Spera: Making of a Comic Page 

Jewishsky Desloges I loved how she used a simple table lamp as a light box

Yo Utilizo el vidrio y debajo coloco el celular con la app de linterna.

Yep: you need TALENT. Very hard to come by.

About right.

Of course, you can create comics with any tool you like! There are still plenty of artists who draw on paper and that’s a good thing because it brings more diversity to the art styles.

+Hugo Martinez Thank you!

Thank you for the answer :)

+Nono Nana Around 5 months to do a 100p volume (while working on other projects at the same time). The video is a little bit old. We still use basically the same technique but we are now faster. We should do a new video, one of these days...

Thank you for your kind words! We like the look of watercolour as well because there’s something unexpected about it: we can’t predict how it will look and we’re often surprised by the result!

I totally agree with you. Digital illustrations and comics have all the same ... digital! look. Hand made illustrations have so much more character.

Thanks a lot for your kind words!

Thank you! Making comics is definitely a time consuming activity. But, yes, you're right, there's something zen about it ;)

I know, I was just thinking about that. maybe they're jealous..

Muchas gracias! Thank you so much for your kind message!

Hii

+Sandeep Karouchiya Howdy

+Tyler Blake I try to switch between both and it's still good to see artists who do it on paper but for me, i'm more comfortable with doing it on a computer (i do still draw an equal amount of paper) but i guess it's rather preference of people and it's not a bad thing that people choose to do items on a computer - Art is a large and versatile field, whatever you do - there is no right and wrong, just the different ways that people choose to do things

+InMyDreams I agree with you, digital has it's place but I've heard/read people saying they only use photoshop and can't draw on paper. I think you're doing it right, if you're going to do digital learn both. I dabbled with digital in school but I'm old fashioned and like the feel of paper etc. Plus, there's no such thing as an original with digital- I mean for collectors, museums, etc. Imagine going to an art museum that only had prints or digital screens that the artist had never touched- For me, paper and canvas are also about future generations :)

Tyler Blake I totally agree with you - For me, the best part around going around art museums (I absolutely adore the Tate modern in London) is seeing artwork that is there in the flesh and blood (Well not literally hahaha) - you know that there's only one of it/a limited copy of it - you know that the artist's hands made that, touched the material, put pen/paint/pencil to paper to make it - it's not something of the digital age. I share your view that we still need to take paper and canvas with us into the future as much as we do digital art so as to preserve methods for future generations and that we don't lose everything to technology and the digital age. To me each of them has their pro's and draw backs - with digital, you can obviously do things and effects that you may not be able to do or it would take a lot longer by hand on paper/canvas but with Paper and canvas, anyone can really do it - you don't have to get the hang of it or buy a fancy drawing tablet.

Thank you for your very kind words! Working on paper is something we like a lot.

Thank you so much ☺️

You’re welcome. We use the iPad a lot too but for sketches paper and pencils is just more intuitive and simple indeed.

+chris boe We thank you for this very kind message!

+WildFire707 Thank you! Watercolor deserves a second try. It's a beautiful technique.

Ahah, thanks a lot for your kind words!

It's important to take the time to do things you want to do! Rushing is a good way to waste time.

agreed.

Spera II Original Soundtrack by Giannis Milonogiannis also I was wondering if im hearing correctly, the first instrument played in the audio of this video was a flute or was it an reed flute or ocarina?

Sorry, we really don't know what instruments Giannis used for the soundtrack.

We spend too much time starring at screens so it's great to take a break and draw on paper.

Atelier Sentô yes I think software can't give that rawness which hand made work provide somehow

Merci à toi pour ce gentil message !

It’s like an old magic trick!

Thank you for your comment! Our inking is very clumsy so we were looking for an alternative. We like this one.

Drawing comics takes so much time. But it's great to be able to create a story all by yourself.

@@ateliersento Agreed. There's a different level of satisfaction when one creates something of their own, no matter how long it takes !

