How to Make Rough Layouts for Comics/Manga

[GeeklyMe]

aw gross hair DDD: it's distracting me now.

[PickShots]

what kind of black pencil do you have please message me

[Zachweaver21]

OMG a hair loved that little text you pu in their and great work man absolutely brilliant



[irmalair1689]

ummmm thanks

[cody24075]

who is pro he is pro yaaaaa.

[Theravnbunny]

*helpful. wow

[Theravnbunny]

This was so heplful. Thank you!!!

[MrRobert6610]

i take it it is just the same as movies/television etc, with est shots, match on actions, shot reverse shot, and all those other techniques right?

if so i am settled aha

[xNikkisonfire]

I actually thought the text about the hair was hilarious! xD

[TheRenaiged]

I just ordered both your Brody's Ghost books and your mastering manga. I cant wait till they get here

[joetrue12]

I really like this video, because the lessons thaught are universal for anyone who would want to make comics. I look forward to see more like this in the future.

[Sekkushija]

This did NOT show up in my inbox :O

[ThePowerAppend]

Thumbs up if you feel like hes drawing on a table

[Roses401]

Simple. If we don't make it, we die. DUN DUN DUN....

Thanks for the help in making comics. :D

[priceles971]

I just love the way you write ! You should do a tutorial on how to write like Mark Crilley ^^ Lol

[superman320]

does anyone know the link to part 2??



[321finalfantasy]

Master Mark! teach us more!! 

[JeySivaNavam]

comob mark wats wrong with beards :/ lol

[luigiwinds1]

is it just me, or is the older guy totally chuck norris

[andysworld91]

where is part 2????????????????!!!!!!!

[lilBbear3]

what type off paper do u use and how much space are those three panels taking up on the paper?

[hajar9911]

@lilBbear3 i don't think it matters

[98NickJ]

Same,

Whenever i colour in my drawings i stuff it.

Could you please do one on colouring the drawing later..???

:)

[shremsh21]

i have a request...can u do a vedio on how to clour a manga with shading...cuz i dont like clouring...it ruins it..

[ManaWeek]

i thought manga is meant to read backwards

[shremsh21]

@ManaWeek its read backward if its japanese..

[ManaWeek]

@shremsh21 oh right, ive never seen manga that reads from left to right. still thanks for clearing that up.

[BlackzBoltz]

the dislike bar is like the mistakes in mark crilley drawings, they don't exist

[MrSoul447]

Is it bad or good for me to get goosebumps thinking about drawing a manga ? XD

[SilkeWay]

DUDE MAKE A PART 2!!!!

[SilkeWay]

love the mustached character.. :D

[HenryQuienne]

8:50

That is called a "delta" (Ponty thing of word ballons)

[canaanaija]

Your handwriting would make a cool font.

[canaanaija]

@canaanaija Also, that hair would have been significantly less distracting (at least for me) without the town crier's histrionics LOL. I didn't even notice it right away.

[JazzieHERO]

Why you no do part 2 now? DX

[EXHellfire]

then are 73500 views enough for a 2nd part?

[cherrychapstick9021]

omg a hair how is that not a top comment?!?!?!?!

[kusanagiflame]

Is it bad that whenever I see the blank sheet of paper Mark's about to draw on; I envision a dramatic moment in which he says nothing but "INDICATE" ? Like seriously; I expect it to be the first word he says almost.

[orichumo]

DOT DOT DOT!!! ahahaha good tutorial

[TH3N00B675]

thumbs up if you think that is good enough to be a comic strip itself

[sara57126]

Hay you look at my videos and please write comments to 1-2

♥♥

[matakj09]

any one tell me what i can do to make my story good it takes places during 3131 where a device has been made to allow u to enter your dreams !!! lol but a longt the way a terorist group called face hunter have benn creating beast called dream eaters our hero is a 29 year old man and his 19 year old brother our on a journey to stop the face hunter from drowning the world with evil

[Rickygt07]

@matakj09 pretty interesting concept

[matakj09]

@Rickygt07 thanks i actualy cant draw so for know its just a idea u see evrey time i get a magna idea i type it on my lap top and now that i look at my post i see it has lots of misssspells

[RibbonTwizzler]

okay this is a little random but if you put this as your featured video on your channel will get more veiws. just a suggestion i want part two dont you?

[TheLowLifeArtist]

4:40

Art master Crilley: "Do the rest in time lapse to keep the video going..."

Me: "WTF!? It wasn't allready time lapsed??? : / ...... He just drew kick @ss mountains in about 25 seconds...."

