I know I need a light box and a scanner (Should I get an older one or a new one?), but what else do I need?
>>7905232pencil, paper, the ability to draw, pens, markersthere is something with blue pencil but it's been a damn long time since I've made shit traditionally
>>7905232>What exactly do I need to make comics traditionallyDepends on what medium you want to work with. You could use oil paints if you really wanted to.If you want a kind of "minimum," pencils and paper. You don't need to use pens unless you want to, but pencils/pens and paper occupies 95% of the "need" category.Generally helpful things to have; rulers, ames lettering guide, exacto knives.>I know I need a light box and a scanner (Should I get an older one or a new one?), You don't need a lightbox unless you want to use that workflow. You could just erase pencil lines, or use non-photo blue pencils so it's easy to remove from scans.As long as the scanner is compatible with your system it shouldn't matter if it's new/old unless it's so old it can't scan at a high enough DPI. It's nice to have a scanner than can handle 11"x14" paper but those tend to be expensive as shit. Don't get an all-in-one printer/fax/scanner.
>>7905270>ability to drawThis one is often overlooked
>>7905232Go on YouTube and watch the "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" video(s). Also, the "Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning" videos. Those will show you everything you need to know. Akihito Yoshitomi also has some videos of himself drawing manga in real-time, from start to finish.
>>7905340>Joe KubertFunny coincidence, I was just looking at some of his stuff earlier. Great "manly" artist. Enemy Ace drawn by him is one of the all time greats.
>>7905232first of all, a story you want to tell, but a scanner is definitely nice to have.
>>7905232>scanner that has a decent DPI / resolution and is big enough to scan your finished panels>pencils, erasers, cheap papers for sloppy copies and storyboarding>canvas media: A4, B4, comic board, bristol board, toilet paper, actual canvas, whatever paper you need>Ink pens if you want line art, doesn't matter what kind so long as the ink is decent quality>things for shading like markers or ink brushes or halftone (halftone is shit to work with irl and requires extra supplies and care)>misc art supplies like white out, masking fluid, rulers, lightboxes, so forth are not necessary but are still nice to have>a story or idea (very important)>dedication to actually do it (very important)I would start out small. Character sheets, mock-up panels with scripts, cover art, "one-shot" small series with only a few chapters. The 24 panels per 24 hours challenges are a good practice run. Gives you a chance to work on skills.Story and ideas are incredibly important. Shit story will sink your comic even if your art is good. Boring story will get lost in noise.Look at artists and studios that do things that are in your genre and desired styles for tips and ideas. Plenty of resources out there.Last and most important is actually drawing. Dedication and actually doing it is key.
>>7905232ink is just to get a cleaner print, just like screentones, but nobody here is getting a manga pubilshed anytime soon. pencil is fine. just get a couple grades like 2b and something darker like 6bget heavier bristol paper like 120gsm that's one thing you can't skimp on even if you don't do inks. you want something that holds up a lot of work. I liked Canson. use a light hand so it doesn't look like shit in the endany cheap scanner is fine unless you want to scan colors
>>7908183I mean, ink isn't strictly necessary to get a good print. Adam Warren uses pencils because he doesn't like ink.>heavier bristol paper like 120gsmHonestly, quality drawing paper will do fine. I used to use Strathmore 400 drawing pads for everything; pencil, ink, watercolor, and they largely held up well to most things.I use MD Notebooks for most of my sketching these days and despite being thin paper, it holds up to pencil and ink exceptionally well(crazy, paper made for a purpose does well at it).
>>7908237in what world is that a clean print, retard? the entire page looks like you're looking at it through a mosquito net, are you legit blind?
