Some Questions about creating a Transformers Photocomic

[Tallestblue]

Hey guys, the idea to do a Transformers comedy Photo comic with my toys has been in my head for a while now, and after seeing SkyShadow's "Right In The Lugnuts" it's been even more prominent.

But, honestly I have no idea how to do it.


Can anyone recommend any comic creator programs to me? What sort of camera should i use? Any and all information would be a great help to me because I'd like to get started asap. And show you guys just what a crazy place my mind is.

[Sky Shadow]

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LUGNUT: Hi, I'm Lugnut, the star of the award-winning photocomic "Right In The Lugnuts!" The Ongoing Adventures Of Lugnut And His Amazing Friends. And this is Hunk, the Yellow Lion from Voltron.

WHITE LIO JUNIOR: White. Lio. Junior. And I would rather be anywhere but here right now.

LUGNUT: We're here today to help teach Tallestblue how to make a photocomic. Step one! Carefully stage your toys in such a way that they are enacting the elaborate script that you have meticulously plotted out.

WHITE LIO JUNIOR: Or you could… I don't know… just find some photo you've already taken, flip it sideways and hope no one notices it says "lɐıɔǝds sɹɐʍ ʇsɐǝq" in the background.

LUGNUT: Step two! Using a state-of-the-art photographic device – preferably on some sort of tripod – take some pictures. Try it once using a flash and once with no flash.

WHITE LIO JUNIOR: Or just press all the buttons and turn the dials at random – in this day and age of digital photography everyone's a photographer and you don't have to worry about having a good camera, conserving film or knowing anything at all.

LUGNUT: Step three! Put all the photos on your computer and choose the best ones – these will form your photocomic. Some people would then put speech bubbles on the photos, but I like the naïvist stylistic choice of placing dialogue under the photo, like the script of a play. After all, it was good enough for Shakespeare!

WHITE LIO JUNIOR: Translation: Sky Shadow doesn't know how to put speech bubbles on photos.

LUGNUT: Step four! Host the images on a free image hosting website.

WHITE LIO JUNIOR: Or just host all your images at tfwiki.net, then hotlink them straight to the board!

LUGNUT: Er… no don't do that. Step five! Post everything on the forum and you have your very own photocomic! I hope that helps, Tallestblue!

WHITE LIO JUNIOR: Join us again next week, when we teach Autocon how to make a nuclear bomb!

LUGNUT: Um... we won't be doing that either. See you in the funny pages!

[Bartrim]

LOLZ:D

I'm working on the same thing Tallest Blue. While I'm collecting the figures I need I am working on story arcs and sets.

I'm surprised Lugnut would associate himself with someone who can't put speech bubbles in his comic:p

[Sharky]

LOLZ:D

I'm working on the same thing Tallest Blue. While I'm collecting the figures I need I am working on story arcs and sets.

I'm surprised Lugnut would associate himself with someone who can't put speech bubbles in his comic:p

hehe its the award winning lugnut..and like all award winners and celbs in the modern era, he doesnt need to explain who he associates himself with.. he just does it... :P

he might be the spokesperson for sky shadow industries and geting paid a motza speech bubbles or not...:D

[GoktimusPrime]

I use Irfanview to crop images and do some other stuff like sharpening images, greyscaling etc. - then I use MSPaint to add speech bubbles/text and other drawn-in visual effects. Pretty simple. :p

I just use a normal digital camera (although in the old days I used film, heheh) - nothing fancy. On the odd occasion if I wanted more consistent lighting, then I'd throw as much light on my subject as possible (e.g. open blinds, switch on lights, use flash etc.) -- but this is pretty crude. Deceptic_Optics has a pretty nice set-up and a good camera, so he can probably give you advice on how to do it properly. :)

If you want to check out Photocomics made by other OTCA members, see this thread (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5061) :)

[Tallestblue]

Thanks guys! And a special thanks to the long suffering White Lio Junior.

[Hursticon]

I use Irfanview to crop images and do some other stuff like sharpening images, greyscaling etc.

A top program Irfanview, I've been using it for quite some time now as it reads almost every picture file-type in existence too. ;):)