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HowTo: Planning

HowTo: Planning

I at first thought of making a How-to about how to make something original, but it ultimately boils down to “Has it been done before, and if it’s actually lame, what can be done to make it not lame?” Then when I was almost done the strangely long guide (almost 700 words, which is surprising, [...]

HowTo: Screenshots: Part 1

HowTo: Screenshots: Part 1

Okay, now I know screenshot guides are a penny a dozen across the net so there’s probably some other place you could go for this information. This though is a basic screenshot guide for screenshots, and for doing shots for comics so here goes. Nearly everywhere else people always inform you of the rule of [...]

HowTo: Making Good Text Balloons

HowTo: Making Good Text Balloons

One of the most important things about making comics is creating good text balloons, and it seems that a lot of webcomics creators have trouble creating balloons that have properly sized flags and that leave enough room for their dialogue. This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop to create balloons that will look [...]