08-13-2015, 08:02 PM
(08-13-2015, 06:34 PM)Cyprinus Wrote: You're welcome! I'm glad if it helps!
Yeah, the erasing on watercolour paper is unfortunately a huge problem and I'd always recommend not erasing at all if you can manage it. When I'm doing a full watercolour illustration (i.e. not a sketch or doodle) I always do the sketch on an extra sheet of paper and trace it to the watercolour paper with my light desk. Like this the paper is completely undamaged. It costs extra time but it's definitely worth it, especially if you're using expensive paper (:
Making comics is like a huge science! There are so many aspects to think of. If you can manage to do your own handwriting for the comic I'd probably always use that, because it gives a more personal note (if it matches the comic). Ready made fonts are convenient and for people like me who can't figure out how to do fonts XD You could always study your favourite comics and how they used the white space to figure out how it works. I always go back to my favourite comics for inspiration. It could very well help to study and copy a whole sequence, to get a better feeling for it.
I'm actually writing you because there's another book I wanted to recommend you that's really interesting concerning the topic, it's "Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers" by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. It has a brief section about Comics as well, but the whole book is really interesting and it surely helps when you think about composition within your panels.
I keep hearing about framed ink too, have yet to get my mitts on a copy, it's on my wishlist though! Comics are a science indeed, I wonder if it's ever possible to know all there is to know about them :D
I do normally draw on other paper and then use a lightbox to transfer to watercolour paper, but because I was doing a graphite under drawing, I think I ended up erasing a smudge from the leg area, plus I think trying to fix the leg. I'm trying to get hold of some hot press or bristol board because I'm finding the cold press I have isn't holding up under the treatment i give it, though that might just be because it's reasonably cheap paper.