I thought I would share, I was having trouble placing the comic bubbles on my pages and I quickly learned…

One third of a panel/frame should be dead space for story text. What is suggested in the below referenced book by Andy Smith is that each panel be divided in to 3 by 3 squares. Then place your subject matter, the subject should never be centered to the frame/panel(if text is required). This can avoid a ton of pain down the road as adding text is the last stage. A green artist can mess up a project if this is not understood.

Taming space for the comic bubbles can be a chore, now go look at a comic to see the hidden science. Knowing is half the battle G.I JOE!

Drawing Dynamic Comics by Andy Smith
ISBN-10: 0823003124
ISBN-13: 978-0823003129