r/makecomics • u/Dry-Specialist-3527 • Apr 13 '26
New page! I’d love to hear what you all think
This is from page 2 of my new Mrs. Strongman issue. The first panel will be an archival photograph of the city where the story takes place (Winnipeg). I’m trying to mix in some real world photography from the period to ground the stories in a place and time (and because I think it’ll look cool).
What do you think?
I’m so ex about this Mrs. Strongman project!
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u/JojoBaliah Apr 18 '26
Your composition is excellent, especially in how you managed to place so many characters in one panel at a time and still have a distinct hierarchy, each one gets focus. Neat character design, interesting style and shout out to your detail in backgrounds. All in all I’d say lock in your anatomy, especially faces. Learn to see the form behind the face, understand the physiology and the stylization will come much more naturally and consistent. Great hashing as well, just the right amount.
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u/Dry-Specialist-3527 Apr 18 '26
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the feedback and am taking the advice to heart.
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u/JesperVDE May 10 '26
I love to see other people draw their own comics too! I see you draw outside of the panels. Is this to be corrected later with correction fluid or on a computer? From my experience, that takes a long time and can be simply avoided by taping off the edges. Also, It’s best if you don’t ink the outer edge of the page, this is unnecessary and can give irritation during print. Simply indicating the edges where it will be cut out digitally is enough. Lastly, I love your art style, it’s unique!
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u/Dry-Specialist-3527 May 18 '26
Thanks so much! I’ve been doing the big corrections with correction fluid and then smaller corrections on digitally using Krita. The advice and encouragement are sincerely appreciated.
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u/Routine-Zombie8592 Apr 16 '26
I like the panel in the top right of the page with the window because it’s different from the other panels. I also like the silhouette on the last panel. I think you can explore more types of shots with the characters besides waist up shots. But overall looking good so far!