Creating an Autobiographical Webcomic

Looking for matter 1

A course by Sol Díaz Castillo , Artist and Illustrator

Artist and Illustrator. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined June 2020
98% positive reviews (112)
1,736 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Looking for matter 1

Overview

“In this lesson I will teach you to try different materials to discover the one that best suits your project. I will choose at least three materials that I have on hand so that we can see what each one can deliver depending on the project.”

In this video lesson Sol Díaz Castillo addresses the topic: Looking for matter 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating an Autobiographical Webcomic. Explore your inner world to create and share illustrated stories ranging from the personal to the universal.

Partial transcription of the video

“Looking for matter In this lesson, I will show you the materials for the course and we will also do some experiments. First I will show you this notebook that I occupy. It is a simple pad that has a relatively thin grammage and that it helps me to work with these materials that are dry. It is a Canson brand pad. The truth is I work with anyone, I don't care about the brand. It's simple with a good size to experiment and visualize well what I will do. They can touch the paper and see how thick it is. They can also run their fingers over it and see if it has texture or not. and see if working...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Creating an Autobiographical Webcomic

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (112)
  • 1736 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (3h 21m)
  • 5 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Comic, Drawing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration, Writing

Sol Díaz Castillo

Sol Díaz Castillo
A course by Sol Díaz Castillo

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Artist and Illustrator

Sol Díaz started studying graphic design but her professional life led her to drawing and illustration shortly after, along with her personal approach to understanding and transforming the world around her. When she finished university, she published her first creations, and now, she has almost fifteen books published in her name, with characters that go from humor to fantasy, always with an observant eye.

She has also done illustration work for editorials with different authors and has explored areas such as animation, live drawing with music, magazine editing, podcast creation, and more. For Sol, drawing is a tool to tell stories and build characters that reflect your ideas, fears, convictions, and perspective on the world around you.


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Creating an Autobiographical Webcomic. Illustration course by Sol Díaz Castillo

Creating an Autobiographical Webcomic

A course by Sol Díaz Castillo
Artist and Illustrator. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined June 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (112)
  • 1,736 students