CREATING COMIC PANELS

-For this unit we will create a comic, you will have to:

1. Create a set of panels
2. Create a story
3. Draw in the panels your story (with text if you want)
4. Print your comic

-We will start by creating one single panel.

-To start we will create a new document, make it the size of height 1024 pixels and width 720 pixels

-Create a new folder and call it A1 (this is the panel).
-Inside the folder create a new folder(call it A1Mask) and a new layer(call it A1Area)
-Inside A1Mask create a layer and caller A1Draw.
-It should look like this:

- A1 is the Panel,
- A1Draw is where we draw our comic.
- A1Area is the shape of our panel
- A1Mask is what keeps your drawing inside the panel area (A1Area).

-Now that we have our layers and folders setup we can start.
-Select the A1Area layer and create a black rectangle not too big, the size of a comic panel.

• Select the Marquee tool (M) 
• Create a selection in the shape of the panel
• Fill the selection with black

-With the selection of the black area "active" select the A1Mask folder.

-Press the "Add layer mask" that is at the bottom of the layers.

- This will create a mask that will keep your drawing inside the black area.
- But the are is black so we have to make it transparent.
- Select A1Area and use the fill bar and set it to zero(0), this will make the area transparent.

-But we need a frame around the area we will draw,

- Right Click on the A1Area layer and select "Blending Options.."

- This will bring a window, check the box "Stroke" and press OK

- Thats it!! you can now draw in the A1Draw layer and it will stay inside the panel.

- To create more panes duplicate the A1 folder and rename the A1 to A2 or A3 etc.

OccTech Material (also Midterm Review)

Here is the course material for OccTech including the Midterm review: LINK

Computer Class Material

Here is the link with the class material (Power point): LINK

If you need a printed copy of the material let me know.