How large are your pages?

[kokoroinc]

I've thought that many manga/comic artists use larger pages, but I'm stuck doing everything in a 9x12 format because I can't find any scanners that are larger. What sizes do artists tend to use? Do some draw large panels and put them together digitally?

[leucome]

Now i work digitally but .. I use a 11x15 inch page at 600DPI that's a quite large file 6600x9302 and 61megapixel.

But for my large traditional work i used my cam and took picture of it. It can take quite alot work to set the light and exposure the fist time but once done only switch the page and take a pic .

[kokoroinc]

So it's best to work large, rather than 8.5/11? I do feel that the normal scanner size is too small.

[Caliber Mengsk]

As far as for quality and removing wavy lines and such, most artists tend to use much larger then their final product will be when it comes to digital/print media. Reason being that as you shrink it down, things like a slightly shaky hand are less notice able because the wiggles will be smaller in the end. Plus it makes adding in extreme detail easier and less tedious.

Personally when I draw I just use a standard 8.5x11 sketch book. Generally the cheaper ones because I like the texture more. (I don't like really rough texture, unless I'm doing charcoal, which I haven't done since I was in drawing class a few years ago) After I'm done drawing, if I really like how it turned out, I scan it in, and digitally ink it via photoshop, and if I like that even more, then I color it via photoshop in either cell shading or what I call blend shading (dodge, burn, and smudge tool)

[kokoroinc]

Well, I'm going laterally with 8.5x11 water color paper. I'm loving how much my art seems to improve drawing larger. And it's easier to watercolor. I use the cheap paper too. The cheap watercolor paper is actually less textured.

[leucome]

So i made some research about large scanner and they seem quite expensive. But i found a large format scanner review who can interest you.

www.squidoo.com/large-format-scanner

About comic book paper
www.blambot.com/ruleyourown.shtml

And this other who talk about how 10x15 became used alot for comic book
I was quite surprised that is in fact a smaler size than used before . lol
www.artofthecomicbook.com/history/art-reduction.htm


I've not found alot about japanese manga .. But it seam that A4 and B4 are the popular choice. Just by looking at some of my preferred manga, i am almost sure they are done on large B4 or even A3 paper, those lines are so thin.

[kokoroinc]

I'm finding that one 9x12 turned to the side works great for a lateral strip. My stuff is being scanned to be online anyways, so it doesn't really matter if it ends up being traditional pages or not.

[PJCzar]

I use the cheapa nd easy to find 8.5"x11"

That said my work all gets scaned and edited to fit what ever paper size i would be printing on. be it asian manga sized or american comic sized.