How To Make A Mini-Comic with One Sheet Of Paper

[@derekdjay]

You can do it with more panels, if the number of rows (half the number of panels) is even. You crease vertically between columns, alternating back and forth, and between the last and first panels (and between panels 2 and 3) there must be an inside crease. Then you fold horizontally in half, outside crease, then cut the horizontal crease everywhere except through the right-most (1 to 2) and the left-most columns. The construction spreads in a star shape and you bring these folds together to form a fan-like thing that becomes your booklet.

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Holy cow, I wanna try that now! Thanks for the tip. I also saw one at a convention once where it was two of the basic 8-page minis nested into each other and stapled on the binding to make it twice as long. So many ways to accomplish something cool with this format!

[@godsoncalebj]

You just made my entire year my dear friend!.... I'm gonna enjoy this for the rest of my life...

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

I sincerely hope you do! 🙂 Thanks.

[@DanAbsalonson]

Thank you for this! Great video! Fun, entertaining, helpful, and very well done. This is a great way to just put something cheap into someone’s hand to promote your web comic, print comic, or whatever.

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Glad you liked this one! and Yes, exactly what you said! The first time I saw one of these at a con I was blown away at how simple it was, and how versatile it could be. You could do so many things with one sheet of paper and a very simple cut and fold.

[@boxxidraws7690]

This inspires me to make comics more! Thanks!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

That's amazing! Thanks for letting us know! Now go make some comics! : )

[@MarshMakesComics]

Great video! You explained it way better than I did 😂 nice job man and really great looking comics!!! Keep up the good work 😎👍

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Ha! I don't know if I mentioned it in my our video, but I did a KZbin search for videos on those little one-page fold-and-cut jobs before making ours because I honestly forgot how the cut/fold worked, but nothing came up! Now Michelle tells me there are at least two others that were out there (including yours)! Dang algorithm! There's probably 250 more I still don't know about. Anyway, I just checked yours out and I love it! And yeah, the PIGMA FB is killer. Love that brush pen. Just subscribed to your channel because I took a spin through your titles and it all looks amazing. Thanks for stopping by!

[@funandlearnwithishaannigam9143]

Sir I have learn a lot from you both And you deserve a subscriber

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@@funandlearnwithishaannigam9143 Thanks! Very happy to hear you've been learning along with us! I see you have an art channel too. Subscribed!

[@Clown_yt-l4k]

That,s nice of you

[@thewizard8263]

big "outside in" vibes, loved it, gentle :)

[@fpsmobile3945]

Que tipo de papel vc usou para fazer isto ? Existe alguma maquina para fazer esses vincos de forma perfeita ?

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Thanks for watching! For this project, I used regular printer paper, 8.5 inches wide, 11 inches tall. You could use almost any paper that holds images. Just nothing TOO thick or it will be hard to fold it. The folds I did by hand. I don't think you have to be absolutely perfect for it to work, but if you are a perfectionist, you could always drag a bone folder tool along a ruler to crease the lines sharply before you fold it. Not sure if you've ever used a bone folder, but I use it when I make boxes, greeting cards, anything that needs to be creased and folded. They look like this: www.amazon.com/Lingee-Genuine-Suitable-Scoring-Indentation/dp/B09Y81X483/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=2RF350AE2P5YZ&keywords=bone+folder&qid=1662251335&sprefix=bone+folder%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1

[@fpsmobile3945]

@@LongLostFriendStudio Would sticker paper be a good alternative to hide the empty part on the other side or would it be very difficult to glue after removing the sticker cover

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@@fpsmobile3945 Just so you know, once you fold the paper into a booklet (as i show you in the video) the empty side of the paper isn't really visible. So you shouldn't have to worry about it. As for sticker paper...I've never used it for a project like this. It sounds like it would be more trouble than it's worth, but maybe you're on to something. Who knows? I think it's always good to experiment with what you have and devise a solution that works best for you. Good luck!

