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It’s been a while since I’ve posted any behind the scenes content. So here are few shots in the process of recreating Planet Namek for the most recent Friday 4Koma. Continued – 続きを読む →

I had a lot of fun, albeit time consuming, creating the background for the latest Friday 4Koma. So I decided to share a few snapshots of it during the creation process. Continued – 続きを読む →

In the previous post I gave a quick overview of how the Friday 4Komas are laid out with the main focus on the character creation process. This article continues the behind the scenes glimpse, but focuses on the background content instead.

As I mentioned in the previous article, a lot of the background content is simple vector based colors and gradients. But sometimes more elaborate background artwork is needed in the 4komas.

Case in point, the urinals from Friday 4Koma 第62話: Continued – 続きを読む →

Just in time for Cyber Monday, the Gaijin 4Koma Shirt is for sale on Shark Robot just in time for the holiday season. A lot of you have been asking about when this was going to be up for sale online. Well, the answer is now.

A lot of you have been asking how the Friday 4Koma‘s artwork is created. This is a basic rundown of the process:

For starters, Friday 4Komas are laid out more like an animation than a comic. The characters and the backgrounds are independently placed in each 4koma frame unlike a traditional comic where the characters and backgrounds are simply drawn together. Continued – 続きを読む →