The different stages of the creating proces of a comicbook page.
09.04.'15
Comic page creation stages
The different stages of the creating proces of a comicbook page.
30.03.'15
Cover creation tutorial
The different stages of cover creation.
26.01.'15
Ronin Blood teaser art5
Ronin Blood will return with new pages in February. Stay tuned!
13.10.'14
The 30 faces of Hachiman
It is important for your comic characters to be diverse, similar to actors (and real life), to vary expressions and body language.
02.09.'14
Thumbnails and composition
Behold, how the thumbnails and the overall page composition change during the creative process.
09.08.'14
Ronin Blood teaser art4
07.08.'14
Ronin Blood teaser art3
05.08.'14
Ronin Blood teaser art2
04.08.'14
Ronin Blood teaser art
11.06.'14
Issue 2 of Ronin Blood starts next week
10.04.'14
Do not look back
You are not going that way.
08.04.'14
Tutorial: using backgrounds in comics
How to use backgrounds in comics: the establishing shot, no backgrounds, abstract silhouttes, beacons of interest, ...
01.04.'14
Facial expressions by Glen Keane
01.04.'14
Facial expressions tutorials
Here is Toshiro and his gallery of expressions. Do not worry, hecan do more. Also in the gallery, the great animator Glen Keane. To see even more tutorials, visit our Facebook page with more useful source material: www.facebook.com/empayacomics
27.03.'14
Lady Snowwhite
Lady Snowwhite, Toshiros Nemesis. She will appear in the second book of toshiros adventures.
25.03.'14
Timelapse: creating a comicbook page
Check this out, if you want to know how we did it.
21.03.'14
Tutorial - hot unrealistic geisha
Check this out, if you want to know how we did it.
18.03.'14
Thumbnails tutorial
How to prepare thumbnails for a comicbook page.
13.03.'14
Overlap tutorial
How to use overlapping elements in comics, what to avoid.
11.03.'14
From script to finished artwork
Check out all the stages, from script through thumbnails, pencils, inks, colors to final adjustements.
06.03.'14
How to draw a samurai sword (not)
If you ever get into a katana sword fight, this is how not to do it.
04.03.'14
How to create a demon
Ideas, research, sketching, finalising ...
27.02.'14
Script page comparison
What does a comicbook page script look like? Notice, how it changed when finalised as a complete page, the number of frames is not the same.
25.02.'14
Battle scene tutorial
This is how the fight created was, young Anakin.
20.02.'14
Alternative cover
Done by the allmighty Michal Ivan!
20.02.'14
From thumb to finish, page6
Enter the tengu brothers!
18.02.'14
From thumb to finish, page5
Oh, how it all changes.
13.02.'14
From thumb to finish, page4
The first thumbs are truly fugly but then it gets better. We hope.
11.02.'14
From thumb to finish, 3/3
Eh voila, with some finishing touches and textures the pages are ready.
11.02.'14
From thumb to finish, 2/3
Applying colors.
11.02.'14
From thumb to finish, 1/3
Pages 2 and 3, the beginning phase.
06.02.'14
First page, first sketch 3
And these are the final lines for the start page.
06.02.'14
First page, first sketch 2
Now with mockup layers of the woods.
06.02.'14
First page, first sketch 1
Et voila, the first sketch of the first page.
04.02.'14
How it all began 3
The original idea will be featured heavily in the second book of the series, Lady Snowblood and the 7 Ronin.
04.02.'14
How it all began 2
This concept is not abandoned, since you will meet several of the characters from these sketches in the story (the grumpy sitting samurai is already on page 2, the red samurai will appear in issue 1 too).
04.02.'14
How it all began 1
Observe, the initial idea was taken from Snowwhite and the 7 dwarfs.
07.01.'14
Banzaaii!
Konnichiwa! Dear readers, we have lots and lots of concepts for you in stock and also some other goodies.
Feel free to browse through our site, we promise a page of your favourite Empaya comic every week and 1-2 bonus materials a week too. Stay tuned!
Feel free to browse through our site, we promise a page of your favourite Empaya comic every week and 1-2 bonus materials a week too. Stay tuned!
05.01.'14
Toshiro combat-ready
Toshiro prepared to face his adversaries on the battlefield and inside his daymios castle. Always prepared!
14.12.'13
The many faces of Toshiro
Trying to find Toshiros look ... almost there.