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Comic Tutorial #3: Creating impactful characters
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Comic Tutorial #3: Creating impactful characters

From scripting to panel direction, dialogue to design - here's my approach to writing characters

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Dave Cook
Apr 21, 2023
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Hello and happy Friday!

Welcome to my third comic scriptwriting tutorial, which is about how I write and flesh out my characters. If you missed my first two tutorials, you can check them out here:

  • Comic Tutorial #1: How to write awesome panel descriptions

  • Comic Tutorial #2: Creating a tangible comic world

In this tutorial, I’m going to cover:

  • How to create a new character from scratch

  • How to inject personality into your character in the script

  • How to inject personality into your character through art

  • How to approach your character’s dialogue

  • How to make characters grow over a story arc

Ready? Let’s jam!

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