Art by Galen
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Making Great Comic Book Covers - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
There's so much more than just the art to think about when you're making the cover for your comic book! Here I help you to make your best comic covers by pointing out some of the lesser thought about points that go along with comic book cover creation.
All opinions and views in this video are my own.
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Відео

The EASIEST Way to SELL COMICS Online - CWS Bookstore Review
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One of the hardest parts about making comics is getting the finished product into the hands of our readers. This service is an easy way to give your readers access to your comic books without creating a lot of extra work for you! I give my full and honest thoughts about the services provided by CWS Bookstore, and how you as an indie comic creator can benefit from it. Try out the service here! w...
Text and Speech Bubbles! - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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Drawing and coloring your art aren't the only important steps you'll have to take in order to get your comic ready. You'll also need to do the lettering and speech bubbles! This video will help you to get started with creating your own custom speech bubbles, as well as advice on choosing the fonts for your comic book and creating sound effects with text! All opinions and views in this video are...
Coloring Comic Pages - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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Scanning and coloring your comic pages can be extremely fun, but it can also be extremely frustrating. You've got to deal with getting your art scanned into your PC. You've got to manage working with your art software. You've got to make each of the pages in your book consistently colored and detailed. But worry not! I've got the info that will help you to prepare your comic book pages for colo...
Inking Your Comic Pages - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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One of my absolute favorite parts of creating comics is inking the pages. I love the Zen that is created for me when I get my brushes out and start laying down inks on the page. Now, I love the entire process of making comics... but nothing has ever given me the artistic satisfaction that I get when I look down at a page with freshly completed inks. In this video, I break down the tools you'll ...
Drawing Your Comic Book Pages - Creating Comics Start to Finish
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One of the most widely known parts of making comic books is drawing and penciling the pages. This video will help you to go from rough page sketches into a fully fleshed out comic book page that's ready to go for inks! We talk about some tools of the trade, covering both digital and traditional tool sets for drawing your comic book pages. We also talk about comic book panel types and some other...
Rough Sketching Your Comic Book Pages - Creating Comics Start to Finish
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Probably (for me) the most exciting part of the creation process is when I sit down and start sketching out the page roughs of my comic book. It's important to do rough sketches and mockups of your pages so you can nail down details and compositions long before you spend any time doing detailed work. This makes it much easier to make changes and spot potential mistakes and corrections early on ...
Why You Need a Style Guide - Creating Comics Start to Finish
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One of the things you may not even realize you need when making your own comics is a style guide! So, what is it exactly? It's a collection of various photos, pieces of art, and other assets that serve as inspiration for you while making your comics. It's also meant to help keep you within a particular visual style or vibe when you're creating your pages. Here I share some of the things I keep ...
Writing the Script for Your Comic Book - Creating Comics Start to Finish
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Writing the script for your comic book is where the real fun begins! In this video I will guide you to take your plot outline and develop it into a script, including descriptions and dialogue! Another thing that's important to keep in mind when writing your comic script is to keep the artist in mind! Yes, even if the artist is yourself! You want to write the script in a way that the artist will...
Outlining the Story - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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Outlining your story is the step in between writing out the plot arc and writing your script. A good outline follows the beats of your plot arc, while developing specifics and details about your story! This video will help you get your outline done, and get you ready to move on to the next stage of making your comics! All opinions and views in this video are my own. OUR SPONSOR: Use code "CCS2F...
World Building - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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Worldbuilding can be intimidating. Let me help you get started and get your ideas organized! Having a living and breathing world for your comic book will help to more fully immerse your readers into the story! This video is part of a series where you'll learn how to conceptualize, write, script, draw, ink, color, letter, prep for print, print, crowdfund, and publish your comic books! All opinio...
Character Development - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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How do you make your characters more interesting and relatable to your reader? Here are some tips and guidelines that will help you create and write characters that your readers care about! This video is part of a series where you'll learn how to conceptualize, write, script, draw, ink, color, letter, prep for print, print, crowdfund, and publish your comic books! All opinions and views in this...
Premise & Starting Ideas - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
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Premise & Starting Ideas - Creating Comics Start to Finish!
Creating Comics Start to Finish! - Introduction & Preliminary Tips
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Creating Comics Start to Finish! - Introduction & Preliminary Tips
Art by Galen - Channel Trailer 2022
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Art by Galen - Channel Trailer 2022
MUST HAVE for Professional Artists! - TourBox Neo Product Review
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MUST HAVE for Professional Artists! - TourBox Neo Product Review
Six AWESOME Photoshop Tips for Artists! 2021
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Six AWESOME Photoshop Tips for Artists! 2021
Draw this with Me! Fantasy Spellbook - Part 2
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Draw this with Me! Fantasy Spellbook - Part 2
Draw this with Me! Fantasy Spellbook - Part 1
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Draw this with Me! Fantasy Spellbook - Part 1
HUION H950P Pen Tablet Review & Unboxing
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HUION H950P Pen Tablet Review & Unboxing
Why You Should FINISH YOUR WORK! - Art Talk & Timelapse
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Why You Should FINISH YOUR WORK! - Art Talk & Timelapse
SKETCHBOOK TOUR! - One of my earliest sketchbooks!
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SKETCHBOOK TOUR! - One of my earliest sketchbooks!
Tips for SMASHING INKTOBER 2019!
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Tips for SMASHING INKTOBER 2019!
Why You're NOT ACHIEVING Your GOALS - Real Talk
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Why You're NOT ACHIEVING Your GOALS - Real Talk
How to Preemptively BEAT ARTIST BLOCK - Creative Quick Tip
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How to Preemptively BEAT ARTIST BLOCK - Creative Quick Tip
How to be an AMAZING ARTIST in 8 EASY STEPS!
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How to be an AMAZING ARTIST in 8 EASY STEPS!
Handmade Sterling Silver Ring - Time Lapse
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Handmade Sterling Silver Ring - Time Lapse
TOP 10 MISTAKES Artists Make
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TOP 10 MISTAKES Artists Make
OBJECTIFICATION in ART - What is Acceptable? - Discussion & Art Time Lapse
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OBJECTIFICATION in ART - What is Acceptable? - Discussion & Art Time Lapse
Coloring SPIDER GWEN with Markers! Fan Art Time Lapse
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Coloring SPIDER GWEN with Markers! Fan Art Time Lapse

