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Sequential Storytelling

SEQUENTIAL STORYTELLING

Panel Layouts

Advanced · Lesson 1 of 11 in Sequential Storytelling · By Clayton Barton

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ABOUT THIS LESSON

Powerful page layouts are absolutely essential to creating an impactful comic book sequence. But many of us aren't quite sure where to start... How big should our panels be, and what's the ideal amount per page? Do we lay them out in a grid, or create a collage style composition of overlapping panels instead? What style of panel fits best for the scenes that we want to show?

What you'll discover in this lesson is that the choices you make for your page layouts comes down to one thing - telling your story. Throughout the demonstration I'll show you a number of panel layout styles, how to determine the best for the story you want to create - then walk you through the decision making process for actually laying out a page that hooks the reader in and holds their attention.

After you've gone through this lesson with me, you'll know the best layout compositions for the comic you want to create, placing down your panels onto the page with confidence - knowing that your layouts are serving your story in the best possible way.

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