Digital Comic Illustration for Social Media
Drawing Basics
A course by Rocío Diestra Villavicencio , Illustrator and Cartoon Artist
Joined December 2014
Joined December 2014
About the video: Drawing Basics
Overview
“Here I am going to teach you a bit of drawing theory that will help you create the vignettes.”
In this video lesson Rocío Diestra Villavicencio addresses the topic: Drawing Basics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Comic Illustration for Social Media. Transform your client's briefs into a digital comic strip by learning how to illustrate original cartoons.
Partial transcription of the video
“Drawing basics Now I will tell you about basic drawing theory which will help for your cartoons. We will start with some simple anatomy. We will see how to draw the body and poses. To do so, we can start with references. I'll show you how I use a reference image to draw a dynamic pose. I chose this image from SenshiStock, an artist who takes reference photos. She has action poses, but she also has everyday poses. The first thing I do is find the action line. The action line is an abstract term, but it is essentially the character's movement. There is no set starting or finishing point, but ...”
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Course summary for: Digital Comic Illustration for Social Media
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Instagram, Social Media, Traditional illustration
Rocío Diestra Villavicencio
A course by Rocío Diestra Villavicencio
Although she is formally trained as an architect, Rocío Diestra has found success as an illustrator and cartoon artist. Her comic strips are characterized by sweet, simple, almost naif, linework, that contrasts with the provocative messages woven into the dialogue.
This contrast of sweet and sour has led her to work with major brands like Absolut Perú and Vogue España. She has also published a book with Penguin Random House titled Este libro no es acerca de ti, a collection of comics and texts that was warmly received by her audiences.
Her latest projects tackle other important topics like mental health and social issues. One of the most notable projects from her recent work is El Crush, a webcomic that became so popular on social media it was converted into a graphic novel and published by Penguin Random House.
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