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @mohamedmostafa3428
    @mohamedmostafa3428 4 дні тому

    THANKS ,

  • @kiwifruitkl
    @kiwifruitkl 14 днів тому

    I like the plot arc. Nice. 1. Inciting Incidence 2. Complication 3. Crisis 4. Climax 5. Resolution This is the simplest plot arc ever. I like the simplicity. Each plot point will consist of scenes. Then it's time to sketch out the scenes with thought bubbles. Inking. Flatting. Rendering. Lettering. Publishing.

  • @stinemrk
    @stinemrk 26 днів тому

    You speak so calm and easy to follow while drawing! Thank you so much!!

  • @mergingbutterfly
    @mergingbutterfly Місяць тому

    I understand ordering the first 25 books and storing it into the warehouse so that you know people who order could have it fulfilled from the warehouse and they will ship it I get that that's cool however my question is From there when a person order do they just print it out like print on demand if one person buy something will they just ship off or print off one comic and ship it out to them p or do you have to constantly restock it not understanding why would you have to constantly buy 25 copies after 25 copies at the 25 copies and then they still want to take commission off of what shows off the site I don't understand I'm not really feeling that so I want to make sure I have an understanding they take a commission fee you pay monthly and you got to buy the 25 copies or more at a time in order for them to even store it and my understanding that right that doesn't even sound good to me?

  • @rat6735
    @rat6735 Місяць тому

    i wanna draw my hallucinations and its kinda hard at times to be accurate to the cesspool of mysticism on my ceiling

  • @Thenewhollowknight
    @Thenewhollowknight Місяць тому

    I have a character I thought of, and the character has a ton of lore and an entire story, but I can't draw him

  • @1DumbSquirrel
    @1DumbSquirrel Місяць тому

    It seems harder to do all these steps. I just see the diagram behind the head I draw

  • @tharcisseilunga6658
    @tharcisseilunga6658 Місяць тому

    Thank you

  • @vincentvermeulen297
    @vincentvermeulen297 Місяць тому

    Thank you. This is great.

