The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design
Selection of scenes and distribution in vignettes I
A course by Carlos Pacheco , Comic Artist
Joined February 2016
About the video: Selection of scenes and distribution in vignettes I
Overview
“In this lesson we will choose the scenes that we will show in the vignettes and I will show you how to distribute those vignettes throughout the pages.”
In this video lesson Carlos Pacheco addresses the topic: Selection of scenes and distribution in vignettes I, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design. Learn to design the layout, sketches, lighting, and finishes for comic strips.
Partial transcription of the video
“Okay, let's get to work. In this lesson. Now directly on format. About the pages. The instruments we had chosen. Digital instrument. Ignore physical instruments. But let's start To transfer all that information. Which provides us with the script on paper. Since, 5 pages. 5 or 6 pages, which is what I chose. So that you can work. It's an excess of page. It's too big a job. To be able to do it in this time. Let's summarize in two pages. (Inaudible) sketched, and one page. Final review. With this I will have the necessary information. And enough, so that on your own. Be able to do the rest of ...”
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Course summary for: The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Narrative, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Carlos Pacheco
A course by Carlos Pacheco
Carlos Pacheco (1961-2022) was a professional comic book artist. He worked in the US comic industry for companies such as Marvel and DC, with forays into independent comics.
Throughout his career, he worked on collections of popular characters like Avengers, X-Men, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Superman, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Justice League of America.
His work was recognized with numerous awards such as the 1996 Revelation Author by Wizard magazine, Best Spanish Author by the readers of specialist magazine Dolmen, Best Spanish Comic Cartoonist by the Granada Comic Fair in 2001, and by the 2004 Fantastic and Horror Film Week in Estepona, Málaga. In addition, his own series, created alongside US screenwriter Kurt Busiek, was nominated for the prestigious Eisner awards in 2004. In 2010, he was awarded the Andalusian Comic prize at the Granada International Comic Fair.
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