[@j.weiss1357]

A really nice story. Thank you!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

hey thanks! I think you're one of the only people who's mentioned the story and not all the cutting and folding jazz. 🙂I appreciate that!

[@VoidBringer_98]

That was actually plenty helpful and it sounds pretty fun for real. Im definitely going to give it a try

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

You should definitely give it a try. It's really not too difficult at all, and it opens up infinite possibilities for short comic storytelling. Glad you got some value out of this!

[@VoidBringer_98]

@@LongLostFriendStudio I started one today!! I'm pretty awful with scissors so I don't get the fold perfect yet but I drew the cover for my first mini comic!! I'm thumbnailing so I can tell a short story in 7 pages left

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@VoidBringer_98 yeah! Congrats on getting started!

[@VoidBringer_98]

@@LongLostFriendStudio Thanks so much! I want to make one of these at least every other day. It's fun I'm getting practice at putting a lot of art skills to test at once without having to sit and think so long and hard about them. It's a win win

[@moosarizwi7135]

Really helpful. I had this starting trouble starting a personal project as a student. how to start? where to start? over searching and confusing with references where the major problems. But this is a great way to start small yet great

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Awesome! It's a pretty basic set up that you can do just about anything with. Hope your project turns out great!

[@arteliisa]

so cool! was looking something like this!! thanks for explaining so well!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Sure thing! Glad it helped!

[@KetchupTheCool]

is there a way to make more pages?

[@ghoulfx9849]

How do you do that grid on clip studio paint and pencil settings?

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

There's no automatic way to create that grid, you just gotta do it manually. I laid down some rulers (Curve Ruler) and inked the lines with a random pen tool. Good luck!

[@ghoulfx9849]

@@LongLostFriendStudio what kind of pen or marker did you use in the beginning to draw the words

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@@ghoulfx9849 The pen I used is called the Pilot Precise V7 RT, Fine Point. It's my favorite all-purpose pen for around the studio. I don't really use it for finished illustrations because I'm not sure of how waterproof the ink is. But the point is really nice for fine, delicate writing and the ink lays down real smooth. If you're just lettering with it on a project like a mini comic it should work just fine. (the RT is the retractable, click pen version that I use. But I think there's a "Stick" version that you put a cap on)

[@parthifinearts5595]

Amazing Idea....Thank you for the demonstration and your illustration was fantastic...is the paper size A4 or A3 for panel

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

No problem! And yeah, A4 is the closest to what I used (US Letter Size, 8.5"x11"). Have fun!

[@parthifinearts5595]

@@LongLostFriendStudio Both your mini comics pages are awesome...is the sketches available in you instagram?...I am going to draw extactly like yours and I will do it my own stories....THank you

[@GQ3MindSpeaks]

What are the measurements for the grid? I use procreate and would love to make a mini comic.

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey, sorry it took so long to answer. We just did a followup video on making minicomics and we included some stuff about Procreate. It's linked at the end of this video. Hope it helps. The easiest way to make the grid, no matter what paper size you're working on and no matter what app you're in, is just to remember that you need 4 evenly spaced columns, and 2 rows. Once you divide your page like that, you're set. Good luck!

[@icecubescomicstrip]

Good tip. I'll have to think of doing some next time I do a convention :)

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

definitely. great for simple, low-cost merch.

[@user-ms9kl5xr9g]

Can we get the two comics showed in the beginning? 0:07

[@bennyvermeulen7255]

Love the art style

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Glad you liked it!

[@issashreyaa]

Omg thanks for this video dude!! I mean I'm a beginner to this and you really helped me out...again thanks a lot.✨ SUBSCRIBED😁🙌

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Oh hey, thanks a lot! Glad it was of some use. And thanks for the sub!

[@SkyFusion2013]

wow this is really nice, ive always been making mini comics with only 4 pages because i didnt know how to properly fold them after this video now i know how to make comics with eight pages thanks

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

That’s awesome! Glad it helped. I’m sure there are other ways to do it (and other videos) but this’ll give you a good start. Have fun!

