Article · Planting Seeds
Creating a Graphic Novel from Start to Finish
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Graphic novelist Lily Williams walks through her five-stage production process of script, thumbnails, pencils, inks and colors, discussing panel design decisions and her workflow in Procreate and Photoshop with a colorist collaborator.
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