[KXILite]

@TheLowLifeArtist Mountains and stuff like that are really easy to draw, I'm not sure how long you've been drawing (I've done so for almost 15/16 of my years) but its really easy to draw these basic forms. Just weird shape triangles and slopes for mountains ^0^. (trust me I was surprise when it was that easy too)

[TheLowLifeArtist]

@KXILite Yeah, I guess you can't spend that much time drawing mountains, but If I want to get that rough rocky surface texture, I usually have to plan my lines out so that it turns out looking alright, but Crilley just has to wave his hand for a few seconds and voila! Mountains!

[Laytho2]

how make manusccript?

[2hopelessromantic]

Can you do a video about how you develope a story. I have lots of ideas but I have trouble with developing them and getting the inbetween details....

[KXILite]

@2hopelessromantic Take some writing classes or just read some books, to be honest its just practice and practice. Make a timeline and ask yourself how you want each character to change. I can give more basic pointers if you want.

[2hopelessromantic]

@KXILite yes please :D

[microsim2000]

Mr Crilley, you have inspired me and endlessly impressed me with your outstanding creativity. I'm still learning step by step on designing comic strips. Anyways, thumbs up for you.

[Bartwow76]

I for one would LOVE to see a part 2 to this... =-)

[1234bubbles1]

part 2??... NOW NOW NOW!!

[TheSketchCreator]

next part, Next Part, NEXT PART!!!

[HalobravoJJ]

I look forward to the next part good sir <3

[AwsmChimera]

Photoshop? Damn! Oh, well...(puts on glasses) PENCIL AND ERASER, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[crispy333]

Crilley! Make part 2!

[OneandOnlyQueenie88]

Lol the strand of hair =P

[MultiTsab]

got any vidoes were i can learn how to draw ears?

[GTAwesomeIV]

@MultiTsab I know he has, does just type on youtube search: How to draw: Ears mark crilley.

[SaveYourPanda]

I'm watching and I watch him draw the mountains. He finishes the snow up and I look at it for a moment. Suddenly, in my head I can HEAR the wind blowing the snow!! Great job Mark!! You painted a PERFECT picture to the point I could HEAR it!! Nice!!! :)

[AdventurousSlytherin]

You need to make your stories and how-to-draw book for Kindle! Please? Also, you should make more how-to books! You're the best!

[YumiFukuyamahigh]

Mr. Crilley, can you please make part 2 soon?  Onagaishimasu! (Bows)

[petboy9]

o.e man it killed millions of brain cells drawing all those straight lines man... i hate that i like drawing semi straight lines as long as it doesn't look to bad, but i want to do what you're doing when im older and after im into a big part in a comic im doing. I'de like to try to make it a show :D... but im 15 and it's not happening yet for me... I'm not that good an artist either i can draw really good sometimes and others... well anyway you rock mark :) ur an inspiration to others keep it up

[ownage554]

いいビデオ、もっと作りなさい。

[MrsVideoVender25]

@ownage554 I went all the way to google translate to get: "Nice video, make more." :P

[Munim18]

there should be a law that says u cant time laps !!!

[MrPete02]

Thank you Mark this video was extremely helpfull now when i start my comic i will begin wit a rough draft but i would love for you to do the second part were to add the final effects it would be relly helpful and thanks for showing us how its done :)

[ArtistAnimeManga]

Can Miki Falls be in book fairs?!



[animeartist304]

i wonder if the word cleche is italian....german?.......frenc­h...(probably spelt cleche wrong)

[animeartist304]

i wish i could do a manga....but i dont have photoshop or anything like that.....but i have pencil and paper! ^-^

[DrawingInHeart]

@animeartist304 lol photoshop is not that important,u can download any photo program in 5 min from google XD

[vishifishi01]

@animeartist304 you don't need photoshop ot anything, just pencil and paper! Michaelangelo didnt use computers, neither does Mark!

[2hopelessromantic]

@animeartist304 yeah you don't need any program really. You still have to do the basis with pencil and paper....and if you want to use a program try GIMP, it's free :D

[animeartist304]

@2hopelessromantic okie ^ v ^

[shonenarts23]

@animeartist304 you could but i suck at photoshoping

[Alvosploio]

@animeartist304 get paint.net or manga studio. Two very good alternatives. Manga Studio is $50 at cheapest and paint.net is free

[SouthernXHT]

@animeartist304 Mate, Pencil and paper is where it ALL starts don't think you need photoshop or anythin of that nature, its all on you :)

[000fabien]

@animeartist304 i am trying to make a manga at the moment photoshop comes last just save up little by little for the tablet and for photoshop u can torrnet anyway good luck

[playadelrey100]

@000fabien if your making a manga. try using Mangastudio. photoshop is more towards morphing pictures and colouring them.

