Tools of the trade
Here are the "tools" that I use to make a typical Monster Commute.
- Pencil and paper, for the story timeline.
- A computer.
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 to build the individual comics.
- Specifically the Pen tool and the pathfinder are the most important AI tools that I use.
- Fireworks to adjust the contrast (curves) and to compress the comic image.
- ComicPress Manager to upload the comic and to manage assorted comics.
- WordPress to publish the html.
It's a pretty basic system that I'll admit is skewed very much towards a production environment. To maintain our 5 day a week schedule (and to work full time and to spend a little time with my family) I've got to be efficient and bust this thing out all the time.
Lately, I've been spending lots of time attempting to ready ourselves for the San Diego Comicon, coming up very soon. About 2 weeks, in fact. Whew. We're busy.
What are your favorite tools to do what you do?
- Daniel
