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Make Comics: From Blank Page to Finished Graphic Novel

A practical, beginner-friendly course that walks you through every stage of making comics and graphic novels, from generating ideas to publishing finished pages online or in print.

Anyone who wants to create their own comics or graphic novels but does not know where to start — no drawing degree required, just the desire to tell visual stories.

Course content

Finding Your Story: Premise, Hook, and Genre40m
Building Characters Who Drive the Story45m
Writing a Comics Script50m
Thumbnailing: Planning Pages Before You Draw Them40m
Panel Layout and the Grammar of Comics45m
Composition Inside the Panel: Framing, Angle, and Focus48m
Pencilling: From Rough to Tight50m
Inking Techniques: Tools, Line Weight, and Expression52m
Rendering Backgrounds and Creating Visual Style45m

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