FYI.

This story is over 5 years old.

Entertainment

When Comic Book Artists Make GIFs | GIF Six-Pack

These two mediums are a match made in animation heaven.

Each panel in a comic must be similar enough to create continuity, but change enough to move the action forward. Making GIFs by hand is a similar, and equally time-intensive, job. These days, artists from the former field have been crossing into the latter, sometimes even incorporating GIF frames into their webcomics themselves. We've gathered six badass comic artist who also trade in GIFs, including Penelope Gazin, Kelsey Wroten, and Becca Human. Check out their animations, and click the links below, to support their platform-hopping work:

Advertisement

Penelope Gazin

Becca Human

See more comic GIFs on GIPHY.

Related:

Dissecting the Classic 9-Panel Grid in Comics

A Guide To Enjoying (And Making Your Own) GIF Art

Meet the GIF Artist Turning His Dreams into Cinemagraphs