/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3595337
try reading comics

>>3595343
I do that and make mental notes, but I can't seem to master it on my own.

There aren't as many books on theory about specifically sequential art, but some I would highly reccomend:

Making Comics, by Scott McCloud (and in general, any of his books are good reads)
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

And if you want an old school cartoonist giving their two cents: Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative, by Will Eisner. Previous two book recommendations already cover info in this book with more detail, but it is still an interesting read from a great cartoonist.

>>3595645
Thanks a lot, I will check these out.

>>3595337
http://one-shotstructure.blogspot.com/

Here is a little blog full of neat little tidbits on comic making.

don't show beastars to normies

>>3595337
In addition to >>3595645 book recs, there's McCloud's Understanding Comics, fantastic read.
Framed Ink is another book solely dedicated to panel composition.
Another field you might want to look into is film and photography. I've been meaning to make a thread asking how useful it'd be to study film/photography fundamentals but I digress. Studying those you'll find more info on shot composition and choice of frame for sure.

But really, your best source of info is going to be reading comics. Read em, reread them, analyze them, break them down, you'll learn just from reading.

framed ink

>>3595337
Making Comics by McCloud is all you need to start. Keep in mind that there isn't a single right way to do comic paneling, there are a set of basic rules to avoid confusion, but other than that the paneling is a matter of tradition and personal taste: mainstream American comics are different from mainstream French comics and manga.

This is what I mean when I say avoid confusion:
>https://schweizercomics.tumblr.com/post/11966164633/the-schweizer-guide-to-spotting-tangents

>>3595348
>mental notes
Write that fucking shit down.

Also, read Hitchcock/Truffaut.

>>3595645
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures, by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden

Is there a .pdf or digital copy of this that can be shared?

>>3595770

try Strip Panel Naked on YouTube. I been watching a lot of their videos lately and I've learned a lot so far. The videos are fairly short, between 5 and 10 minutes each, and give a good analysis of what certain panel layouts are used to convey certain ideas and themes within a story.

Op here, lots of good reads, thanks a lot all.

>>3597363
Beastars is one of the rare cases of furries done right.

>>3595337
that deer looks cool
not a furry tho

>>3599415
He's a cool character too.