# Female Character Design for Comics | Domestika

> A course by Marcio Takara · Illustration · Beginner
> 16 lessons (2h 50m) · 94% of the 334 student ratings are positive

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Gone are the days when women in comics were portrayed only as sidekicks or love interests. Nowadays, a new breed of female characters and superheroes are taking the comic book world by storm with powerful storytelling and stunning visuals.

In this course, Marcio Takara—comic book artist with experience drawing comics for Marvel and DC—will teach you how to draw female characters from scratch. Starting from action lines and composition, this course will show you how to add volume, movement, balance, and expression to your creations.

## Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, comic book artists, and people who wish to expand their skills in character creation.

## What is this course's project?

You will create a finished piece with a female character from scratch, starting with layouts, showing the pencil stage, and finishing it with inks.

## Requirements and materials

You'll need basic drawing skills and, as for materials, you'll only need a pencil, eraser, ink, brush, and paper.

## Content

### Introduction

Hey. Welcome to this course. 

Here, I will show you how I come up with a female character that could be used on a comic-book, explaining the basic layout structure of the figure and composition. And finishing with inks and grey tones.

At the end of the course you’ll be able to understand how I think when creating a female figure piece of art.

### Preparation, Research and Pencil Lines

In this unit I will introduce the materials for this part of the course, talk about the importance of picking references and how to compose our figure.

### Hair, Faces and Hands

I want to show you, still using a pencil, how important it is to define concrete parts of the body for expression and character.

### Ink!

In this unit I will show you my inking process, from the lines to the greytones.

## Audio and subtitles

**Audio:** English, German, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish

**Subtitles:** Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish

[Female Character Design for Comics](https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/1035-female-character-design-for-comics)