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How to Submit Production Art for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 12

by Buddy Scalera in 8-Page Challenge

Creators, that’s it. The creative part is done. Hopefully, it was a fun and educational challenge for you. In this next step, we’ll be compositing your comic pages for submission to the anthology. That means [...]

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How to Letter Comic Art for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 11

8-Page Challenge

Creators, don’t slow down. You can actually see the finish line from here. Keep sprinting. In this next step, we’ll be adding lettering to your comics. And as a comic book pro, you know that [...]

How to Color Comic Art for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 10

8-Page Challenge

Creators, you are creating! This long challenge is nearly at the end. Tired? Exhilerated? I know I am. In this next step, we’ll be adding color, which will add another level of artistry and depth [...]

Flash Fiction Challenge | #8PgChallenge

8-Page Challenge

Writers! We want your stories to be part of the #8PgChallenge in Comic Book School. We have an anthology and will be publishing the work of some outstanding new and up-and-coming writers who want to [...]

How to Ink Comic Art for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 9 (Updated)

8-Page Challenge

Welcome back, creators. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. If you’ve been following along with the challenge, you are pretty far along with your 8-page comic story. That puts you [...]

How to Create Pencil Art for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 8

8-Page Challenge

Hello, creators. You are now #MakingComics! Everything you do from now is about making sure it looks totally professional. The pencils are an opportunity for you to tighten you page roughs, which you did in [...]

How to Create Page Roughs for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 7

8-Page Challenge

Hello, creators. We are really hitting our stride right now. The comic is coming together at this point. Why? Well, it’s actually starting to look like a comic, right? Right! In the Step 1, we reviewed [...]

How to Create Thumbnails for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 6

8-Page Challenge

Hello, creators. This is your opportunity to think through the visual flow of your story. If a writer and artist are working together, this is the first time the story gets real on the page. [...]

How to Write the Script for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 5

8-Page Challenge

Hello, creators. This is a big step in your journey to create your comic book story. The script is the blueprint that will guide everything that happens next in the creative process. It will be [...]

How to Create Character Sheets for Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 4

8-Page Challenge

Welcome back, creators. In the Step 1, we reviewed how to plan a story idea for an 8-Page Story. In Step 2, we looked at how to break down your pages and plot. In Step 3, we [...]

How to Revise the Plot of Your 8-Page Comic Story | #8PgChallenge – Step 3

8-Page Challenge

Welcome back, creators. In the Step 1, we reviewed how to plan a story idea for an 8-Page Story. In Step 2, we looked at how to break down your pages and plot. You should [...]

How to Plot Your 8-Page Comic Story Idea | #8PgChallenge – Step 2

8-Page Challenge

Welcome back, creators. In the Step 1, we reviewed how to plan a story idea for an 8-Page Story. You should read that post before you read this one. All good? Good. Let’s get started. [...]

How to Create a Story Idea for an 8-Page Comic | #8PgChallenge

8-Page Challenge

Story concepts for an 8-page story tend to be fairly short. You’ll need to describe your idea in 1-3 paragraphs. Here is a sample story idea. This is the story idea for an 11-page backup [...]

8-Page Challenge for Aspiring Pros

Challenges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Comic Book School Issues 8-Page Challenge for Aspiring Pros Comic book creators to make 8-page comics stories for new anthology to be released at New York Comic Con 2020 Creators invited to [...]

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #3: #FollowFriday

Challenges

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #3: FollowFriday Share a “follow Friday” list of comic book creators who you believe we should be following. These can be indie or mainstream creators who are #makingcomics. (No [...]

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenges #3 & #4

Coalition of the Willing

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenges #3 & #4: Challenge #3: On Friday December 20, share a “follow Friday” list of comic book creators who you believe we should be following. These can be indie [...]

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #2: #MakeMineIndie

Challenges

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #2: Identify a comic book or webcomic that you would share with a non-traditional comic book reader. It should be a comic book by an indie publisher or indie [...]

Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #1: #MakeMineIndie (Updated!)

Challenges

Here are the posts from our first Comic Book School challenge. (Scroll all the way down for the original rules.) Comic Book School Make Comics Challenge #1: Share an independent comic book, webcomic, or other [...]

NYCC 2019 Educational Panels by Comic Book School (updated list)

Classes

This is a full list of educational panels at New York Comicon 2019 (NYCC) by Buddy Scalera’s Comic Book School. THURSDAY – October 3, 2019 Title: Educators Meet the Authors & Teachers Description: Meet a [...]

How Marvel Comics Helped Launch Star Wars in 1977

Collecting

A long time ago in a comic shop far, far away…Marvel Comics published an obscure new title called Star Wars. And the galaxy would never be the same. The year was 1977 and an unsuspecting [...]

