Loom's Paneling Musings 01: The Big 2

Musings on Paneling
01: The Big #2

No, not poop. The number!

I've been asked about paneling before, but paneling is such an individual thing. It's a very broad topic to approach without getting stuffy and academic. So, I decided to do some laidback "tutorials" that simply present a principle and apply it. Maybe this is more helpful than walls of academia on things like Gestalt principles, which you can read on your own time.

Finalized, Unmarked Reference Page Used Can be Viewed Here.

Disclaimer: I am so used to drawing this character, Jude, when he's fighting dressed in drag, that the fact he's still wearing his fake boobs didn't even cross my mind! So, yes. They ARE fake boobs and not my mixed up brain getting confused. He's on the losing end of a fight right now. I promise it's not some weird vampire sex fantasy. >.> This is a rated Teen comic.

Vampire Fetish Sample Page (c) *LOOMinate

WARNING: This is just one principle concerning a single page. Don't take it to be all encompassing but rather a single penny thrown into the wishing fountain. I'm not saying to always use a "2 design." I am showing am example of one. Hope it's useful to someone out there. If even one person finds it useful, I will feel happy inside. *_*

Jude says: "WHY DID YOU MAKE A TUTORIAL OF ME IN THIS VULNERABLE POSITION?! FUCK YOU, LOOM!"

Ehehehe. Oops. D:

Other Tutorials in this Series:
01: The Big #2
02: Stepping Down
03: Hand Gestures
04: Little 2, Big 2

Other Tutorials:
Mesh-Hatching
Chain-Hatching
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