Process: Jeremy Rock on making “animated transition” comicshttp://ift.tt/1gidVsn

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Has anyone come up with a definite name for those “swipe” comics? Many use Comixology’s Guided View, but there are other methods. Anyway, they are increasingly popular, and lerning how to make them is becoming an actual comics skill set. Jeremy Rock, artist on Thrillbent’s The Eighth Seal, has
a process post on these comics that may be the first primer for the format:

Before I jump into my storyboarding process, I’m going to explain one of my most-used terms, “Swipe Effect”, which is just a play on the terms “special effect” or “sound effect.” It refers to a moment when the reader swipes on a touchscreen device and something changes in an unconventional way when compared to traditional comic book storytelling.

Some Thrillbent writers use the term “on the swipe” in their scripts when they want the artist to create a swipe effect (i.e., “on the swipe, she changes into a monster”). This style of storytelling can make something appear, disappear or create the illusion of movement. I usually just run on instinct when it comes to swipe effects, so I wasn’t sure how I was going to explain my approach, but when I started analyzing my techniques I realized that there was a lot more structure to my process than I had originally thought. So I’ve broken down my techniques and labeled parts to better explain why I do what I do. I’ve also created visual examples to help explain this stuff. These are just some of the basics to start with. There are still many ways to experiment with digital storytelling outside of the examples that I give below.

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