMAGES - Backgrounds When? For Mood
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STORY - Traveling: Mostly Boring
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LAYOUT - Match Text to Balloon Shape
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LAYOUT - Avoid Cloddish Layouts
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LAYOUT - Keep Panels Apart with Gutters
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LAYOUT - Small Gutters for Beat-to-Beat Action
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LAYOUT - Large Gutters for Scene to Scene
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LAYOUT - Medium Gutters for Beat Slowdowns
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TEXT - Name Names Often Enough
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LAYOUT - XL Gutters for Extra Drama or Delay
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IMAGES - Foreground as Boundary
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LAYOUT - Aiming Balloon Pointers
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TEXT - Timing Speech Pauses with Punctuation
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LAYOUT - Bad Pointer Manners
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IMAGES - Foreground as Stencil-Frames
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TEXT - Just Enough Leading
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LAYOUT - Timing Speech Pauses with Balloons
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IMAGES - Why Panel Borders
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LAYOUT - Safety Rings for Text
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LAYOUT - Control Pacing with Text & Images
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CAREER - Short Stories to Begin
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STORY - Huge Story Exit-Ramp
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TEXT-How Many Lines per Balloon
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LAYOUT - Borderless Panels
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STORY - Start with a Hook
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STORY - Hook the Brain
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STORY - Hook the Heart
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STORY - Hook the Eyes (Ouch!)
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IMAGES - Comics Perspective
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TEXT - Illusion of Volume
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IMAGES - Classic Shots for Openings
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TEXT-Basic Balloons
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NEWS - Already HOW LONG???
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STORY - Off Panel Action
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TEXT - Source & Path of SFXs
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IMAGES - Subtle Motion in Comics
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LAYOUT - When Do Square Panels Work?
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LAYOUT - Balloons Placement in Scroll Comics
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LAYOUT - Balloon Placement in Print Comics
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IMAGES - Foregrounds to Reframe
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TEXT - Text-Image Redundancy
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IMAGES - Spotlighting Points of Interest
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TEXT - Captions Tell
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IMAGES - Motion "Strike the Pose"
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CHARACTERS - Cast for Contrast
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TEXT - Less Common Balloons
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STORY - Start Where the Drama Brews
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PROCESS - Trust The Process
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IMAGES - Abstract Expressive Backgrounds
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IMAGES - Human Likeness Attracts
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LAYOUT - Eye Flow Gravity
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IMAGES - Color for Emotion in Scenes
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IMAGES - Picking Emotional Colors
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IMAGES - Eye-Level Angles
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STORY - Big Question
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IMAGES - Round Panels Stand Out
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IMAGES - Mapping with High Angles
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LAYOUT - Balloon Layout Principles
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IMAGES - Panels That Look Wide
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TEXT - Unheard Voices for Characters
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NEWS - YOUR TURN!! Ask for Tips!
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IMAGES - Diagonals in Compositions
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TEXT - Good Titles (Part 1)
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TEXT - Good Titles (Part 2)
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TEXT - Writing Distinct Voices
Comics Tips
LAYOUT - Balloons Placement in Scroll Comics
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Comics Tips For YOU!
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TEXT - Use Comics Fonts
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IMAGES - Backgrounds When? For Settings (Time+Place)
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IMAGES - Backgrounds When? For Mood
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STORY - Traveling: Mostly Boring
-
LAYOUT - Match Text to Balloon Shape
-
LAYOUT - Avoid Cloddish Layouts
-
LAYOUT - Keep Panels Apart with Gutters
-
LAYOUT - Small Gutters for Beat-to-Beat Action
-
LAYOUT - Large Gutters for Scene to Scene
-
LAYOUT - Medium Gutters for Beat Slowdowns
-
TEXT - Name Names Often Enough
-
LAYOUT - XL Gutters for Extra Drama or Delay
-
IMAGES - Foreground as Boundary
-
LAYOUT - Aiming Balloon Pointers
-
TEXT - Timing Speech Pauses with Punctuation
-
LAYOUT - Bad Pointer Manners
-
IMAGES - Foreground as Stencil-Frames
-
TEXT - Just Enough Leading
-
LAYOUT - Timing Speech Pauses with Balloons
-
IMAGES - Why Panel Borders
-
LAYOUT - Safety Rings for Text
-
LAYOUT - Control Pacing with Text & Images
-
CAREER - Short Stories to Begin
-
STORY - Huge Story Exit-Ramp
-
TEXT-How Many Lines per Balloon
-
LAYOUT - Borderless Panels
-
STORY - Start with a Hook
-
STORY - Hook the Brain
-
STORY - Hook the Heart
-
STORY - Hook the Eyes (Ouch!)
-
IMAGES - Comics Perspective
-
TEXT - Illusion of Volume
-
IMAGES - Classic Shots for Openings
-
TEXT-Basic Balloons
-
NEWS - Already HOW LONG???
-
STORY - Off Panel Action
-
TEXT - Source & Path of SFXs
-
IMAGES - Subtle Motion in Comics
-
LAYOUT - When Do Square Panels Work?
-
LAYOUT - Balloons Placement in Scroll Comics
-
LAYOUT - Balloon Placement in Print Comics
-
IMAGES - Foregrounds to Reframe
-
TEXT - Text-Image Redundancy
-
IMAGES - Spotlighting Points of Interest
-
TEXT - Captions Tell
-
IMAGES - Motion "Strike the Pose"
-
CHARACTERS - Cast for Contrast
-
TEXT - Less Common Balloons
-
STORY - Start Where the Drama Brews
-
PROCESS - Trust The Process
-
IMAGES - Abstract Expressive Backgrounds
-
IMAGES - Human Likeness Attracts
-
LAYOUT - Eye Flow Gravity
-
IMAGES - Color for Emotion in Scenes
-
IMAGES - Picking Emotional Colors
-
IMAGES - Eye-Level Angles
-
STORY - Big Question
-
IMAGES - Round Panels Stand Out
-
IMAGES - Mapping with High Angles
-
LAYOUT - Balloon Layout Principles
-
IMAGES - Panels That Look Wide
-
TEXT - Unheard Voices for Characters
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NEWS - YOUR TURN!! Ask for Tips!
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IMAGES - Diagonals in Compositions
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TEXT - Good Titles (Part 1)
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TEXT - Good Titles (Part 2)
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TEXT - Writing Distinct Voices
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Creator
Next episode: balloon placement in print comics (and comparing the placement in print and scroll comics)! Have a Spooky Halloween if you plan to celebrate it! If you dress up as Meeiu or Tomie (it's never happened yet!!), please send photos!! ;-D
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