Resources I used for Beyond the Road – a Quicklist

Useful reference for all the tools used to create the graphic novel, Beyond the Road.

This is not a list of recommendations or referrals. This is just letting you know what I used.

Software

• Scrivener – for planning and script/summary writing
• Procreate – for drawing thumbnails
• Clip Studio Paint Ex – for drawing comic pages
  • Brushes: (Legacy) Pens & Brushes_Ver.1.10.9 (ContentID: #1842027) – “Darker bleed” & “Textured pen”
• Affinity Suite 2
  • Affinity Designer – for laying out cover copy and design
  • Affinity Publisher – for exporting to print guidelines and color profiles

References

• Google Maps & Apple Maps – useful for getting map and layout data, but not consistent with timelines
• State & National Park websites
  • Bureau of Land Management
    • Fort Ord National Monument
  • California State Parks
    • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
    • Andrew Molera State Park
    • Garrapata State Park
• Personal photo collection

Progress Management

• Notion – for tracking completion progress and tasks

Fonts

• Blambot – excellent source of comic-lettering fonts, provided by Nate Piekos
  • Beyond the Road’s default font: Milk Mustache

Hardware

• Huion 24K Drawing Tablet
• Apple M1 16″ Macbook Pro
• Apple M1 12.9″ iPad Pro

I’ll update this if any additional details come up during outside conversations.