Drawing a HijiNKS Ensue webcomic

Joel Watson, creator of the webcomic HijiNKS Ensue, show in this time lapse tutorial how he creates a HijiNKS Ensue comic from beginning to end. Music for the video is provided by Spiraling (www.spiraling.net).

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Education

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• joel
• watson
• hijinks
• ensue
• webcomic
• speed
• painting
• drawing
• photoshop
• tutorial
• time
• lapse
• comic
• visual
• arts

[f2dz]

That colouring macro that you have set up is a really good idea. I don't suppose you could tell me what program you used to make the macro or how complex it is to set up could you?

[hijinksensue]

Its just an action I made in photoshop. I select the area to color with the wand, then the action expands the selection by 2px and fills with whatever color I have selected. I do this all on the layer BELOW the inks. I'll explain in detail on the next video.

[Edel99]

What 'document size' and 'resolution' do you work with? Do you work on your art with the intent on having your comics printed then resizing your strips for the web?

[hijinksensue]

I always draw with the intent of printing. You cal always go smaller but never larger so better safe than sorry. My comics are about 4000px wide 300 dpi or about 13 inches printed.

[StrawberryEggs4255]

What computer is he drawing on?? It looks pretty big for a tablet pc. If anyone knows, please let me know!

[hijinksensue]

Its a wacom cintiq 12Wx connected to a macbook pro

[ImTheGreenTie]

Thanks for the Tutorial!

Now I've got to buy a Wacom Cintiq that costs a million dollars -.-

[Loron316]

So full of awesome... Wish I had the cash for that gear (or, y'know... the ability to draw ANYTHING from my imagination... I can only copy other people's shit :P)

[JAREDNINEJ9]

This is the best video I have seen on making webcomics thanks for inspiring us I think next year I will work on my webcomic

[jmarr100]

Magnificent. This definitely shed a lot of light on the webcomic drawing process, and it will really help me with making my own webcomics. The only thing I don't understand is that color macro thing. How do you write actions for photoshop?

[leeroynaggins]

That was sweet!!

[MoonWolfLVR]

is that a tablet or what? i want to get one, or the one you had.

[MindSplat]

lulz he meenz b00biez

[f2dz]

Cool, thank you. Looking forward to it. :)