MOCK COMIC COVER

By no means,do i presume to be a comic artist or photoshop expert.Simply someone who enjoys comics,and enjoys toying with photoshop.And for those people who enjoy making comics , the cover can be one of the most important parts of the comic.It grabs the reader,and hopefully if good enough ,will make you open it up to reveal its fantastic,and sometimes magical contents .For those of you with photoshop heres a very basic mock cover i created for you to adjust to your liking.The text is editable ,and all layers can be moved around to fit your art.Fonts will have to be installed,or simply replace with your own.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OZB2E6FA

Custom Brushes Plugin for Paint.net

For those of you using Paint.net heres a cool plugin ,that enables you to use Photoshop brushes.

If you don't already have Paint.net go ahead and download it free at
www.getpaint.net
then download Custom Brushes Mini from me below
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QTFUXUDE
To install,just place the plugin to the "paint.net/effects"folder.

Word Ballons for Photoshop

One thing you can never have enough of in a comic is word balloons! But for beginners, working in photoshop can be very irritating.Luckily the custom shape tool has sum word balloon presets.But if you happen to get tired of the same ol' shapes heres sum custom word balloon shapes,created by Chris Wahlart.They can be created at any size,height,or width.All you need to do,is add a few layer styles,and add the tail where you want  it with the path tool,or freehand,before or after adding a stroke to it.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KZNEMICR





Chris Wahlart

Layout Pages

Thumbnails can be very important when drawing sequential stories .Sketching your ideas on Comic Layout  Pages can help a great deal.Its  great way to play with vintage points and angles.it also helps before you lay out your final pencils.If you don't want to spend money on Layout Sheets ,here is a great Page Layout PDF created by Ralph Contreras,that you can print on regular paper ,which will be cheaper than buying them.The free high resolution file is in my link below!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7F32S87Q

character bio 180

heres a really cool psd created by Ralph Contreras that will help in creating 180 degree view of your characters,so you can have a reference of what they look like from front,side, and back.It explains that heroes are usually 8 1/2 heads tall. He has incorporated this into the character design sheet.the left properly shows the head sizes,to help in keeping all views of the character unified.in my link you can download the free high resolution pdf file to use.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4UH6G4MH

Sketch Cards

Sketch Cards have become a very popular item,not only does it  showcase your work,but you can offer it as a free item or just use it for a character bios!Heres a really cool free psd guide i found on the internet that you can edit on your software of choice.Feel free to down load it from my link below.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VCRT5PR5

printing comics

For those of us fanboys , one of our dreams is to actually get hired by a comic company! Wether it by writing ,drawing,coloring or what have you.But in the mean time,we generally stick to web comics,or our sketch pad! But nowadays you don't  really need a company to pick you up. A lot of artist,writers,colorist,are actually creating great comics themselves or with the help of their friends! A variety of comic communities have actually started their own comics by banding together.Comixpress.com is a company that takes your completed art,prints it and assembles your comic!! They offer the highest quality printing,backed by years of extensive pre-press and design knowledge!