ASSIGNMENT 1

CREATING A COMIC STRIP USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

BY AISHANI SUVARNA

THIS COMIC STRIP IS MADE USING A SIMPLE PRE- SKETCH METHOD, THAT IS, THE STORY BOARD OF THE COMIC IS PRE-SKETCHED ON A PIECE OF PAPER, ALONG WITH THE DETAILS AND THEN CARTOONISED AND EDITED AS PER THE NEEDS ON ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR.

GIVEN BELOW IS THE MORE DETAILLED EXPLANATION OF THE PROCESS:

TAKE A PLAIN PIECE OF PAPER AND DRAW THE DESIRED AMOUNT OF SLIDES OF THE COMIC.

NOW DRAW THE STORYBOARD ALONG WITH DETAILS WITH PENCIL AND OUTLINE WITH BLACK OR DARK COLOURED PEN.

NOW CLICK A PICTURE OF THE FINISHED COMIC AND OPEN IT AS A NEW FILE IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR.

SELECT THE “EFFECTS” OPTION ON ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND SELECT SKETCH. SELECT THE EFFECT “STAMP” OR “PHOTOCOPY”.

NOW, THE PHOTO HAS BEEN CARTOONISED AND NOW IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A COMIC.

ADD SPEECH BUBBLES USING RECTANGLE TOOL AND CURVATURE TOOL.

ADD DIALOGUES USING TEXT TOOL.

NOW THE COMIC STRIP IS READY…

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