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Once, comics were done with a very short list of materials. In many ways that was an appealing aspect of them, and it’s still possible today. But, our options have greatly expanded. And if you think of Sequential Art as more of a system to tell stories by juxtaposition, what you juxtapose could be something else entirely other than drawings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, first, i’m going to list our first class must haves!<\/strong> I’ll talk a bit about tools in the first session, and based on that you’ll know what other tools you might need to pick up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First class must haves!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Marker Paper – Thin [13.5lb]:<\/strong> Strathmore makes a good 13.5lb pad. It has the transparency you need for tracing while being great for working in pen and ink as well as pencil on.
Cartridge Paper:<\/strong> The same kind of paper you use in a jet printer or copier, pick up a ream of 500 from Staples!
Prismacolor Col-Erase Colored Pencils:<\/strong> They sell them in packs and as singles at DeSerres so you can pick your own colours. I suggest blue or light blue, but NOT<\/strong> the non-repro blue! – TOO LIGHT. I also use red & orange and sometimes green! You’ll probably want at least two of a light colour like Light Blue, and two of a dark colour, like Red.
Sharpener: <\/strong>I recommend KUM sharpeners<\/a> for the best blades, you can get an affordable small mettle one at Nota Bene Papeterie<\/a> for sure for about $5 or so, though you might have to ask at the counter for them. There are cheaper options but a cheap sharpener can end up costing you a lot in pencils.
Mechanical pencils and leads:<\/strong> – I suggest HB. 0.5mm or\u00a00.7mm. \u00a0Or good wood graphite pencils. Again HB, but if you can afford it get one of each from 4B to a 2H.
Pigment Pens: <\/strong>There are many brands, see the section below! Some in come in several sizes, you don’t need all of them, I recomend getting a one fine, medium and large or their numeric equivalents.
Erasers!:<\/strong> One kneadable & One white plastic. You will want both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok, here’s the fuller lists for the whole course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Making Comics<\/strong>, even if you work mostly in an analog mode with pencils and paper, it’ll be useful to be able to scan your art to make blue lines. And we’ll talk about lettering digitally, and a little bit about colouring in Making Comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Intro to Cartooning<\/strong>, all our studies and drawing can be done digitally with a good tablet capable of pressure sensitivity; or with a lightbox; or the thin 13.5lb marker paper listed for tracing below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any one of those three will do it but you’ll must have at least one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Comics 101 and Intro to Cartooning will be taught using traditional ways and means, I don’t draw digitally myself so I don’t instruct digital drawing. That said I think it’s possible to do all the work for both courses with a good tablet that has good pressure sensitivity. And you’ll need software that allows you to work in layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve used Photoshop<\/a> forever, it’s not as affordable these days. The open source program GIMP<\/a> is  free, as is the fully featured and much more easy to use open source Krita<\/a>! Both can do many of the things you would want Photoshop or Illustrator for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another option is the Affinity<\/a> suite, a full line of programs to challenge Adobe including a PS like image editing program with layers as a function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend also taking a look at Manga Studio<\/a> as well. You can download it to use for a month before spending any $ to try it out. It’s become very popular and is the only program out there made specifically for drawing comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of these will require a pen tool to use. Wacom makes the best but there are a lot of decent cheaper options too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing tools for Making Comics & Intro to Cartooning!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n