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Webcomics are increasingly common for self-publishing manga and comic artists to showcase their talent. This is because physics books self-publishing comic has a high overhead cost of start-ups, which can total up to thousands of dollars, while starting a webcomic can be as little as zero cost for a few hundred dollars.
However, few aspiring manga comics or know how to start a webcomic from scratch. We're going to discuss some of the necessary tools and the basic steps necessaryto start a webcomic.
Tools needed to start a webcomic
You will need:
1. An image scanner.
Reason: This is essential if planning to paint your artwork on paper and scan the computer to load it into your website.
Alternatively, you can buy a tablet and start drawing or drawing from your computer. However, this method is not encouraged because it requires skill and time to adapt to the design or graphic designcompressed.
2. A graphics software or image editing.
Reason: This is important to make the changes and tweaks to the graphic files and images. When we approach, we are required to have lines or pencil sketches that are out of place. Having a graphic or an image editing software is also necessary to act on our artwork.
3. A connection to the Internet.
Reason: without an Internet connection, you can not start with your online comic in the firstplace.
4. A site hosting for your blog or website.
Reason: You must have a website or blog on-line publication of your webcomics for the Internet community. There are free blog hosting sites like Blogger and Wordpress.
Be sure to include an image gallery for your website or blog. Webcomic hosting the images.
How to start a webcomic: Basics
The following steps are recommended if you do not have a graphic ordrawing tablet, or are not able to draw on a tablet or drawing well.
1. Draw your own manga comic book or a piece of white paper.
2. Scan completed design to the computer using the image scanner.
3. Start inking and toning works of art on the computer.
4. Not necessary corrections on the clearing and design with graphic editing software.
5. Add comic books and conversations if you have not.
6. Resize the image file so that readershave no trouble reading your webcomic. Save the image file in a web format-compliant. For example, PNG, GIF or JPEG.
7. Upload your images in the gallery webcomic of your website or blog. Place them in sequential order based on your comic script.
These are simple steps and tools needed to start a startup online webcomic. These basic steps and tools will help aspiring artists to start their own webcomic webcomic without much cost.
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