[LadyAqilah999]

3 136 likes for "hair" jokes...xD

[sarahsarah0923]

I literally LOL'd at about 8:00 hhahaha

[TheAntz3]

do they have Brody's Ghost at barnes and noble?

[PxIron]

nicly done

[geishaxxgirl]

"This is in time lapse, so I don't have to do my most beautiful work."

That's probably about as good as a lot of people watching this can draw when they try. Including myself.

[sangminyi93]

*slow clap* this is holy shit of AWESOME

[turniptyrant]

hey mark i got your book and im from europe

[turniptyrant]

its not word balloon its a speech bubble

[6gobble]

you should do a video on how to draw guy bodies, preferably muscular... please

[ThePengcipal]

that hair FUU-

[MidgieWoogle]

Can you make part 2 like RIGHT NOW??

[Ristro24]

How did that hair even get there?

[Ryo67191]

Thank you for inspiring me to continue making the manga that my twin sister and I have been working on. We thank you for helping us start on working on it again after we gave up. Seeing how you draw and how you never gave up on making your manga really helped. I'm going to keep trying to draw so I can make one. I never dreamed of being able to do drawing like you did in this video none the less the drawings in the other ones. Thanks Mark, I really mean it. :)

[JansydOriginal]

But you forgot to say that a Manga page may not have more than eight panels!

[TheBlizzardofAsh]

lol at 3:58 my bro thought he was drawing a yu-gi-oh card XD

[ByronIsTheBestEver]

Simple if we don't...I might do something drastic....like kill you

[Theskygod100]

hey mark. im windering if please could you make a second part to this video please. because i making a comic book and i would like more.

[sonicfanboychum777]

I bought the scholastic brody's ghost

[ayushsaikoushrestha]

Mark Crilley's greatest weakness

STRAND OF BLACK HUMAN HAIR !

p.s. We do hate u Mr. Mark

ur books aren't still available in my country T^T

But ur vids sure help :D

[15INKS]

thanks man your awesome this really helps alot

[erinsayers]

love your work you have helped em get more than one A

[dalusgembalus]

thanks alot man. you're funny too...heh

[rickneil01]

Brody's a buff dude.

[4lyfShivi]

i sooo wanna go and get those books to read nd to use as a help inspiration ty :P savin up btw what are u working on as in paper

[chocholatelover1011]

I love how you end your videos!

[LittlestPokemonShop]

LOL i loved how you said "charcter B reaction"

[Nadia0200]

I just realized that you wrote Brody's Ghost! OMG!!!! :O

[GOStardreams]

My own process is rather similar to this. I use a program called Manga Studio and make the panels using the panel cutter. From there I do the sketching, then to inking and finally to coloring and the text balloons. All in all not all that different from what you have shown, just that I use computers rather than traditional media.

[shadowdrawler]

My school never got this book T-T

[AZERgirl307]

Thank you!! :D

[Kicks512]

At 9:20 the sperm leaves the man's body. At 10:15 it fertilizes the egg. I came (no pun intended) to learn how to outline a comic, and I left with it and a dose of sexual education. Be enlightened.

[Pokekid2597]

Is your books available in Malaysia???

[Ayako1997]

@Pokekid2597 Only in the USA

[PoisonArrow115]

And son, that's why mark says indicate alot...

[SakuraXxXIchigo]

Man of the mountain XDDDDD

[thequeenundisputed]

how did that hair get there? It just appeared out of nowhere!

[mewmewrainbow1]

this is 2 gd 2 be ruff!!!

[twinkyhoho]

doood! XDDDD

[TahitiBluu]

Brilliant! Thank you so much ! Don't stop posting :) I loved your Miki Falls series and I was so excited when you appeared in a CartoonBlock interview ^_^

[kikz786]

OK let me tell you this because you probably don´t know, they ARE available outside the United States, apparently there are A LOT of comic book stores that DO bring your books (I bought Brody´s Ghost volume 1 and 2) in Mexico! =)

[curaxuyon]

WHERE STAYS THE OTHER PART!!!!!!!!! I REALLY WANNA SEE IT DX

[Maluro4ever]

I LOVE the hair and the dot,dot,dot part XD lovely how to mark!

[gameyfreakey]

Aren't you supposed to draw the text bubbles before anything else so you make sure you have enough space for the text?

[Avatarlatte]

I honestly didnt know who you were a few hours ago, but i have to say this stuff really helps, THANKS FROM NEW ENGLAND!

ps

"Character A Simple. If we dont make it, we die.

