Zakiya, Nara, and Ika's Essay

Let’s Make Our Own Comic Strip!!!

Comics tell bold and exciting stories with a combination of colorful characters, speech bubbles and bright colors. It has a way of making us feel whether that is laughter, sadness, intrigue, excitement, or any other emotion, the power of a visual story cannot be denied. From the explanation above, you may think that to make a comic you have to be a good illustrator to make a comic. In fact, to make a comic, we don’t have to be a good skilled illustrator. There were a lot of illustrator which have a strange, or you may say ‘unique’ illustration and had successful in comic industries. But we’re not talking about illustrator as occupation here, instead, we will talk about how to make simple comic –comic strip- so you can express your creativity.

The first thing you have to prepare before making your own comic is your stationary. Paper, pencil and eraser are valuable tools for you. You may prepare some pencils with different thickness. The thickness of your pencils can make you easily when you draw a comic. For example,  when you’re drafting, you might use the low tickness pencil so, if you make a mistake, you can erase it without valuable trace. You also could prepare paper, the ticker you’ve got, the easier you draw. For the best result, you may use software such as SAI, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.

            Then, you have to do some research what comic books you like to make. Note the style of the illustrations and what types of heroes and heroines are in your comic. Comic genres can vary widely, from futuristic space operas, to detective dramas, even to medieval adventures. Note the style of drawings and which ones is suit you best. Try to imagine the comic books you love while creating your original world.

            Those are some ways to make a good comic strip. You can follow those instructions to show up your own creativity. Don’t worry if you do not have any ability in drawing. Just do in pair or group with your friend(s). Let your friend(s) draw your imagination and incredible ideas. It will be so awesome if your own comic strip is being published in daily newspaper. I am sure you are going to be addicted. Do not let your ideas stick inside your head. Express it and share your feeling to everyone. Make the reader amuse by your ideas. Although it just a strip of pictures, it has colorful meaning. Just try it!