  • @rakijaa
    @rakijaa Місяць тому

    This is an extremely helpful tutorial. I've struggled with facial proportions and this helps so much, especially for a 3/4th view. It's hard finding specific angle references so I find learning this will help me draw without a need of those types of angle references. Thank you!

  • @BayesRules
    @BayesRules Місяць тому

    Thank you very much. this is really useful. You might also want to check the position of the right eye. It seems a little bit off

  • @royalmaster203
    @royalmaster203 Місяць тому

    big thanks for showing how this method works, I drew my first one too small, I am going to redraw the the reilly method using the whole sheet of paper, once everything is drawn, the face emerges. pretty cool... thanks again, whats the brand of you drawing tablet?

  • @michaelrosenberg6528
    @michaelrosenberg6528 2 місяці тому

    I struggle to reconcile this because drawing what I see in my head is literally why I want to know how to draw

  • @samianimmi
    @samianimmi 2 місяці тому

    I took a long break from art and almost forgot how to draw faces. I was searching for tutorials, specifically the one that helped me to learn the basics of portrait drawing. All I could remember was a method that was mentioned but I forgot that too! And finally after searching for some time, I've found this! Yes, I was searching for this tutorial exactly. This tutorial is absolutely helpful and well explained ♥️ Thanks for sharing ♥️

  • @danadoddimmordino3815
    @danadoddimmordino3815 2 місяці тому

    Most helpful! I am jumping back in from a long hiatus so for a forward facing portrait it’s very useful. I will look for any videos you may have on side and angle views. Thanks loads!

  • @rmderon
    @rmderon 2 місяці тому

    For over a year now I struggled on the Loomis and Reilly method only to give up on both of them. Your videos have finally enabled me to understand the Reilly method and use it successfully. Thank you so much for sharing and describing it in a way that it can be understood. From now on I will always use the Reilly method.

  • @Semperidem94
    @Semperidem94 2 місяці тому

    amazing tutorial! I fell in love with reilly method. Thank you!

  • @gamingwhileitshot8040
    @gamingwhileitshot8040 2 місяці тому

    Very good video 👍

  • @davidireland1766
    @davidireland1766 2 місяці тому

    Great video.

  • @user-xy2qh8tg1v
    @user-xy2qh8tg1v 2 місяці тому

    THANKS 🙏

  • @row8760
    @row8760 2 місяці тому

    Brother, you are Super-Underrated

  • @Yomi-san
    @Yomi-san 3 місяці тому

    I spent two days on loomis and admittedly it probably helped wireframe but after two minutes following this along I had a well drawn and shaded face. Excellent share thank you. Onto 3/4 view.😊😅

  • @theonlyuncleben
    @theonlyuncleben 3 місяці тому

    Hey Galen, quick question. I'll be self-publishing my first comic book but I wanted to ask your opinion on how much I should sell my comic book for. I want to keep it under $6.00 USD but more than $2.00 USD

  • @TheBlackCrayon77
    @TheBlackCrayon77 3 місяці тому

    Expertly done my friend. No gimmicks, fluff, silly talking, or show boating. So many artists on UA-cam love to hear themselves talk about themselves... By the time any tutorial has started, things become confusing and off topic. Your tutorial is one of the first and only I found that truly teaches point A to point B, and so on...without falling off topic. Thank you

  • @LARADEKA
    @LARADEKA 3 місяці тому

    2024... I have begun to use it to understand the art of Ink Wash Painting - which I am to replicate on digital art. Perhaps the beauty is that water is truly a calm wave that washes away everything you once worry.

