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If you’ve wanted to start drawing a comic, but get intimidated by all the work, try making just a single page this week.
It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, it doesn’t have to be super complex, it doesn’t have to be a self-contained story.
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It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, it doesn’t have to be super complex, it doesn’t have to be a self-contained story.
Tips in thread:
Start with a basic thumbnail. This is where you’re gonna figure out the composition, panel layout, where figures are going to be placed, flow from panel to panel, etc.
Don’t stress over a story. Just make a sequence. It can be someone powering up their magic, or walking through the leaves, or cooking something. It can even be adapted from a movie, music video, or song.
Thumbnails can literally be stick figures! It's only just to know where you're going to place people. I usually draw "marshmallow people" lol 
Don't worry about "developing a style". Your style develops only after you've done 100 drawings.
Good comic pages don't just appear out of nowhere. They take planning and experience. You're never going to like the first ones you make but it's still worth keeping around so you can learn from them.
And hey! After you're done with thumbnails you can move on to pencils, AKA sketching the page out. This is where you start establishing details to prepare it for inking.
If your pages don't turn out the way you want them to- THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. Nothing you create is going to be exactly how it was in your head.
After you sketch, or pencil, you move onto inks! This is going to be the bones of your final work. Make sure the art is clear to read or you're gonna regret it when you color.
Color theory tips:
