I was just thinking about starting a comic series a few days ago, and I had no idea how to arrange it. But this tutorial gives such a great feel, even a beginner like me can understand it.

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good to know.

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Nice, i think this will come in handy to any aspiring manga artist.

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Very interesting!
It's quite easy to follow and it points out some very useful things(I especially found it useful that you do draw coloured pages, so that you could explain how lowering the contrast of the colours can be effective to take away some attention from a face that would otherwise take too much of it).

If you don't mind, and if it isn't too bothersome to cover this: how do you manage to build a good composition for every panel(singularly, I mean) and then match every panel for the whole composition?

Do you think onomatopoeic words are important and should be drawn in a way that they actually give the 'idea' of the sound they represent?(If yes, do you have some preferences?)
I ask this because in Italy, where I live, many translated mangas have them redrawn and when I sometimes see the originals I'm usually amazed at how much they improve the page... even though the people behind the adaptation probably don't think so, since they write them with the same 'style' every time.

Anyway, thanks so much for taking the time to do this!

i like this tutorial i love action scenes 2 ur good ^^ oh and sweet drawings this is perfect!

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I can cover the composition on the layout, but that will take a while to do.

The answer is... you won't get a good composition all the time, since manga is a sequential art that demands speed, as long as it works and the readers are not confused, and allow for smooth reading, that composition is considered good.

To make a good composition, its just a few things to follow, don't cluster it, and think about the elements you are using to direct the eyes.


I am not particularly fond of onomatopoeic words, since they never sound like the actual sound, and I am bad at using them, but those who are good at it can argue with me.
So I'm afraid I can't cover that in the tutorial... @_@b

But to your question, does onomatopoeic words matters in the composition, of course it does! It matters as much as the word balloons themselves!
If one does the onomatopoeic words badly, one might as well not do it. That's my take on it. :/

but if you do it well, your manga can have a lot of good noises. lol~

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*ArtistsHospital - a place for the artists to get help.
Hospital position: Lead Doc

a good composition's key is on the use of negative space.

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-I want to leave something for the future, for this world, before I go; something they can hold onto, especially when time is hard.

*ArtistsHospital - a place for the artists to get help.
Hospital position: Lead Doc

Man you must've worked really hard on this.

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*Animons are people too*

it's sponsored, other wise I wouldn't have done as much.

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-I want to leave something for the future, for this world, before I go; something they can hold onto, especially when time is hard.

*ArtistsHospital - a place for the artists to get help.
Hospital position: Lead Doc

I can agree with that comment XD. Seemed like the best timing lol

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