Comic Artist - Volume 3 2016

CREATE A COMIC

PAGE IN CLIP

STUDIO PAINT

Favourite 2000 AD artist Dylan Teague explains his process

for creating a comic page in Clip Studio Paint

I

’ve been using Manga Studio, now

renamed Clip Studio Paint, since

version 4. Since version 5 I’ve used

it for more and more of my work

and now do 95 per cent of my stuff

on it. In this workshop I’ll show you my

process for creating a comic page for my

comic strip Code Name D, appearing in

David Lloyd’s Aces Weekly soon.

I’m trying to replicate a sketchbook

type of look – pens, pencil, markers etc.

I’ve created various brushes and also use

paper textures to achieve this look. I’m

also really into ’80s European sci-fi

comics by artists like Giminez, Moebius,

Bilal and Serpieri, and I’ve tried to go for

that limited palette look that they all use.

I’m not much of a writer, so am relying

heavily on the visuals on this! I’m looking

to give the reader a good idea of what type

of world they’re in by putting a lot of work

into the backgrounds.

I’ve used the story feature of Clip

Studio, which really helps you keep on

Dylan Teague

LOCATION: Wales

Dylan has

been a

professional

illustrator for

about 20

years, working mainly for

2000 AD on everything

from Judge Dredd and

Strontium Dog to several

Future Shocks.

http://ifxm.ag/dylan-t

top of the pages and speeds up stuff like

panel bordering. It will also help later on

when I get to add (and figure out what

will be in!) the word balloons.

I’ve done a lot of preparatory sketches

and doodling to give myself a good idea

of the characters, vehicles and settings.

I’ve also worked out the basic f low in

thumbnails in my sketchbook. I’d also

highly recommend going to life classes

• I’ve been going for about 10 years and
  I think it’s really helped my figure work.

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