Thanks Ben, that’s a great question! Only the last comic page was done digitally (the first 3 were pen & paper) and I don’t have the PSD file any more as I did it over a decade ago, but there are a few solutions.
I drew that one all in Photoshop, which is how I still probably would do it. You have to keep your layers organised, labelled, grouped and masked where needed, but it’s totally do-able.
If you prefer to keep artwork separated from design, Illustrator or InDesign are great for putting stuff like that together. You could draw the grid in there and use clipping masks on the art where needed.
It’s not a national holiday or anything!
No-more “official” than Star Wars day really (May the 4th… lol)
But I wouldn’t be shocked if social media has a few extra batman posts that day. Superman has one too.
Does anyone here participate in Inktober? I’m considering using the prompts for each day to construct a short wordless comic over the month. Perhaps starring this little fella on a journey to explore somewhere.
Illustration skills aside (which are great to begin with), I have a small issue with “Dragon Boy Drake”.
How does the Dragon Boy take his pendant off, given the size of his head? And with the claws on his hands, that makes the likelihood of the pendant being knotted behind his neck unrealistic.
Nitpicking, I know. Still.
Ahem … Creatures with tails must have a hard time putting on pants in the morning.
I am loving the speculation! I have a potential solution.
If Goliath from “Gargoyles” has the dexterity to adjust his belt buckle with those tin-openers he calls hands, then I will borrow Disney’s creative license and and say my character “just can” as well. He’s very dextrous. Ever untangled a knot in your shoelace with your fingernails? He does it like that.
