Sep 5, 2022

Comics: WALLY WOOD - 22 Panels That Always Work



The 22 Panels That Always Work, made originally by the great Wally Wood, it is very handy to have this around when drawing comics.

Big head, extreme close-up, back of the head, profile, contrasted panel, and big object.

'Ben Day' is known today as 'half tone'. 
"White Ben Day BG" means a mostly white Background made with Ben Day Dots, with a dark silhouette in the foreground. 

'Diagr.' refers to Diagramatic. it means drawing the characters as flat as possible. 
Best used sparingly, it provides a little variety and can be used to emphasize the body language and spatial relationships between two characters.

There is a part 2 - stay tuned


Panel 1 "Big Head": 
goal is to convey the emotion of the portrayed character
he is angry, happy, or sad
no background (either white or black)

Panel 2 "Extreme close-up":
Used as a reaction, this panel brings 'drama' to the reader
To express surprise, shock 

Panel 3 "Back of Head / Part of head":
It is like a POV shot, used when 2 people talks

Panel 4 "Profile / No Background":
Two characters conversing face to face

Panel 5  "White Ben Day / Dark Foreground":
Figure in shadow in the foreground, figure in white in the middle, and Ben Day in the background



Panel 6 "Big Object, open panel":
it could be used to draw a car, bus, tank, plane etc ...
used in smaller frame






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