artist friends who've drawn comics: what's your process? I've got an idea I can see really clearly in my head (although I know sweet FA about panelling etc) - do you tend to draw each panel as a separate piece, or organise your panels first and draw into them, or like. how?
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no plan. just draw. the rounder the better.
(fr tho, seaweed and mahogany make amazing stuff together so their advice will be tantamount.)
written script > layout (page breakdowns, where does the action move to the next page, how many panels per page) > thumbnail sketches (very loose, no details but DO include speech bubble spaces) > pencils (detailed enough to ink confidently over) > inks and text > colors
I think the HUGE difference with writing is that, in visual mediums, you'll have to find a way to SHOW the information you want to give to prompt an emotional response from the reader! insist on these!