  • @nerizasularte8429
    @nerizasularte8429 3 місяці тому

    So glad I found this video, thank you so much for explaining the method clearly🥰

  • @blueoceans6459
    @blueoceans6459 4 місяці тому

    Best Video I've seen Today 👍 Thank you definitely will like to see your next one because I'm subscribing 🎉

  • @barbellsandbadges1011
    @barbellsandbadges1011 4 місяці тому

    Thank you😭😭😭 omg this literally kept my drawing from looking like trash😊❤I can actually draw faces from angles now🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @user-rl1si5js7y
    @user-rl1si5js7y 5 місяців тому

    Instant fan bro! Very well explained, I finally understand wtf Clipping Layers are for and the benefits of using them haha... liked, subscribed n look forward to watching more of your awesome tutorials!🤘

  • @LwaziShema
    @LwaziShema 5 місяців тому

    I understand this guy

  • @williampowell3378
    @williampowell3378 5 місяців тому

    Great value

  • @Ratboycure
    @Ratboycure 6 місяців тому

    Really good

  • @Ratboycure
    @Ratboycure 6 місяців тому

    My guy haven't watched the entire list but I can tell it is quality already and thanks in advance

  • @BGLENN-dp4tx
    @BGLENN-dp4tx 6 місяців тому

    Superb!! Thank you very much for your organized flow of information. Cheers.

  • @aimanabbas981
    @aimanabbas981 6 місяців тому

    Best!

  • @tzcokc123
    @tzcokc123 6 місяців тому

    Advice for future informative videos: Don't give important advice to your viewers while producing distractingly beautiful art in the background. Had to rewatch/listen with another browser open so I could actually pay attention. Lol. You are talanted sir. Thank you.

    • @ArtbyGalen
      @ArtbyGalen 6 місяців тому

      haha, thank you! that's probably one of the nicest comments I've ever gotten!

  • @ALIWan74
    @ALIWan74 6 місяців тому

    Very clear. Thanks

  • @sajjadakbar6649
    @sajjadakbar6649 7 місяців тому

    nice

  • @yesmaster8626
    @yesmaster8626 7 місяців тому

    You forgot to mention the distance of the nose 👃 all what you said was we are going to figure out the distance, and you just moved on. 👎

  • @user-yp4vl7kc2t
    @user-yp4vl7kc2t 7 місяців тому

    عايزين نعرف طريقة ريلي فى الرسم وشكرا يا فنان بحبك جداااااااا

  • @leisureactivitiestherapeut6096
    @leisureactivitiestherapeut6096 8 місяців тому

    Love this ❤ thanks for sharing it

  • @larkwest3112
    @larkwest3112 8 місяців тому

    I hate dog man covers

  • @m27238
    @m27238 8 місяців тому

    Thank you, you made it possible for me

  • @rupaliroychoudhury2300
    @rupaliroychoudhury2300 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for the informative video, Galen! If I want to create someone's portrait, would you recommend taking a picture of that person and then applying the Reilly method to it? Because I think that will give me insights into the measurements of the face. After that, I was thinking of creating the portrait on a blank canvas using the Reilly method. What do you think?

    • @ArtbyGalen
      @ArtbyGalen 8 місяців тому

      I think it can help with studying proportions of the face, for sure. I've got a video for doing portaits using this method as well! ua-cam.com/video/OtE_tkc-X20/v-deo.html

  • @mansgotjokes
    @mansgotjokes 8 місяців тому

    The only channel that doesn't tell you what a script should definitely look like.

  • @Zhinoi
    @Zhinoi 8 місяців тому

    Why don't the useful videos blow up the way the useless videos do... Thank you for the videos. They were informative enough for me to understand the method.

  • @SteveNonkonyana
    @SteveNonkonyana 8 місяців тому

    Starting is the biggest hurdle for me, not only that. Buying into hype and the whole MCU thing is also a problem, many of my ideas just end up like a film and not exactly a comic. My biggest fear i guess is running out of story or not knowing how to end it on a satifactory note.

  • @devilpig6
    @devilpig6 8 місяців тому

    Effing finally!!! Jesus, why is this method so hard to find... Thank you for not wasting my time completely like every other person that talks about the Reilly Method... This is by far the best video, ANYWHERE, on this technique... Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! Sorry for yelling... It's not rage, it's passion... 😎

  • @Emjaybee_
    @Emjaybee_ 8 місяців тому

    This is such an awesome tutorial. Straight to the point, quick, and an amazingly proportionate outcome!

  • @kayden7911
    @kayden7911 9 місяців тому

    Too many steps. Inferior to Loomis, which helps get the features in the right spot. Once you have the proportions, the rest is gravy.