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That's right. Karzahni is about to freeze over. It's... How to Comic Panneling And I'm not talking about the stuff in your house. A panel gennerally refers to a box or some other shape that you put all of your sprites into. For example, panel 4 would refer to the fourth panel in a comic. I'm just going to run over some real common panneling types that will help you determine which one's the best for you! Please note that these are examples, and you can deviate from them. Type 1: 800X200 or 400X400 Fairly basic set up here. Four panels generally allows you to set up a joke with the fourth panel being the punchline. Problem is, sometimes you need more than four panels to set up a joke. Four panels also makes it hard for lengthy expositions and super power level over 9000 fight scenes, although it can be done. Comics that use this format: Pretty much everybody, including myself. Diagnosis: Simple and easy to use. Better suited for comedies than more serious comics. Type 2: The 600X600 Interesting set up here. This format generally allows for a lengthy set up for a joke. This also alows for legnthy disposition and the super fight scences mentioned earlier. The main problem with this is, you're going to be producing five more panels per comics. That's more than a whole extra comic. But I would like to see this format used more. It has a bunch of potential. Comics that use this format: Nobody that I know of. Drop me a PM if you use this format and I'll link to you. Diagnosis: More work heavy format. Better suited for more serious comics then comedies. Something different, and that just may be the thing that makes or breaks you. Type 3: The hybrid Interesting type here. The thing is, you can remove or add panels as needed, which allows for a huge ammount of diversity. But the thing is you have to go in every time and mess with the paneling. The format allows for a mixture of both serious and and funny comics. Not really much to say really. Just an all around format. Comics that use this format: Only one that comes to mind is Dark709's. Diagnosis: Pretty decent format. Jack of all trades, although it exceeds at none. So there you have it, the latest how to comic. Expect one on backgrounds next time.
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After much procrastination, the second part of How to Comic. How to Comic Kits Ok, so you've figured out why you're going to comic, so its time to get started making your comic. Wait, first you need some sprites So you head over to artwork II, but your overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices you have. The purpose of this section is to give you a through evaluation of the kits on the market and to help you choose which kit is right for you. But first, let's go over what you should be looking for in a kit. There are three things that you need to be concerned about when choosing a kit: Emotion, Poses, and Presentability. First, Emotion. Emotion is perhaps the less important of the three, but is still vital. Emotion mainly pertains to how you can manipulate the eyes so as to form emotions. Emotion adds a lot, and I mean a lot, of impact into your comics and jokes. To prove to you how important emotion is, when I started off with the Bio-Illogical Chronicles I was hesitant to use the Rayg kit due to the lack of emotion. Second, Poses. Poses are yet again vital to your comics. It's kinda boring to watch people stand around the whole time cracking jokes. Without good poses, your comics become little more than a bland snapshot rather than a dynamic entity. Last and most important, Presentability. I kid you not, presentability determines whether or not your comic fails or is successful. It doesn't matter if you have the best jokes ever with a different pose in every frame, if your sprites are an eyesore, then no one will read your comics. Kit #1: Bioniplush 2.0 Artists: Dokuma Pros: A decent array of Toa and Rackshi poses. Some Turaga and Matoran poses. Plenty of emotion. Cute. Cons: Due to cuteness, hard to use for serious stuff. Walking and jumping poses look akward. Would look weird on anything other than a two tone background. My Opinion: A good kit for funny comics. Besides a few somebacks that are easily dealt with, a sold kit to use. Kit #2: Chimoru Omega(also know as the Dark709 kit) Artist: Dark 709 Pros: A semi-decent selection of matoran poses, you can use Paint's default colors for easy recoloring -No flaming. - Shine- Kit#4:The RZ Kit Artist: RZ, with contributions by MK, TA, and EXO. Pros: Good emotions. You can make any pose you can dream of. Decent built in effects. Nice selection of masks. Cons: Only matoran poses. Maker is banned and his life got flipped, turned upside down. Kit#7: Rayg 2.5 Artist: Rayg Pros: Realistic, lots of poses Cons:Hard to convey emotion. So there you have it. Four kits and my views on them. Treat them as lawl.
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I mentioned a few entries ago that I was planning on starting up an informational guide on how to comic. This is the first in (hopefully) a long and informitive set or articles on how to exactly make comics, what to do and what not to do and so on and so forth. They'll be updated whenever I can think of something to add. So without further ado, let's begin. How to Comic Why comic? Ok, so you're fresh from the artwork III form and you like what you see. Or mayhaps you've been lurking around for awhile. Either way, you're going to make your comic and you're sure it's going to be the best comic on the internet. You head off to Artwork II and... Stop. Before you even think of browsing around on artwork II for sprites, you must first realize why exactly you are thinking about making a sprite comic. There are some typical answers to this and I'll try to cover them as best as I can. Answer One: Because I want to be exactly like Dark709! My response: Wrong answer. I'm not exactly going to mince words here. You do NOT want to be emulating Dark709 in any way, shape, or form. He is perhaps one of the worst places to take inspiration from despite his popularity. I'll delve into why you don't want to emulate him in a later article. However, just to get my point across I'm going to say it one more time. You do NOT want to be emulating Dark709 in any way, shape, or form. Answer Two: Because I want to be popular. My response: Wrong answer yet again. Actually, this one's so closely related to the the first answer I thought of combining the two. If you make comics to become popular you're doomed to fail. Although comics are the easiest medium to become popular in, it's still extremely hard. I've been making comics for about a year now and I'm still not popular. Once again, if you make comics to be famous you will not be famous. Answer Three: Because I enjoy making people laugh My response: Alright, that's a much more better answer than the other two, however still not the best. For example, what will you do if nobody finds your comic funny? (And trust me, there will be.) What's going to keep you going when you going? What's going to happen when no one posts in your comic topic? What will you do then? Answer Four: Because I enjoy making them. My Response: Bingo. That's why you want to start making comics. The third reason is a plus, but this is the main reason why you want to make comics. If this is the reason you want to make comics, then you will most likely succeed because you're not depending on other people for your inspiration. As such you'll always be in the mood to comic. So there you have it, the four most common reasons as to why people make comics. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. And one last thing, don't copy anything from anyone. Ever. I mean it. It makes a comic fail much more than the original, which probably fails anyway. Important links: Artwork III guidelines The Comic Help Topic
