If readers are going to understand character development, know when someone is behaving in an atypical manner, or form attachments to a character, consistent characterization is necessary.
Consistent characterization means that the writer has a clear understanding of their characters…
-
-
Color palette tutorial time!
This is by no means the Only Way To Pick Colors—it’s just a relatively-simple method I use sometimes. I’ve found it works pretty well, almost regardless of what colors you pick—as long as you can keep them organized by those light/dark warm/cool categories, and make sure one category takes up a significantly higher proportion of page space, it usually turns out pretty good!
I struggled with color for a long time before eventually reaching this conclusion, and here it is all laid out nicely for you lucky people by the talented and Eisner-nominated Melanie Gillman. So listen to them!
-
Start at the end. What is the very last thing that happens?
Ask “what causes this?”
Work backwards. Work backwards. Just keep asking yourself, “What causes this?”
Keep working until you reach the beginning.
Seriously, trust me on this. This thing saved my life.
-
me: i’m gonna write
me: [reads another person’s writing]
me: i’m never writing again
-
Some words to use when writing things:
-
Exercise 26: Shading Gems Results
Check out the results of our Shading Gems exercise here along with the explanation to create your own HERE!I love this tutorial SO MUCH.
AAAAAAAAH!!!!!!
-
Exercise 26: Shading Gems Results
Check out the results of our Shading Gems exercise here along with the explanation to create your own HERE!I love this tutorial SO MUCH.
AAAAAAAAH!!!!!!
-
Quick 50 Writing Tools – Roy Peter Clark
Some good info on here.
AUTHOR | HISTORIAN | ARTIST 