FINAL PRINT SIZE COMIC BOOK PAGE FULL

Now, if you’re going to be printing a trade paperback book, then you have some leeway. This way, I don’t have to think about it after Step 2. The printer will trim off what they need to, depending on a page being on the right or left (if necessary), resulting in a 6.625×10.25 standard comic book size with a safe 6×9 area.įor this method, I’ve recorded this process as an Action in Photoshop.

FINAL PRINT SIZE COMIC BOOK PAGE FULL

These dimensions will allow you to have full bleed pages, meaning that you can have images running off the edge of the page. This process gives you the page size of 6.875×10.5, which is the size you’ll need to use when going to print. Reduce the canvas size by changing the width to 6.875. If you are using another application, or a higher version of Photoshop, the scaling might be different.ĥ. This will (in Photoshop CS, at least) change the width to 7. Now, reduce the image size by changing the height to 10.5. This makes the page dimensions a perfect 2×3 ratio at a good-sized scale that will result in having our safe area come out to a near-perfect – if not perfect (at least to the eye) 6×9 in the end.Ĥ. In Photoshop, or some other comparable application, reduce the canvas size to 10.5×15.75. Once you’ve cleaned up your scan (another post) and have it looking the way you want, save it as a master copy.ģ. I have an oversized, 12×17 flatbed by Microtek, but I did used to use an 8.5×11 to scan in large pages and then spliced them together in Photoshop.Ģ. For ease of use, we’ll be sticking with a 2×3 ratio and make adjustments if/when we need to.ġ. Standard print size, after trim: 6.625×10.25Ĭomics are generally printed in a 2×3 ratio, but not exactly, and not always. I’m sure a comprehensive guide is out there, but I’ve been doing this for years and I haven’t found one that is definitive, at least for me.Īfter doing yet more research and some calculations (with the assistance of, yes, a calculator and Photoshop CS), I’ve come up with a process that I can actually use to reduce my comic pages so that they meet today’s standard specifications… I think. Being anal retentive, a technique-head, and needing to have a good method in place for comic page post-production, I’ve searched the Internet for as much information regarding comic book pages sizes and reduction methods.

Final print size comic book page