I have reached 150 subscribers on Facebook. If you’d like to participate in the contest, head over to my Facebook page and comment with what kind of drawing you would like if you win on the post below. You must also press the “like” button on the page itself to be entered.
Winners will be announced in early August!
The first issue of Tales from the Interface is now available for pre-order.
I just finished laying out the book and now I’m ready to go to print. I’d like to give you the opportunity to share in this exciting project.
This includes pages that have not yet been published on this website. It also includes my best illustrations and collects the tips and tricks from this website.
All details are available here: http://igg.me/at/tfti
I totally understand a lot of you may not have the means to purchase the book, but please consider sharing the campaign on social media. Every little bit helps.
This comes up often, people who start making comics often wonder what resolution to use.
I’ll make it simple: Just work as big as your computer will let you. It will allow more flexibility in the future for ads or reusing assets. But beware that performance will be largely affected by how you work. If you use a lot of layers, or a ton of effects or smart objects for example, performance will be greatly impacted.
Do a few trials to see what your computer will handle. You don’t have to care so much about PPI, as long as you have enough pixels, it should be fine. I work in 4800×6600. You can click the image above for a 800% zoom that will show you the size of my pixels. And for comparison purpose here’s the complete panel, the zoom is on the iron maiden.
If my computer could take more, I would. Make sure you have a large bleed area. This is another way to insure flexibility, your comic can be printed in a variety of format.
Here’s a nice trick: Colors don’t need as much sharpness as lineart. So one think you can do:
Questions? Comments? What resolution do you work in? Please let me know in the comments below!
If you want to know more about how DPI/PPI work, check out this excellent article.
I often end up with hundreds of layers when I’m in the process of making a page. Here’s an overview of the big steps involved. Of course I always try to improve my workflow. I’m interested in hearing about your process, do you do thing differently
See the final page here
What you see up there is actually a pretty advanced storyboard. Generally I’m the only person who can understand the first version.
TFTI is a Iabor of love, but it requires time, effort and money. Your donation will help finance this project. If you're in a position to help, it would be greatly appreciated.
