There are three main points on layouting a comic page:
- Composition
Composition changes the structure of panels to create variations and the dynamics in a page. - Flow
Flow is to be able to convey ideas through multiple panels and images. This illustrates progression in a reader’s mind - Readability
This wraps it all together by making sure the story gets across.
The image above demonstrates basically the overall points on how to achieve the layout. Even without words, you can easily see that the character notices the knife and picked it up at the end.
Remember that in a comic page, there’s only so much text that you can put in. The more text you put the heavier the page becomes; the heavier it is, the more cluttered it will feel and will strain the eyes (Points to readability).
Of course, this is just one example and there are a lot of different ways on how to layout a page, but main point is that you need a path for the eyes to follow. Pay attention on where your line begins and where it ends. This will help create the pacing and transition on each panel or to another page.
As for the template. You can use the ones in application Manga Studio as a start.
I hope that this helps.
(Source: diwafernandez.com)
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