i like comic because of its simplicity and easyness.

with inkscape it is so easy to create state-of-the-art comics,

that it is fun writing this. and the best thing - it's free.

like imagination and creativity.

i am not tutoring so don't get me wrong with this. i just want

to point out how i do comics with inkscape and the following is

more like the question how you do than a step by step tutorial.

i am inviting you to share your experience and skills

using inkscape for comics.

sharing is fun so i attached the free-to-use character - svg

to the original post of this publication at inkscapeforum.com!

creating from scratch

COMICS with INKSCAPE

creating from scratch

comic - charactersi figured out, creating from scratch can be as simple as

breathing while being focused on what to achive. main points

for me are simple drawn, funny looking and easy to

manipulate characters for use in classic comic - styles like

comic - strips and 2d - animation using blender.

i like to sketch with pen and paper although it is not necessary

because you can do anything - from sketch to final - in inkscape.

one thing i really recommend is to use a graphic board.

so i did a sketch for the following character, scanned and

imported it in inkscape as a jpeg. maybe sketching something

cool is the difficult part but the more you're enjoying the

merrier it gets. feel free to play around without

valuing every mistake being aware that it is necessary making

them and enjoy doing because thats already the whole fun..

creating from scratch

comic - charactersi am "inking" the sketch using bezier mode. i like simpleness,

so i am trying to use just a small number of knots easy to

manipulate in animation.

creating from scratch

comic - charactersin next step i redo the appaerance and maybe correct the

perspective of the character, then colouring it.

creating from scratch

comic - charactersadding the second pair of legs by copying and pasting characters

body twice (Light/Shadow, first/last leg) and deleting all knots

except leg - knots, then scaling and moving to the right position,

leveling to base object layer behind character's body.

creating froM scratch

comic - charactersplaying around with shape as long as it takes until it looks nice.

finally adding shadows with copying and pasting characters body,

deleting unnecessary knots, adding necessary new ones and

leveling the colored shadow on semi - layer above main body.

creating from scratch

comic - charactersadding final outline to character by copying and pasting body

(always at original position), clearing body color to transparent

and leveling on top. leveling eye object on top to fit outline.