Useful Tips for Drawing Comics
Salva Espín shares some tips to deal with particular aspects when drawing comics
Starting a few decades ago, comics have started to gain more strength and relevance in the creative world. This special language mixes the art of storytelling with graphics, allowing spectacular and exciting narratives. If you like drawing and are a lover of stories, you will discover an exciting outlet for expression in comics.
Salva Espín (@salvaespin) is a prolific illustrator who has worked for Marvel Comics since 2007 and is one of the few Spanish-speaking cartoonists who has given life to more than twenty comic books of characters such as Deadpool, Wolverine, or Hulk. Below, Salva reveals some of his secrets to dealing with certain aspects in your comics like a professional:
Nudity
Since Marvel doesn't have strict guidelines on how to deal with sex or nude scenes, Salva guides himself by the standard rules of the movie world: covering nipples and genitals.
For example, the genitals can be covered with parts of the character's body, stage elements, cloth, or any other resource that makes sense in the scene. You can also help yourself with the use of shadows, lighting, or placing the character on his back.
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