OniKimono's Resources for Comics Creators
This page is a loose ensemble of links I collected while learning how
to make comics. I hope they help you too!
-Screentone / Digital Tones / Scanned Screens
-Toning Tutorials
-Making Comics
-Making Comics > Step by Step
-Making Mini-Comics
-Cell-style Coloring
-US Comic-Style Coloring
-Other CG Techniques
-Lettering/Fonts
-Lettering Sound FX
-Writing
-Writing Comics
-Writing Comics > Sample Scripts
-Traditional Printers
-Print on Demand
-Online Stores
-Publishing Resources
-Art- Comic- Supplies
-Software
-Drawing Refs (Photo Archives) > General
-Drawing Refs (Photo Archives) > Japan
-Manga - The Shoujo Genre
-Visual Language in Manga
-Sound Effects in Manga
-Forums
-Webcomics Lists/Directories/Link Depots
-Webcomic Anthologies
-Comic Zines
-Comics News & Reviews
-Comics Blogs
-Hosting
Screentone / Digital Tones / Scanned Screens
- 25 Screen tones for printing by amegoddess
- screentones by bob elamparo
- fishbowl's screentonz (PS brushes and scanned panels)
- aya's tone book
- ashura's screentone depot
- manga-etones.com ($)
- pop's artboard: photoshop toning tutorial
- screentone tutorial (pdf) by tonikoro studios
- polykarbon tutorials
- hellacomics: omgwtf tutorial
- akadot: manga academy
- animeWebTurnpike: fan art > how tos
- online manga university
- polykarbon: tutorials
- how to draw manga
- david law's creating comics
- kabukiyasha.net tutorials
-
the spirit: process
- paradigm shift > the process
- hopelessly lost but making good time #32: minicomics (very nice! includes printable PDF example)
- the making of a mini-comic: peeps et beans
- caption 2002: making minicomics
- inking comics- a few tips michel lacombe ...
- ruggels' tutorial collection: the inking tutorial
- tutorial: inking
- joecorroney.com: comics 101: more tips on digital inking
- inking tutorial (streamline)
- lance's artshack: inking scanned lineart digitally
- how to draw manga: photoshop tutorial
- studio wynd tutorials: cell-coloring
- coloring in an animation cell style
- gynosure arts: anime cell style coloring
- comiccolors.com
- ice.org : digital inking and coloring
- see gfxartist.com for more cg painting tutorials
- balloontales: fighting words
- writers write: fiction writing
- fiction factor: articles
- fiction addiction: articles
- writers weekly: articles
- women on writing: writing sites
- eramatica.com: dictionary
- sfwriter.com: on writing: dialogue
- online writing lab (mechanics)
- secrets of writing comics: rules to live by
- writing for comic books by joe edkin
- crypticstudios: online writer studio and resource center
Writing Comics - Sample Scripts
- dwayne mcduffie comicbook script links: show and tell, the tick vs. auld lang syne
- sample scripts by joe edkin
- script sample: the factor
- creating comics: writing resources
- egoworks.com/dreamweaverpress
- icomics.com
- brennerprinting.com
- morganprinting.com
- opm.com
- reprographic.com
- freeportpress.com
- rrdonnelly.com
- diggypod.com
- digitaldata-corp.com
- booksjustbooks.com
- comixpress.com
- lulu.com
- xlibris.com
- iuniverse.com
- booksurge.com
- booksjustbooks.com
- fidlardoubleday.com
- comic creator services (list of publishers soliciting work)
- vogelein self-publishing resources
- http://www.stickmangraphics.com/resource.htm
(publishers of Digital Prepress for Comic Books) - harold buchholz print services: preparing your books for printing
- the bookmark: electronic prepress
- sequential tart threads: the cost of self publishing, reviews of printers, how to create a mini
- akadot retail
- blue line pro
- anime gamers: manga supplies
- deleter.com
- antarctic-press.com: online store
- cartoon supplies.com: comic paper
- xcomic - a comic management / web comic / comic update script (PHP SQL)
deleter comicworks (english)
- tokyo pop
- gomanga
- radio comix
- antarctic press
- dark horse
- be beautiful manga
- del ray
- viz
- comics one
- central park media
- yaoi press
Drawing Refs (Photo Archives) - General
- digitalrefueler's online image stock resource
- gettyimages
- comstock images
- corbis
- stockbyte
- 1001 hairstyles
- pbase.com
Drawing Refs (Photo Archives) - Japan
- photo japan: japan stock photography
- loc: the floating world of ukiyo-e (prints)
- ukiyo-e: the pictures of the floating world: links
- e-budostore.com (costume)
- kimono sleeve styles
- how to draw japanese things (kimono)
- how to put on traditional male japanese clothes
- marla mallett: textiles - kimono
- pbs companion site - japan: memoirs of a secret empire
- shoujo horror comics
- animeinfo.org: shoujo basics
- a history of manga
- shojo manga: a unique genre
- what are shoujo manga?
- shoujo anime
- animeinfo.org: otaku dictionary
- that anime project: emotional iconography
- hiroette.com: japanese emoticons
- sweatdrop: original uk manga
- akadot's mangaacademy: forums
- flight: flight forums
- gomanga: forums
- pseudome: pseudome studio
- moderntales: talkaboutcomics
- wirepop: the comic wire
- animenation: forums
- gaiaonline : forum
- comicon:comicon panels
- comicbook resources: forums
- the comics journal: message board
- digitalwebbing: digitalwebbing forums
- penciljack: penciljack forums
- yahoo groups: comic artists, creating_comics
- friends of lulu: message forums
- keenspot: keenspot forums
- warren ellis: the engine
- digital manga publishing (dmp)
Webcomics Lists/Directories/Link Depots
- comics: manga: independent
- online comic artist directory (OCAD)
- electric universe
- dmoz: arts > comics > online > online manga
- digitalwebbing: online comics
- dmoz: comics resources
- dmoz: how to draw manga
- comicbook resources anime turnpike
- joey manley (modern tales)
- neil alien
- tcj: journalista
- irresponsible pictures
- keenspace.com: keenspace forums (banner ads)
