This tutorial takes you from an empty screen to a finished, downloaded comic page in about five minutes. You do not need an account, an install or any drawing skill: BlankComic runs in your browser, saves your work automatically on your device and never adds a watermark. Every step below matches the editor’s own buttons, so you can follow along with the editor open in another tab.
PREFER VIDEO? Watch the 4-minute video tutorial and follow along with the editor open in another tab. It covers every step on this page, from a blank page to your first download.
Quick Summary
- Layout (L): pick a page size and one of 30 panel layouts.
- Select a panel and press H or V to split it; drag edges to resize.
- Bubbles (B): speech, thought, shout, whisper, narration or caption.
- Picture (P) fills a panel; Draw (D) sketches on the page.
- Download (Ctrl/⌘ E) gives PNG, JPG, PDF or SVG; Ctrl/⌘ S saves an editable .blank file.
Before you begin
Open blankcomic.com/editor in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. The editor works on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux, Android and iOS. On a phone it switches to a touch layout with a toolbar at the bottom; a laptop or tablet gives you more room for a first try.
Across the top you will see six buttons: Layout, Panels, Bubbles, Text, Picture and Draw. Pages are managed on the right, and Download exports your work. That is the whole editor.
Step 1: Choose a page size and a layout
Click Layout (or press L). Under Page size, choose one of the presets:
| Preset | Good for |
|---|---|
| US Comic | A classic comic book page |
| A4 | Printing at home or school outside North America |
| Manga | Manga-style pages |
| Square | Instagram and other social posts |
| Webtoon | A vertical strip for phones, 800 × 1280 px |
| Custom | Any size, entered in pixels (72 px = 1 inch, so US Letter is 612 × 792) |
Then pick one of the 30 panel layouts under Layouts. For a first page, a simple one such as Hero shot (one big panel and smaller ones below) or 4 Grid is ideal. You can change everything afterwards.
Step 2: Shape the panels
- Select a panel by clicking it.
- Resize it by dragging its edges.
- Split it in two with H (split across, top and bottom) or V (split down, left and right).
- Style it in the panel settings: fill colour, border colour and style, thickness, rounded corners, or one of 12 shapes such as oval, slanted or star.
Tip: The gap between panels is the gutter. Keep it the same all over the page and the layout instantly looks deliberate. The gutter and tier guide explains why.
Step 3: Add speech bubbles
Click Bubbles (or press B) and choose a type:
| Bubble | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Speech | Normal dialogue |
| Thought | What a character thinks |
| Shout | Yelling, alarms, big emotions |
| Whisper | Quiet or secret lines |
| Narration | The narrator’s voice |
| Caption | Time and place: “Later that night…” |
Type straight away. To change the words later, click the bubble again (or press Enter); a double-click selects all its words. Drag the bubble to move it, and use Tail to point it at the speaker. Text size, font, bold, italic, alignment, fill, border and text colour are all in the bubble settings.
Not sure which shape to use? See speech bubble styles explained; for placement, how to lay out speech bubbles.
Step 4: Add pictures, drawings and text
- Picture (P): choose an image and it fills the panel you pick. You can also drag an image file straight onto a panel.
- Draw (D turns it on and off): sketch with pen, marker or brush, rub out with the eraser, and set size and opacity.
- Text (E): add a text box, a title or a sound word such as BAM! in fonts like Bangers, Bebas Neue or Oswald.
If you draw on paper, scan your pages first: how to scan hand-drawn comic pages.
Step 5: Add more pages
Use Pages on the right to add, duplicate and reorder pages. Duplicating a finished page is the quickest way to keep the same layout across a whole comic book or manga chapter. For pacing across pages, read multi-page storytelling.
Step 6: Download your comic
Click Download (Ctrl + E, or ⌘ + E on a Mac) and pick a format and quality:
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| PNG | Best quality for sharing and printing |
| JPG | Smaller files; adjustable compression |
| All pages in one file, ready to print | |
| SVG | Vector file of the current page |
| .blank | Your editable project, to open again later |
For PNG and JPG choose Web (72 DPI), Social (150 DPI) or Print (300 DPI). With several pages, you can export just the current page or get all of them in a ZIP.
Check this: Your work is saved automatically in this browser on this device, and it is never uploaded. That also means clearing your browser data, or switching computers, loses it. Press Ctrl/⌘ + S to save a .blank project file as a backup.
More on formats and resolution in the export guide.
What to learn next
| If you want to… | Read |
|---|---|
| Work faster | BlankComic keyboard shortcuts |
| Plan better pages | panel composition |
| Know how many panels to use | how many panels per page |
| Print a real comic | standard comic book page size |
| Print blank pages to draw on | free blank comic book pages |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BlankComic free?
Yes. The editor is completely free, with no subscription, no account and no watermark on anything you export.
Do I need to install anything or sign up?
No. BlankComic runs in your web browser on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
How do I add a speech bubble?
Click Bubbles or press B, then pick speech, thought, shout, whisper, narration or caption. Type straight away, and use Tail to point it at the speaker.
How do I split a panel?
Click the panel to select it, then press H to split it across (top and bottom) or V to split it down (left and right). Drag the edges to resize.
Is my comic saved?
Yes, automatically, in this browser on this device. It is never uploaded. Save a .blank file with Ctrl/⌘ S if you want a backup or to move to another computer.
Which file should I download?
PNG for sharing, PDF for printing several pages, JPG for small files, SVG for vector editing, and .blank to keep editing later.