# Starting a comic

Once the script is written and the photos have been taken, it's time to start laying out the comic.

Import the photos from your shoot onto your computer to make them available to Comic Life.

To start your comic:
1. Open your comic script file
2. Click on "Start Comic" in the toolbar
3. Locate a comic template that best suits your needs.
4. Click Choose.

The template is loaded and you're ready begin the layout process. Using the script as your guide proceed to layout your pages, adding images from the shoot and text from the script to the panels.