Author: Becca Hilburn

Becca Hillburn is a comic artist and freelance illustrator drawing, teaching, and living in Nashville, TN. She has an MFA in Sequential Art, and has been creating comics for 20 years. She's done work for companies like Viz and Lego, and has comics published in a half dozen anthologies, as well as a watercolor webcomic you can read here. A cofounder of How to be a Con Artist, she's shared her comic, art, and convention tips, tricks, and tutorials on her blog and YouTube channel for almost a decade. She enjoys reviewing art supplies, going for walks, and harassing her cat.

A Guide to Affordable Art Supplies

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Walmart Walmart Art Supply Review Introduction Sketching and Inking: Clearpoint Mechanical Pencils Triplus Fineliners Papermate Flair Ultrafine Pentel Hi Polymer and Neon Erasers Casemate 2-in-1 Sharpener U Create Sketchbooks Markers: Crayola Supertip 50 Washable Markers Pacon Artist Marker Pad Watercolor:  Alex Watercolors Crayola Washable Watercolors Daler and Rowney Simply Watercolor Walmart Art Supply Review: Overall…

Intro to Comic Craft

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STEP BY STEP: Brainstorming and Development: Introduction Brainstorming and Character Development   Script and Thumbnails: Developing a Script Turning Your Script into Thumbnails and Layouts Creating Thumbnails Converting Your Thumbnails Into Roughs (includes blueline tutorial)Character Design   Roughs: Introduction to Roughs Environment in Roughs Scanning Your Blueline Roughs   The Finish On Your Comic Inking Using…