I have a few comics in the works and here’s a making-of frame from the latest “Evil Dog 3 – The Final Confrontation”. Seen here is my good friend Marthe, discovering the monster isn’t under the bed at all – it’s in it.

1. Starting out with a rough pencil sketch, I normally just draw the frames that come to mind when I have a story. The fun part is to puzzle them together in the end.

2. Using a light table I transfer the sketch into a more refined artwork by using a thin black pen. If I’m not happy with an expression, I’ll just draw it again on a separate sheet and paste it over in photoshop.

3. My linework rarely connects, so it’s ideal to trace the shapes in Adobe Illustrator. This also gives full control over colors and details – I often let the color complete the shapes. The black frame outline seen here will later be removed as the colors will define the boarder of the frame.

4. To give the comic a more hand-drawn expression, I copy the vector graphics into photoshop and draw shadows by hand using a brush and the layer blending mode ‘multiply’. To make it easier I paste same-colored shapes in one layer to use the matching darker tone for shadows.

5. Final step is to tweak colors or add vibrance by using the dodge tool to lighten and burn tool to darken certain areas. Good luck in the next frame, Marthe =P

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