In the classroom of Class 17 of Nantian Middle School, Xiang Junfei was standing on the podium and starting his first comic lecture in front of the three members of the "Sharing Club".

"A few days ago, everyone has been painting hard, and the homework assigned to everyone every day can be completed on time, and I see everyone's efforts, and the progress is very obvious, so from today onwards, I will officially teach you how to draw comics!"

As soon as Xiang Junfei finished speaking, Chen Jia and Wu Lili in the audience were excited, and from the day the "Sharing Club" was established, the two of them repeatedly asked Xiang Junfei to ask them to draw comics, but Xiang Junfei told them that the foundation was not solid enough, and it was not time to teach them to draw comics, so let them go home every day after school to practice character modeling - a comic character, to draw 20 different shapes for him (her), and it can't just be sketches, facial features, clothes, ink outlines are the same, In addition, it is necessary to complete a diary every day, and the number of words is not specified, but it must be substantial, not a pure journal.

In order to complete the homework assigned to Xiang Junfei, Chen Jia and Wu Lili went home every day to do their homework, and it took at least 2-3 hours to complete the homework assigned to Xiang Junfei, but the hard work was hard, and the two of them also felt that it was worth it, because every next day, when they were at school, Xiang Junfei would take away the "homework" of the two, and use the time after school to use a red pen to check out the inaccurate places in each drawing, as for the diary, Xiang Junfei did not check it, but just reminded the two to consciously complete it as required.

At the beginning of the period, Chen Jia and Wu Lili handed in the "homework" I don't know how many circles Xiang Junfei drew with a red pen, either the overall proportion of the body is not much, or the local part is distorted, or the design of the shape does not conform to ergonomics, lacks aesthetics, etc.

However, the artistic comprehension of these two people is very good, after listening to Xiang Junfei's teaching, there are fewer and fewer mistakes in the "homework", and today finally makes Xiang Junfei feel that he can teach them something more in-depth.

"First of all, let me ask you a question, what do you think is the most important point for a manga?" Xiang Junfei propped up the podium with both hands, as if a teacher was asking a question in class.

"Plot!" Ma Qiang, Chen Jia, and Wu Lili said in unison.

Xiang Junfei, who heard the answer, said with a smile: "That's right, no matter for any comic, the plot is the top priority, and it is the soul of the entire comic." A comic with a beautiful painting style,If there is no excellent plot,It's definitely not an excellent comic.,On the contrary, if a comic has a good plot.,But its painting style is not good.,But it can still be called an excellent comic.,Win the favor of readers.。 ”

Xiang Junfei picked up the chalk at this time, first drew a potato shape on the blackboard, and then added facial features to the potato, it turned out that Xiang Junfei was not drawing potatoes, but drawing a comic character with a face that looked like a potato - Nohara Shinnosuke.

Xiang Junfei pointed to the crayon Xiaoxin and said, "Do you think this character is good-looking?" ”

Chen Jia and Wu Lili shook their heads in unison, not only did they think that the little kid on the blackboard was not good-looking, but they even felt that this character was a little obscene.

Indeed, if the style of painting, the lines of this comic character are simple and rough, compared with some of the comics that are currently popular on the market, the style of painting is simply not in the stream, but you may not know, this kindergarten student called Nohara Shinnosuke, is currently in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, one of the most popular comic characters, with him as the protagonist of the manga "Crayon Shin-chan", is currently the most popular funny comic in Japan. The reason why this comic, which has such a simple style of painting, has achieved such a great success is all due to the humorous plot of the comic itself. Therefore, for every aspiring manga artist, an excellent plot is the cornerstone of success. ”

Xiang Junfei's words made Chen Jia and Wu Lili agree with each other and nod their heads incessantly.

"It's a pity that there are a lot of cartoonists who don't realize this, and just practice drawing, only to practice their drawing skills better, but they lose the observation of daily life, the personalities of the people around you, and the interaction between these people. When one day I actually started drawing, I found that my mind was blank and I didn't know what kind of comics I should draw. In fact, the reason why I asked you to write a diary is precisely because I hope you will pay more attention to the bits and pieces of your daily life, so that when you create comics in the future, you will find that many of the things you want to draw can be found in your daily life. ”

After listening to this explanation, Chen Jia and Wu Lili finally understood why Xiang Junfei asked them to write a diary on weekdays, it turned out that it was for this reason that their admiration for Xiang Junfei was like a rocket taking off, which increased rapidly.

"Since you don't have the time or energy to create long-form comics at the moment, I'm focusing on creating short-form comics. In fact, no matter how long or short it is, the basic spirit remains the same. Starting point? Terminal? The storyline? A comic is a story, and a story must have a beginning. Generally the most common way to start: a long, long time ago, in an unknown place...... This is a common beginning of a fictional story, so that the author can set the temporal and spatial structure, social conditions, historical background, and so on of the work. Like Chen Jia, "Daughter of the Nile", which you like to watch, uses this kind of opening method. Of course, no matter what kind of opening you choose, you have to let the reader know what the protagonist of your story wants to do. Next, connecting the beginning and the end becomes the main line of the story. However, please note that if there is no change in this main line, and one goes straight to the end, then there is nothing to see in this story, and if there is a change in this line, it is the author's task. ”

Chen Jia and Wu Lili not only listened attentively at this time, but also took out a pen to take notes, looking at their serious and studious appearance, they were like two people in class.

"Once you have an outline, you have to set up the characters according to the types of characters you need in the story. It is best to have a certain level of detail in the setting of the characters. Height, weight, looks, origin, age, skin color, race, education............ Regardless of whether it is possible to use it, for the time being, you should first make a note of everything you can think of, which may not be useful in the early stages of the story, but will come in handy when deciding on the content dialogue and plot twists. The so-called dramatic effect is triggered by the characteristics of these characters themselves. Of course, the setting of the main character is as detailed as possible, and the setting of other supporting characters is based on the importance of the appearance to make appropriate background information. Speaking of this, Xiang Junfei took a breath, "Okay, that's all for today, and I will continue to explain to you various techniques for creating comics in the future." Starting today, you can stop your character design homework and focus on conceiving a comic script, giving you a month to write a comic script of no less than 10,000 words. A month later, you'll be creating comics based on the script you've written! ”