Character B....REACTION!!!" xD!

[animecutieforever]

LOL The hair part XD

[harrysonofbob]

please make part two soon!

[MrRanielchannel]

I read every page he showed to us XD

[MrNstevenson]

i live in ireland.... are you saying that brodys ghost will never sell were i live

[tristanc89]

i love how your "rough sketches" look better than my best drawings..............

[tadrandolph]

hey man love your vids this vid made me realise (cant spell) how long it actually takes to make a manga book any way just wanted to tell you that the guy saying we will die looks like a computer game character from last stand (very good zombie games) any way great vids hope you keep doing what your doing sayanara.



[Ariachoune]

Awwh ... Second part of this vid would help me so much: there's just no good tutorial out there about creating and inking layouts ! :( pleaaase ~ .. amazing work, by the way !

[Mayshoshy]

Pause Geek ^_^"

[smaogirl]

Can you do one on cat please :3. Ps I love your books thanks

[TheOfficiallava]

Did anyone else ask themselves why he held it up wrong then realized it wasnt?

[SkaterWolf12]

Man ima look for that book!

[awesomeNepic]

I saw a few copies of Miki falls in a book store in Dubai (U.A.E)

[bananapie191]

p.s. its not illegal for americans to make indian crafts, just to sell them, haha, sorry *sratches head*

[bananapie191]

when i was younger i was reading a manga and i thought to myself, can american people make manga? or would it be illegal? kind of like its illegal for americans to make indian crafts, you know? then i ran into your videos about a half a year ago, :D

[peace101zaira]

omg i was laughing SO HARD at the hair part :D

[IpodFailx700]

the rugged, tough man of the mountains. stoic, infallible.

"well golly captain"

[animelover3321]

it was funny how you say "die"

XD

[DanMarston117]

Ha, Brock got a beard!

[DanMarston117]

Wow...Brody's pretty built xD

[NavyBlueManga]

Nice

[PinkBabey]

Frik! Your "roughs" are amazing!

[callumf7]

OMFG! 

[1802igor]

Hi, I'm Brazilian and do not understand English, I'm using google translators xD. Although not understand much I love the video of the mark, and know what's cooler? What realizing they literally a picture is worth a thousand words HAHA! xD

[leehocking514]

@1802igor You know whats even cooler? That your speaking full flown english..

[1802igor]

@leehocking514 *-* Thank you so much

[twosheas]

if we don't make it we DIE?! *huuuuh* DUDE!!!

ahahahah it's a surfer on the mountain hhahaahh

[Icing3481]

Omg mark you are hilarious!

@twilightmaniac717 I LOVE Naruto but Sasuke is my fave -3 I can't help that it's so typical, he's just amazing!!!

[twilightmaniac717]

can you please Please PLEASE draw Gaara from Naruto? I dont care if its the original or Shippuden version; both would be the best! I cant find any good drawings of him the way they do in the show and im positive that you could do it perfect! Hes my favorite character in not just the Naruto series but in any manga/anime Ive ever seen or read! Im absolutly obessed and and I really want to be able to draw more than an "ok" eye that I draw in my notebooks instead of taking notes! Thank you so much!!

[supaniceguy1]

how is that art work not beutiful mr.crilly Hmmmmmmm?

[MagicArrow365]

This is exactly what I do when I draw things. Dialogue before drawing! 8D

[Simonsevillerocks1]

The dialogue sounds like a scene from Cirque du Freak, book 4, A=Larten Crepsley, and B=Darren Shan!XD

[maxangelos00]

mark you are our mentor! next video would be very helpfull! keep it up!

[KonekoKotone]

Hey Mark, love your videos. I was wondering if you could do another one of these rough layout tutorials but more on box placement because whenever I make pages for my comics I find that the hardest part is figuring out what type of box or image layout would fit certain situations please?

[AceandHiro1]

School hurry up and have a book fair.^W^

[kurama13009]

Mark, can I make a humble request for more background how tos? PLEAAAASEEEE?!?!?

[xMrAllenWalkerx]

AWESOME

[Gh0stBug]

It looks so amazimg O.o xD

[KimikosPet]

I am almost sure that the people who clicked dislike clicked the button by mistake.

[chelinka088983]

i used this for a project, this was really help ful thank you!

[katanacutie]

Haha, his quick "sketch" and layout would be my masterpiece!! Lol, Mark your so awesome ^_^

[chelinka088983]

has the part 2 came out yet??

[OtakuSanji]

I've been subscribed to your videos for awhile now, but I've never made time to watch any. Excellent job on the rough draft. ^^