How I go from idea to final graphic novel

Name: How I go from idea to final graphic novel
Uploaded: 2022-09-16T19:19:03+00:00
Duration: 45 s
Channel: Ryan Maloney
Description: Ryan Maloney walks through his three-year process: writing a script in Apple Pages, thumbnail sketching, two years of inking and coloring in Procreate…

16 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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Ryan Maloney walks through his three-year process: writing a script in Apple Pages, thumbnail sketching, two years of inking and coloring in Procreate, layout in InDesign, then selling through Shopify with print-on-demand fulfillment so he doesn't hold inventory.

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Here's how I went from idea to graphic novel in about 3 years. The idea started as a picture book a few years ago, and then the teacher introduced me to Amulet. So I took on the challenge of making this a graphic novel. I wrote the full script in Apple Pages. I followed the hero's journey and I just made it like a movie script. Then I did little thumbnails to let me know what should be drawing, then hopped over to Procreate for a couple of years and drew the inks and colors in Procreate. I did a little bit of coloring in Photoshop. InDesign is where I built the book. Photoshop is where I made the COVID You can see this cover is the same as this cover. I'm still finalizing it with the printer. Set up a Shopify site and started to run a presale. I'm using Accutrack to print my books on demand so I don't have to hold inventory. It connects directly with my Shopify site, and I can't believe I'm done with this book.