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Cinematography in Comics: Height

Comics and movies are both visual mediums, sharing image elements. A comic panel is like a cinematography’s camera shot, being the…

2 min readJul 1, 2020

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Cinematography in Comics: Distance

Movies and comics are both visual mediums conveying a story; they both share image elements. A comic panel is like a cinematography’s…

3 min readJun 1, 2020

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Cinematography in Comics: Distance

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Panel Flow

Panel flow is the manner in which an artist places panels on a page encouraging a reader to follow in a certain direction. An artist…

3 min readMar 14, 2020

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Panel Flow

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Panel Shapes

Panel shapes can be used to create a wide variety of visual effects. Typically, a panel shape is square or rectangular, but it doesn’t…

1 min readFeb 1, 2020

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Panel Size

An artist can elect to use a consistent panel size all the same throughout a project or utilize a variety of sizes to impact pacing and…

2 min readJul 1, 2019

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Panel Size

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Panel Layout-Introduction

Panel layout is the design concept a comic artist utilizes to convey visual and written information. There is a wide variety how an artist…

2 min readJun 1, 2019

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Panel Layout-Introduction

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J. Phillip

JPhiStudio’s Drawing Concept Process

I thought I would write an entry about my drawing concept process. Here are the steps I follow with an example of a recent drawing.

3 min readMay 1, 2019

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JPhiStudio’s Drawing Concept Process

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J. Phillip

How to Create your own Comic Book

I participated in the panel discussion “How to create your own comic book” at Houston’s Comicpoolza, a pop-culture convention. I delivered…

2 min readSep 1, 2018

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How to Create your own Comic Book

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Why and When to Break a Panel Border

Today’s article will go over why and when an artist should draw a character breaking a panel. There are other terms for this artistic…

2 min readJun 1, 2018

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Why and When to Break a Panel Border

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Direction Movement in Comics

Are you going the wrong way? Let me point you in the right direction with a tutorial about the direction movement of an object in a comic…

3 min readApr 1, 2018

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Direction Movement in Comics

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J. Phillip

J. Phillip

Texan artist and writer who loves humor and sharing joy. He’s a University of Houston graduate. Amazon author page~ https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B08MJ5FWTG

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