[@SkyFusion2013]

@@LongLostFriendStudio thanks

[@faisalmaqsood3969]

Which Software you use?

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

With this mini-comic, I laid out the pages and did the illustrations in Clip Studio Paint.

[@thevoicezjtj-999]

Can you make other sized comics with a4 paper like 3 pictures or 4-5 pictures???

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

I'm sure you could do just about anything, you'd just have to find the right cut/fold pattern. The one we use gives us, we think, as many pages as possible out of one sheet of A4, while allowing the pages to remain a decent size for drawings. Now...if you want BIGGER images, we DID try it out on larger paper (same cut, same fold) and it just makes a larger version of the minicomic. But three to five pictures? You might have to do a little experimenting. Good luck!

[@thevoicezjtj-999]

@@LongLostFriendStudio thank you so much ur channel has help me so much

[@kyomikyun]

OH MY GODDD! THAT'S ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I REALLY REALLY WANNA MAKE ONE TOO AFTER I SAW THIS. I HAVE A BIG OBSESSION WITH COMICS EEK!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Glad you liked it! Go make one!

[@kyomikyun]

@@LongLostFriendStudio ok, I'll start when I get home from school

[@kyomikyun]

actually, I don't have time anymore. I'll try to make it in the weekend

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@@kyomikyun No pressure. If you do end up trying it, the important thing is to have fun with it. 🙂

[@ryn_thebear347]

What quality of paper do you recommend?

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Paper quality is ALMOST inconsequential. The way the art is set up, you never have two images that are on reverse sides of each other. There's always a fold between them, so you don't really have to worry about bleed-through screwing up the images. That said, whether you're printing out copies at home or in a print shop, just some decent bright white printer paper should do. Once I printed out a last minute run on heavier paper and heavy paper can make it a lot harder to fold and get the folds right. And, of course, if you're drawing/writing your comic on paper and then scanning it in to make copies, of course use whatever quality paper you need for the original to make your art look as good as possible. 🙂

[@ryn_thebear347]

@@LongLostFriendStudio thxx

[@jaymaxdrawing9193]

Plus what is the name of the pen you use in coloring

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

The pen I used to ink that Moby Dick mini-comic was my favorite writing pen, the Pilot Precise V7 RT. I love that pen. Smooth line, fine point...but I don't think it's waterproof, in case you need that. Everything else in the video was inked digitally in Clip Studio Paint.

[@ightt111]

3:51 what is that website

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey, I rewatched this a couple times- the only thing I was talking about around 3:51 was Clip Studio Paint, the app i did the layout/art in. I think this is their site: www.clipstudio.net/en/

[@nywcreations123]

Well... Mind blown🤯 I have to try it and I had to subscribe 😱

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Really happy you enjoyed that! Thanks for the feedback AND the subscription. Subscribed to your channel as well!

[@tamimito]

How can I make the grid digitally? Like what would be the measurements to use on CSP?

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Set up a document that’s the same size as the paper you’re going to print on, landscape orientation. For any size paper, you’d divide the top and bottom in half with a guide/line, and divide across in quarters. So, for 11x8.5 paper, the line that divides top and bottom is set at 4.25 (half of 8.5), and the lines dividing across are at 2.75, 5.5, and 8.25 (11 divided in quarters). Unless I got my math wrong. It’s early and I haven’t had any coffee yet. 🙂

[@tamimito]

@@LongLostFriendStudio Thank you so much! 😄Your video inspired me to make mini comics!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Awesome! Love to hear that!

[@DayzingOff]

Great video thank you for teaching me !

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

No problem! Glad to help. Now go make something fun!

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Excellent

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

thanks!

