Hello, my name is Jean-Etienne Ladouceur. I'm currently a student in Graphic Design at Ahuntsic College. I would like to make Comic Books later so that is why I chose to do a glossary of words often used into the field of Illustration and Comic Books in general.
artist
noun
The artist is the person who handles the visuals.
Example: The artist is sketching a new character.
fr: artiste
caption
noun
In a caption, words appear in a box separated from the rest of the panel or page, usually to give voice to a narrator, but sometimes used for the characters' thoughts or dialogue.
Example: The caption says: "Few weeks later...".
fr: légende
cartoonist
noun
A cartoonist (also comic strip creator) may refer to a person who does most or all of the art duties, and frequently, but not always, implies that the artist is also the writer.
Example: The cartoonist is working on his new comic book.
fr: bédéiste
colourist
noun
The colourist or colorist adds colours to the finished artwork, which can have an effect on mood and meaning.
Example: The colorist uses paint to create texture on the canvas.
fr: coloriste
comic book
noun
A comic book, also known as a comic or floppy, is a periodical, normally thin in size and stapled together. Comic books have a greater variety of units of encapsulation than comic strips, including the panel, the page, the spread, and inset panels.
Example: This comic book is full of colors and characters. I love it!
fr: bande dessinée
comic strip
noun
A comic strip is a short work of comics which has its origins in the world of newspapers, but may also appear in magazines or other periodicals, as well as in books and elsewhere.
Example: This comic strip may be short, but it's hilarious.
fr: bande dessinée courte
dailies
noun
As the name implies, a daily comic strip is a comic strip that is normally run six days a week in a newspaper, historically in black and white, although colour examples have become common.
Example: The dailies are even funnier in this magazine!
fr: bande dessinée quotidienne
graphic novel
noun
Graphic novel is a term whose definition is hard to pin down, but usually refers to self-contained, book-length form. Some would have its use restricted only to long-form narratives, while at the other extreme are people who use it as a synonym for "comics" or "comic book".
Example: This graphic novel is huge!
fr: roman graphique
gutter
noun
The gutter is the space between panels. Vertical gutters can be made thinner than horizontal gutters in order to encourage the reader to group each row of panels for easier reading.
Example: The gutters between the panels are too large in this comic.
fr: gouttière
inker
noun
An inker or finisher "finishes" and sometimes enhances, the pencilled artwork using ink (traditionally India ink) and a pen or brush to create a high-contrast image for photographing and printing.
Example: The inker is reworking the sketches of the penciller.
fr: encreur
panel
noun
A panel (alternatively known as frame or box) is one drawing on a page, and contains a segment of action.
Example: The action happening in the panel number 2 of the fifth page.
fr: case
penciller
noun
The penciller or penciler lays down the basic artwork for a page, deciding on panel placement and the placement of figures and settings in the panels,the backgrounds and the characters' facial expressions and poses.
Example: The penciller is sketching the first page of the comic book.
fr: dessinateur
sound effects
noun
Sound effects or onomatopoeia are words without bubbles that mimic sounds.
Example: The sound effects in this comic are drawn in an unusual font.
fr: effets sonores
speech bubble
noun
A speech/word/dialogue balloon or speech/word/dialogue bubble is a speech indicator, containing the character's dialogue.
Example: The man is talking loud because the text in the speech bubble is in uppercase.
fr: bulle de texte
splash
noun
A splash or splash page is a large, often full-page illustration which opens and introduces a story. Often designed as a decorative unit, its purpose is to capture the reader's attention, and can be used to establish time, place and mood.
Example: This splash is fantastic.
fr: page de garde
spread
noun
A spread is an image that spans more than one page. The two-page spread or double-page spread is the most common, but there are spreads that span more pages, often by making use of a foldout.
Example: The spread is usually in the middle of the comic book.
fr: dépliant
tailpointer/tail
noun
The indicator from the balloon that points at the speaker.
Example: The tailpointer is pointing at a dog, but he can only barks!
fr: queue
tier
noun
A tier is a singular row of panels.
Example: This tier is the best of the book!
fr: palier
web comics
noun
Webcomics, comics published via the Internet on the World Wide Web, have emerged since the beginning of the 21st century.
Example: Those web comics are so funny!
fr: blogue de bandes dessinées
writer
noun
The writer scripts the work—scripting may include plot, dialogue and action—in a way that the artist (or artists) can interpret the story into visuals for the reader.
Example: The writer his working on his new script.
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