Comic book illustration

Hey kiddo, do you know what comic books are? They are like books, but they have lots and lots of pictures in them, telling a story. Comic book illustration is the art of creating those pictures for the comics.

So, let's say you want to make a comic book about a superhero who saves the world. First, you need to come up with a story for your comic book. Once you have your story, you need to start drawing the pictures to tell that story.

The comic book artist usually starts with a script or a written story that tells them what pictures they need to draw. They draw each picture, which are called panels, on a piece of paper or on a computer using a special program. Each panel has the characters, the background, and the words that they speak.

The artist uses different techniques to create the comic book illustrations, such as drawing with pencils, pens, or markers. They also might use a computer to color the pictures or add special effects.

Sometimes, the artist works with a team of other people, such as a writer, an editor, and a letterer, to create the comic book. The writer comes up with the story and writes the dialogue, while the editor makes sure everything looks good and makes sense. The letterer adds the words to the panels.

Once all the pictures are drawn, the comic book is printed and bound together like a regular book. And that's how comic book illustration works! Pretty cool, right?