[@mrcheezdude2989]

Your the best comic writer

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Boy, I wish! I'd probably make a lot more money. : )

[@deniz_yucel1248]

Can you staple the edge to make it more compact

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey Deniz! Just trying to wrap my head around your question so if I get this wrong, apologies: You can definitely staple the binding to make it more secure, and you can definitely staple two of them together at the binding to get twice as many pages. But as far as "compact"....if you're asking if you can fold it yet again across the middle, then staple it at the new binding to make an even tinier, more compact comic.....I think you probably could. I'm fiddling with one right now and I think you'd just have to make a couple extra cuts on the page edges that need to be separated. Never thought about doing that, but I think it could be done. Hope I understood that question, thanks for watching!

[@deniz_yucel1248]

@@LongLostFriendStudio thanks you actually replied amazingly have a nice holiday. Better make a comic for a last minute gift 🎁

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Awesome idea! Glad we could help. Have a great holiday!

[@deniz_yucel1248]

@@LongLostFriendStudio 👍🏻😁

[@saulgoodman1827]

Ur channel is way too underrated man

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey, thanks. We really appreciate that! Glad you like the channel.

[@S_h_e_m_m_y]

Thank you so much for this helped me so much bc I wanted to make a comic for my classmate!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

great! glad it helped!

[@johnwallace3861]

That looks easy to do

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

It's SUPER-easy to do! You should definitely give it a try!

[@DippedInInk]

This is so cool. I wanna try this.

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

you should! once you know how to sequence the art and fold it, it's pretty simple!

[@DippedInInk]

@@LongLostFriendStudio I know. I’m working on comics now but this I can create, do 2-4 short stories, and pass it out like business cards.

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@@DippedInInk Boom! Perfect idea!

[@DippedInInk]

@@LongLostFriendStudio 😏👍🏽

[@nathanmirandadasilva1192]

what a lovely video! thank you, for this tip! I like to create using limited space to draw, just as an exercise, so this is perfect for me!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

We’re really happy you found this useful! Thanks for letting us know. 🙂

[@denysegha]

Nice work, dude!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey, thanks!

[@sallyjom-cooper470]

This is wonderful thank you

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Oh sure! Glad you could get some use out of it! Thanks for letting us know!

[@Kimono8936]

Your art are increadibeal like your video

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Kimono8936]

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[@LongLostFriendStudio]

@@Kimono8936 🙂 sure. we appreciate you watching our video and commenting. have fun making some art!

[@malayalamwriter]

Wow, I will make such comics 😊

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Great! Have fun!!

[@coconuthonguong2555]

thank u for this! ❤️

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

sure thing!

[@creativeboy9650]

I done my homework by seeing this

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Amazing. They should just teach this stuff in school. It'd give creative people another way to express themselves. Glad you liked it!

[@creativeboy9650]

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[@varun8643]

thank you soo much

[@Nanduvinod888]

Awesome

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Thanks.

[@Earr422gamer]

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[@LongLostFriendStudio]

no problem! glad it was helpful!

[@PeterVescro]

that's neat, good vid!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Thanks! Now I'll always have this video to watch when I inevitably forget which direction to fold or cut.

[@mrcheezdude2989]

For you now i can fold it in the right way

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Excellent! Glad it worked out.

[@danielboyce8273]

tried it its fun

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Great! Glad you had fun. Thanks!

[@danielboyce8273]

@@LongLostFriendStudio np

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[@LongLostFriendStudio]

🙂 It means there is a man named Paul McCall who is very very tall, and sometimes it leads to inconvenient situations for him socially.

[@lesterduglas]

This is cool

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

yeah, it's really simple to make those mini-comics...you don't even need a stapler!

[@mrcheezdude2989]

Thank you

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

No problem! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@imstillmyself]

me while reading the title: one shi- oh, one sheet ? :)

[@motiramsinhmar8614]

i like it

[@canadaverydry]

Wonderful! And I love the fact that it is created by hand and not with a f@cking computer!! ; )

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Yeah, it's a real easy project and the whole thing can be done with supplies any grade-schooler can get their hands on.

[@eyeseyes5445]

That’s perfect

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey thanks! But full disclosure: I initially misspelled a word in the comic and had to reprint/refold/recut and reshoot a whole section of the video. Gettin' really good at folding these things, though. : )

[@victoriaadewale5642]

Please explain

[@SenseiGojo19]

It worked

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Great!

