The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design
Sketching of the pages
A course by Carlos Pacheco , Comic Artist
Joined February 2016
About the video: Sketching of the pages
Overview
“We will begin to draw the first sketches that we will be detailing until we can see on paper what until now was only in our mind.”
In this video lesson Carlos Pacheco addresses the topic: Sketching of the pages, 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
“Well then, in this new lesson. We will finish preparing. What we are going to use on the light table. To move on to the final pencil. That is, we are going to do. A final sketch of that page. What we have done. Diagramming in a way. More or less fast. And more or less light. We're going to use ink. Because that way. The image is much clearer. What will we see on the light table? And we are going to define certain parts. But it is not necessary to make a finished drawing. A very light drawing, an ink sketch. And for that we will use. From calibrated colors. As there are different brands. Lik...”
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Course summary for: The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design
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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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