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Design a Comic Book

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Overview

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From the basics of character development and design, and learning Manga Studio--an essential piece of software--to courses on page layout, penciling, coloring, and lettering, this comprehensive learning path will provide you with all the tools you need to create a dynamic comic book.
  • Learn the fundamentals of how to develop a character.
  • Practice with hands-on exercises in Manga Studio.
  • Design page layouts and pencil comic book pages.

Syllabus

  • Course 1: Drawing Foundations: Fundamentals
    • Breaks down the fundamentals of drawing, from line, tone, value, and light to negative space, perspective, and composition.
  • Course 2: Learning Character Development and Design
    • Learn how to develop memorable, believable characters for all types of illustration: cartoons, comics, feature animation, gaming, kid's books, and advertising.
  • Course 3: Drawing Good and Evil Comic Book Characters
    • Learn how to draw comic book characters—villains and superheroes alike—in these simple drawing tutorials from Ben Bishop.
  • Course 4: Photoshop: Coloring Comic Book Characters
    • Learn how to add color, subtle shading, and simple environments to your comic book character drawings in Photoshop.
  • Course 5: Designing Dynamic Layouts with Text and Dialog in Comics
    • Learn the art and craft of comic book layout. Find out how to achieve a dynamic balance between the art and text, including narration, dialog, and sound effects.
  • Course 6: Learning Graphic Novel Storyboarding
    • Learn how to use storyboard film techniques to understand shot composition, consistency, and movement within a frame, and apply those techniques as you build your comic book panels.
  • Course 7: Penciling a Comic Book Page
    • Learn how to draw comic books. Get a look inside the penciling process of comic creator Ben Bishop, as he goes from script to fully illustrated page.
  • Course 8: Lettering Comic Books with Illustrator
    • Learn the art of comic book lettering—designing word balloons, dialogue, sound effects, and more—with Adobe Illustrator.
  • Course 9: Comic Books: Digital Inking and Refinement
    • Learn how to digitally ink comics. Comic creator Ben Bishop shows two methods for inking comics in Photoshop, using examples from his graphic novel, The Aggregate.

Taught by

Will Kemp, Mary Jane Begin, Ben Bishop, Ben Bishop, Ben Bishop, Ben Bishop, Ben Bishop, John Roshell and Ben Bishop

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