First off, I work on a very finely woven canvas. I find it responds the best to my work. Using an editor's blue pencil, I sketch out the horizon. The horizon is extremely important - everything is based off of it. I try to make it straight.

I also put in a few action lines for BoxJam or any of the other characters I'm drawing. Over half my effort may go into this phase, as I work out the basic composition of the panel.
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