Haha, thank you ;)

Thank you!!!

Thanks a lot!

Thanks for your advice. You’re right about the masking fluid. We have stopped using it for such large areas. It wasn’t working that well… And our brush wash container too is better now. We have learned a lot during the past years… That’s the best part of making art!

You are too kind! 😍

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you! We're glad you liked our video!

Thanks for the kind words! Your music is wonderful!

Thanks, I am just getting back on track with creating new music and the latest attempts sound like error sounds of an old ATARI 2600 console :( hehe. But thanks :)

Thank you for sharing this art in progress video. Makes me kinda feel guilty for not following my passion in life, drawing...

Thank you!

Thank you!

You’re welcome ☺️

Thanks! The excellent soundtrack is composed by Giannis Milonogiannis. You can listen it for free here: returningasechoes.bandcamp.com/album/spera-ii-original-soundtrack

Merci beaucoup ! Thanks a lot for the kind words!

Thank you for your kind words! Watercolors is a good choice for making graphic novels!

You're welcome!

Thank you!

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks a lot for your kind words! We're glad you like our work!

Garry Girard Thank you!

Thank you!

You’re right: now, we use a real lightpad and it’s way more comfortable!

Many many thanks for your kind words!

You're welcome. Where can I find this comic?

The book is called SPERA: ASCENSION OF THE STARLESS vol.1 It features the work of several artists. More infos about it: spera-comic.com/graphicnovels/graphicnovels.html Or on amazon: www.amazon.com/Spera-Ascension-Starless-Josh-Tierney/dp/1608864146

Thanks, will be sure to pick up a copy! Best of luck with it :)

+poisonelvis i've put a portable emergency light under a glass table for tracing. i was eight, didn't even know that there's such thing as lightbox. Back theno it was a way to mass produce my art to sell to my fellow classmates lol

Thank you!

Many thanks for your very kind words! It's so motivating!

Thank you, we’re glad this video was helpful. Have fun with your comic!

Thanks a lot!

Merci, c'est super gentil !

It’s not that difficult: we spend our days drawing at home. It’s a quiet way of life…

Thank you!

Thank you!

My dream is to make a comic, I tried but I have difficulty concentrating, I have struggled against this, because I love drawing since I was a child, now I'm already a little old but I love drawing and arts and this is forever.

We used to work slowly, drawing on big pages. But we noticed it's better to make comics on small pages: now we draw on A5 pages: it's really fast and we like the result. Our advice would be to create short stories and draw them on small pages. Maybe it will be easier this way?

+harish iyer Thank you!

Haha, the 7 first minutes are the hardest!

Just keep on making comics dude. I know it is difficult and makes you lazy but you'll get used to it. Once you keep on going, you'll enjoy it. Try making a daily autobiographical comic with a 4 or 6 panel or easier, 3. Its easy and simple.

It's simple: we color several pages at the same time! So we work faster and all the pages look the same.

Atelier Sentô okay, thanks :)

Thank you for your message. Scanning a watercolour is always a painful process: we loose a lot of informations and it takes hours on photoshop to get the right colours back. We'd love a perfect scanner doing all the job for us so tell if you find one, ok?

Atelier Sentô first of all: absolutelly stunning work. I am in love with the detail and care! Great, great job and thank you for sharing your progress. I have researched a good watercolor scanner for quite some time. I found good reviews on the Epson Perfection V600 Photo (and bought that scanner). I feel, that it gets way more information than my other scanners, but everything still comes out too bright and i lose information when retouching. But it's better than any other i have tried and was affordable. Maybe check out reviews and other people's experience. Again, thank you for sharing. It's such a joy to see work like this come to life : )

GabdeVue Thank you for your comment! We have the Epson Perfection V500 Photo and we agree with your feedback. It's the best affordable scanner we tried: the scans are beautiful. Of course it's not a professional scanner and we have to do a lot of retouching. But it's an excellent choice!

You're welcome!