[@wonderfulart_012]

wow

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

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[@Greenwoode83]

Yes!!!

[@mrcheezdude2989]

Love

[@brotherartgallery6456]

Ooo wow

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

😃

[@Duck6971]

How are the pages so clean when I cut the papers into pages it’s trash

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Oh, i screwed up a bunch of them when i was first trying it. I think a lot has to do with making sure the folds are in the right places. And it's trial and error with the art, making sure it's in the right place and doesn't get caught in a fold. And with the cutting, I always use a craft knife and ruler. Cut myself a lot too so....be more careful than I am. Good luck.

[@Duck6971]

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[@zeno_aratus]

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[@LongLostFriendStudio]

👍

[@futureland5024]

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[@LongLostFriendStudio]

No problem! Glad you liked it! ❤️👍😀

[@JNA_music]

It didn’t work

[@Yashukivines849]

No it works I tried

[@awesomeharithirfan]

Blud probably didn't even watch the video or doesn't have the required brain cells which is 2.

[@axelsspace6280]

I know it does work

[@Springplushpro]

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[@Rethealeditsz]

Then you are not familiar with origami or drawing

[@parulsarker8839]

V.v.nice .

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

👍😀

[@AgentMantyq69]

It is a A4 paper please reply I need to do it for school it would be so good if you reply soon!

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Yeah, roughly. Here in the states we have an 8.5 in x 11 in standard, but A4 is pretty close to that. As long as you do the folds and cut correctly, just about any size paper will do. Good luck!

[@victoriaadewale5642]

Please I don't understand

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Ok, how can I help? It’s just a way of folding and cutting a sheet of paper to make an 8-page mini-comic. I tried to explain it simply, but if this video doesn’t answer all your questions, I know there are other people on KZbin who have similar videos and might explain it better.

[@sonicultimate8142]

It didn’t work😐

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

It can be a little tricky to get the folds and cut right the first couple times. Even I get confused a little if I haven’t done it in a while. But it does work. I’d just give it another try. Also, it could be the way im explaining it. Maybe searching ‘minicomic’ will bring up one of the dozen other similar videos, and maybe someone else can do a better job of explaining it. Good luck!

[@sonicultimate8142]

Thanks

[@VikashSharma-kx1dw]

Bro I am Indian boy

[@mrcheezdude2989]

Lvoe

[@juanmeza5570]

You have to use your own Drawing not computer

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Yeah, the computer won't draw it for you. But you can either draw it with traditional media on paper, or you can use a stylus/tablet to draw it in a drawing app. Either way, it's drawing. Cheers!

[@mrcheezdude2989]

I am 11 years old

[@md.adyanibraheemrahman6983]

Bro How To Draw?🤔🤔

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Hey, if you 're looking for a "How To Draw" video, we don't do too many of that type of vid because everyone approaches drawing differently and there's really no 'wrong way' to do it....but we do get comments like this once in a while, so maybe we'll work on something like this for the future. I'll say this, though: the REAL key to drawing well, and getting something down on paper (or screen) that you like is to draw constantly. Just practice every day. Thanks for watching!

[@ryuzakii-21]

I just cant draw man even my stickmen are bad

[@LongLostFriendStudio]

Yeah but, just so you know, you don’t HAVE To be Leonardo DaVinci to deliver a good story or gag. If you want to improve, you’ll find a way, through practice or study. But don’t overlook the fact that there are a few famous, successful cartoonists and storytellers that have a loose, frenetic, or sketchy style that, until you get used to it, it might seem like THEY can’t draw stick figures that well either! James Thurber, Mark Beyer, Mark Marek, and Linda Barry are all successful cartoonists who have a looser, non-traditional style. Maybe it’s not about drawing a stick figure really well, but drawing YOUR stick figure the way you want, and telling the story with that. It’ll make your style and stories unique. Whatever the case, just keep drawing and keep moving forward.

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