
Job:05-19413 Title:Creating Comics
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Creative Process
I begin with very rough thumbnail sketches and written notes,
where I determine how much information I can squeeze into each
page. I transfer my written notes to an InDesign file, where I can
precisely plan the spacing of the captions and dialogue, as well
as the size of the panels. No pictures are drawn yet; the file con-
sists only of the final text and panel borders.
For the lettering, I sometimes design my own font (working with
someone who knows Fontographer), or find an appropriate com-
mercial comic book font (such ...