Creation of Autobiographical Graphic Novels
Original in graphite 2
A course by Marcela Trujillo Espinoza , Painter and Comic Artist
Joined July 2020
About the video: Original in graphite 2
Overview
“We continue to develop the story of our comic and illustrate it in graphite.”
In this video lesson Marcela Trujillo Espinoza addresses the topic: Original in graphite 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of Autobiographical Graphic Novels. Learn to transform a personal memory into appealing vignettes with India ink, a pen, and a brush.
Partial transcription of the video
“Original in graphite Now I finished my graphite drawing of the original of the comic. It took me a bit because it is a slow process to do for everything. Also, it is a time where you can erase mistakes. Sometimes I don't like this, you erase it, you have to do it all over again. It is necessary to take into account that one is delayed. Now I'm going to show you the graphite drawing step by step. I'm going to put a sheet here so as not to stain this drawing and I'm showing you the changes I made when I started to draw. I had to make the letter smaller because it was too big and I had very li...”
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Course summary for: Creation of Autobiographical Graphic Novels
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Illustration -
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storyboard, Traditional illustration, Writing

Marcela Trujillo Espinoza
A course by Marcela Trujillo Espinoza
Marcela Trujillo, better known as Maliki for her comic character Maliki 4 ojos, graduated from the University of Chile where she studied art with a minor in painting. She has made a career for herself as a comic artist and professional painter.
Over the course of her career, her work has appeared in individual painting exhibits in museums and galleries and she has published 7 autobiographical graphic novels with publishers like Ocho Libros, Planeta, and Reservoir books. She also works as a university professor teaching comics, drawing, and painting and is the co-creator of the La Polola podcast about feminist comics with artist Sol Díaz.
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