Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul
Sketched
A course by Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou , 2019 National Comic Award (Spain)
Joined June 2018
About the video: Sketched
Overview
“Either the cartoonist has made the story or the scriptwriter has done it. In any case, now is the time when the cartoonist immerses himself in the story, feels a participant and begins to contribute ideas or suggestions that enrich the original script.”
In this video lesson Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou addresses the topic: Sketched, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul. Discover the process of making a comic with social purpose and use it as a tool to start important conversations and give visibility to those who need it.
Partial transcription of the video
“Sketched In this lesson, from the story we made earlier, we will do the pencil sketch phase. I did it in the Clip Studio, as you will see, but you can do it with pencil and paper. Let's see. We will start with the sketch phase. First, to this layer from the previous story we made, we will lower the intensity to serve as a fitting and reference, but don't bother us when drawing. The next thing is to click to make a new layer. We put the name we want, "Sketch", "Pencil" ... I usually put "Pencil". We can now start drawing. The tool I use is this, the Pencil. Here we have in Clip the character...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul
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Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou
A course by Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou
Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner, cofounders of LaGRÚAestudio have spent more than thirty years developing stories with social purpose in their comics. They are the illustrators and authors of comics such as Una posibilidad (Ed. Astiberri) and El día 3 (Ed. Astiberri), made in collaboration with journalist Laura Ballester. They have received several awards, including the 2019 National Comic Award.
Among their clients are several publishing houses such as Andana, Bromera, and Bullent, advertising agencies and media outlets such as El País and Diari Ara, brands such as Amstel, AVACU (Asociación Valenciana de Consumidores y Usuarios), the Polytechnic University of Valencia, foundations such as Cultura en Vena, and public entities such as the City Council of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana, and the Ministry of Equality.
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