{"id":1302,"date":"2018-03-16T12:17:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eu.shop.wacom.eu\/wacom-infochannel\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:34:13","slug":"how-to-draw-a-comic-page-by-miyuli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/how-to-draw-a-comic-page-by-miyuli\/","title":{"rendered":"How to draw a comic page by Miyuli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illustrator and manga artist Miyuli, known for her comics such as <a title=\"Hearts for Sale webcomic\" href=\"https:\/\/tapas.io\/series\/heartsforsale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hearts for Sale<\/a> and <a title=\"Lost Nightmare webcomic\" href=\"https:\/\/lostnightmare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lost Nightmare<\/a>, takes us through her process of making comic pages in Clip Studio Paint Pro. Every purchase of a new One by Wacom or Wacom Intuos tablet comes with a free two-year trial of the software, by the way! Miyuli uses a Wacom Intuos pen tablet in her video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For anyone who loves creating and writing comics, this is a great tutorial on how to get started and learn the basics. The work you will see is from the comic &#8220;<a title=\"The Idols of Solan\u015fehir comic\" href=\"https:\/\/greenteapublishing.com\/products\/the-idols-of-solansehir-issue-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Idols of Solan\u015fehir<\/a>,&#8221; written by Vera Greentea. You can watch or read the tutorial below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How I draw a comic page\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxncltJ7Vkw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. First digital sketch and traditional pencil tracing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this project, I decided to sketch the pages in Clip Studio Paint, and then do the linework traditionally on paper. I\u2018m using a mono eraser and a 2B pencil from Faber Castell. Since it\u2018s just pencil, I&#8217;ll be using the cheapest and thinnest paper I could find &#8212; it&#8217;s just regular copy paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used a similar technique when drawing Hearts for Sale. I like how organic pencil linework looks, though it doesn\u2018t necessarily fit every project. My upcoming webcomic, <a title=\"Demon Studies webcomic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.demonstudies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demon Studies<\/a> will be all digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-pencil-lining-890.jpg\" alt=\"Miyuli pencil lining\" class=\"wp-image-809269\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-pencil-lining-890.jpg 890w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-pencil-lining-890-480x269.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 890px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Adding line weight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I\u2019m done tracing the lines, I add some more details and line weight to the final panel. I like to do a thicker outline for characters or foreground objects. It helps separating it from the background. With details that indicate texture, I try to be as light as possible so it doesn\u2019t pop out too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to finish lining a panel before going to the next one to keep things interesting, but it\u2019s basically the same thing for all the pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/adding-lineweight-890x497-1.jpg\" alt=\"Miyuli adding lineweight\" class=\"wp-image-809267\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/adding-lineweight-890x497-1.jpg 890w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/adding-lineweight-890x497-1-480x268.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 890px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Fixing, layering and grids in Photoshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once that\u2019s all done I scan the page, tweak the levels, and clean in up a little. Also, I like to separate the lines from the white background, which is pretty easily done in Photoshop. You can also do it fairly easily in Clip Studio Paint, but it\u2019s just a habit for me to use Photoshop at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The great advantage of doing sketches digitally is that it\u2019s much easier to set up perspective grids. Sometimes I also like to use 3d objects, like the house on the first panel below. Clip Studio Paint has a really nice perspective help. For the digital part, I&#8217;ll be using the Wacom Intuos. I\u2019ve done a <a title=\"Wacom Intuos review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kAESbXmRasE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review of the pen tablet,<\/a> so check that out if you want to know more about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-scan-to-photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"Miyuli scans to photoshop\" class=\"wp-image-809273\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-scan-to-photoshop.jpg 890w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-scan-to-photoshop-480x342.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 890px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Blocking in characters and filling with basic colors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, I like to block out the characters and separate them from the background. This makes things easier later on. Once that\u2019s done I block in the basic colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-photoshop-890x465-1.jpg\" alt=\"Miyuli in Photoshop\" class=\"wp-image-809277\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-photoshop-890x465-1.jpg 890w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-photoshop-890x465-1-480x251.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 890px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Perspective through painting styles and adding shadows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Solan\u015fehir, I wanted to use a colourful and saturated painting style. It\u2019s supposed to be a little messy, but being the perfectionist that I am, I tend to clean it up too much. For the actual painting, I like to use a Sai Watercolour brush that I mentioned in my last video. I like the way it can produce both soft and hard edge,s but I also use some adjustment layers with an airbrush pen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-color-and-shadows-890x447-1.jpg\" alt=\"Miyuli color and shadows\" class=\"wp-image-809276\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-color-and-shadows-890x447-1.jpg 890w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/miyuli-color-and-shadows-890x447-1-480x241.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 890px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This scene is starting out from a coolish grey outside setting and gradually goes into a warmer interior. The first issue has me use a lot of red, yellow and bluish tones. Giving colours a purpose makes your work a lot better but to be honest I don\u2019t really know what I\u2019m doing 70% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s basically just fooling around and guessing a lot until it looks good. But I also like to do studies, and I hope I can improve my colouring and perspective work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Rinse and repeat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yeah, that\u2019s basically it! Rinse and repeat for all the other pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/DWfVW3cX0AA6BIj-562x8902-1.jpg\" alt=\"Miyuli finished page\" class=\"wp-image-809275\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/DWfVW3cX0AA6BIj-562x8902-1.jpg 562w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/03\/DWfVW3cX0AA6BIj-562x8902-1-480x760.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 562px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you for reading!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to learn more about Miyuli&#8217;s work? Check out her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/miyuli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miyuliart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miyuliart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miyuliart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/beasponge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illustrator and manga artist Miyuli, known for her comics such as Hearts for Sale and Lost Nightmare, takes us through her process of making comic pages in Clip Studio Paint Pro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":809258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2919,2317,2338,2329,2553,2550,2341],"tags":[228,149,613,1723],"class_list":["post-1302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga","category-digital-drawing-painting","category-how-to","category-intuos-and-intuos-pro","category-learn-manga-anime","category-learn-to-draw-with-wacom","category-software","tag-clip-studio-paint","tag-comics","tag-manga","tag-miyuli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}