Female Character Design for Comics
A course by Marcio Takara
, Comic Book Artist
Learn the traditional techniques to draw a female figure with volume, movement, balance, and expression from scratch
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- 5890 students
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Learn the traditional techniques to draw a female figure with volume, movement, balance, and expression from scratch
- 92% Positive reviews (178)
- 5890 students
- Online and at your own pace
- Audio: English
- Level: Beginner
- Updated on 08/04/2020
- 16 Lessons (2h 50m)
- Available from the app
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
- Unlimited access forever
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.
About this course
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Preparation, Research and Pencil Lines
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U3U3. Hair, Faces and Hands
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U4U4. Ink!
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FPFP Final Project
Marcio Takara introduces himself and talks about the projects he has worked on over the years for Marvel, DC Comics, and others. Before showing you how he creates his drawings, he talks about his favorite materials.
The idea is to show how you can mix the figure's movement, with volume and anatomy. Marcio shows you how he comes up with the composition while placing the figure on the page, the use of negative space, as well as black and white areas.
Start using pencils for the basic shapes and layout, and then introduce ink and brushes. Marcio explains the idea behind his style of using brushes for different line weights and texture, while also talking about light and shadow.
Then it's time to talk about how to pick and use different clothes and costumes, as well as face and hand expressions. And how Marcio draws thinking ahead about different hairstyles.
Finally, learn how to introduce some grey tones using ink wash.
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.
Projects by course students
Who is it for?
Illustrators, comic book artists, and people who wish to expand their skills in character creation.
What you need
You'll need basic drawing skills and, as for materials, you'll only need a pencil, eraser, ink, brush, and paper.
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A course by Marcio Takara
Marcio Takara is a comic book artist who has lived in Toronto and Rio de Janeiro over the years and has worked on comics for Marvel and DC, mostly. He used to be a graphic designer but made the switch to working with comics in 2006.
He has done work for videogames, ad agencies, and toy companies but spends most of his time working with comics for Marvel and DC, doing the covers and interior art for the books. Some of his most recent works include Detective Comics, Nightwing, Birds of Prey, and Hellblazer for DC Comics; and Captain Marvel, All-New Wolverine, Jessica Jones, and Wolverine for Marvel Comics.
Contents
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Influences
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What We Will Do in this Course
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U2
Preparation, Research and Pencil Lines
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Materials
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Picking Reference
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Preparation - Composition
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Refining the Figure Pt.1
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Refining the Figure Pt.2
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U3
Hair, Faces and Hands
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Hair
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Hands - body expression
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Face - Details and Expression
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Costumes
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U4
Ink!
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Lines
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Ink Texture Pt.1
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Ink Texture Pt.2
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Grey Tones - Ink Wash
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FP
Final Project
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Female Character Design for Comics
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kcpc1982
Muy interesante ver parte por parte como ir dando forma a este tipo de dibujo muy creativo al final pero si se necesita una base en saber dibujar el cuerpo humano, si bien igual te da unas indicaciones de eso.
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ir_amauri
Sim, é um ótimo curso, principalmente para quem tem dificuldade em desenhar figuras femininas que não é tão fácil, porém o Marcio Takara com sua didática deixa tudo mais fácil, além de mostra o uso dos materiais tradicionais e a finalização com pincéis que também é algo um pouco complexo. Parabéns ao Marcio Takara e a equipe Domestika por este excelente curso.
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koroman
Loved the course and liked some practical advices. Recommend.
eve_hux
Es un curso muy práctico. Y explica detalladamente los pasos a realizar, y eso es muy enriquecedor.
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eric_fm80
Curso excelente, esta enfocado para los ilustradores que ya tienen un poco de dominio de la anatomía femenina y se enfoca mucho en entintado tradicional con pincel.
los diversos tips que Marcio te menciona vale mucho la pena.
muy recomendable.
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