NYCC 2018: Photos from Educational Panels on Making Comics

Classes

New York Comicon (NYCC) 2018 is officially on the books. We gathered in New York City to share creative ideas with the next generation of comic book creators. This year the educational panels were featured [...]

NYCC 2018 Educational Panels #MakeComics

conventions

It’s that time of the year again! New York Comicon 2018 is almost here! This year, our panels are on Thursday, October 4th. Please try to adjust your schedule, so you can join us for [...]

Our First Live-Model Sketch Class feat. Chay Bella

Classes

We teamed up with a New Jersey art gallery and one of the models from by photo reference books for our first live-model sketch class. Comic Book School and The P-Nut Gallery in Sparta, NJ [...]

Educational Panel Photos from Long Beach Comic Expo 2018

conventions

I hosted a few educational panels and set up an Artist Alley table at the Long Beach Comic Expo 2018 comic book convention in Long Beach, California. It was an intimate show with a positive [...]

Setting Creative Goals for the Coming Year

Career

If you’re reading this in early January, Happy New Year! This is the perfect time for you, fellow creator, to set some goals for the upcoming calendar year. This is not your standard New Year’s [...]

NYCC 2017 Photos & Slides from Educational Panels

conventions

NYCC 2017 is officially on the books. We met lots of people who are passionate about making comics. The educational panels were well attended and everyone seemed to have a good time. A big, big [...]

NYCC 2017 Educational Panels to Make Comics

conventions

Comic Book School will be hosting educational panels at New York Comicon 2017. If you are a writer, artist, inker, colorist, letterer, editor, or publisher, you should check out these panels on how to make [...]

Workspaces: Matt Hawkins

Interviews

Matt Hawkins is a busy comic book professional. On top of being the President and COO of Top Cow, he’s also a prolific comic book writer. I first met Matt in the 1990s when he [...]

C2E2 2017 Photos from Educational Panels

conventions

My annual trip to Chicago for C2E2 always results in some new connections and a whole lotta photos. Big thanks to my dedicated Comic Book School team including James McGill, Grant Shorter, & Russell McGee, who [...]

C2E2 2017 Educational Panels – Complete Listings

Con Listings

FRIDAY Title: Storytelling Tips from a Top Comic Book Editor Date: 4/21/2017 – Friday Time: 12:30 – 1:30 Location: Room S402 Want to know how some of the best creators tell stories with pictures? Artist/writer/editor/colorist/educator, [...]

Joe Quesada Interview NYCC 2016 | Video + Transcript

Career

On Friday, October 7, 2016, I interviewed Joe Quesada, the Chief Creative Officer for Marvel Comics at New York Comicon 2016. This long-form interview format allowed us to explore different aspect’s of Joe’s amazing career. If [...]

Making Comics: “Mid-Life Crisis” #1 Behind the Scenes

CBSchool Press

Want to know how comics are made? Well, look no further. Over the next couple of weeks and months, we’ll share the details on how we created a new superhero comic book series called “Mid-Life [...]

NYCC 2016 – Educational Panel Photos Set 1

conventions

New York Comicon 2016 was an amazing event. This is my first set of photos from my Comic Book School panels and table in Artist Alley. I hope you enjoy the pictures from my educational panels [...]

NYCC 2016 Educational Panel Listings for Comic Creators

conventions

Comic Book School Educational Panels for Comic Book Creators at NYCC 2016 THURSDAY – October 6, 2016 12:15 – 1:15 | Room 1C03 Creator Connection: Facilitated Professional Networking Description: Want to meet some fellow creators and [...]

Reader’s Gallery

Featured

Gallery design templates by Grant Shorter WWW.GRANTSHORTER.COM Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share [...]

Comic Artist’s Essential Photo Reference: People & Poses Book

Books

Book #6 in the Comic Book School Library of photo reference and tutorials for artists is now available in comic shops, Amazon.com, BN.com, and many Barnes & Noble retail locations. “Comic Artist’s Essential Photo Reference: People [...]

Facing Pages & Page Numbering for Writing Comic Books

Creativity

Here’s a handy guide for page numbering of facing pages. I’m not sure how other writers do it, but when I write a comic, I like to keep track of my facing pages. A few [...]

C2E2 2016 Photo Set 1

conventions

Comic Book School hosted a series of educational panels for the C2E2 2016 comic book convention in Chicago. Special thanks to COPIC Markers, who provided the creative tools for our live-demonstration classes. We’re always snapping [...]

C2E2 2016 Educational Panels for Comic Book Creators

conventions

C2E2 2016 educational panels hosted by Comic Book School. FRIDAY Title: Storytelling on the Page for Artists & Writers Date: 3/18/2015 – Friday Time: 2:00 – 3:30 Location: Room S405a http://www.c2e2.com/en/Sessions/19659/Storytelling-on-the-Page-for-Artists-Writers Speakers: Editor, Valiant Entertainment [...]

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