Visual Narrative for Comic Books: Illustrate Your Own Universe

First Drawings

A course by Sam Hart , Comic Book and Storyboard Artist

Comic Book and Storyboard Artist . São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined November 2019

Learn to create your own fictional world through visual storytelling

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4,828 students
Audio: English
English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch

About the video: First Drawings

Overview

“In this lesson. I will show the first two pages taking form as I detail the anatomy and background elements.”

In this video lesson Sam Hart addresses the topic: First Drawings, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Narrative for Comic Books: Illustrate Your Own Universe. Learn to create your own fictional world through visual storytelling.

Partial transcription of the video

“First Drawings We're back from our break. We have the first page laid out in front of us and now we're gonna start refining the drawing. I always start refining my drawing by the main characters, to make sure that their anatomy, their faces, their facial expressions are correct, and they are going to be the focus of the reader's attention. The layout and the narrative choices are good for every kind of style and genre. I'll be drawing in my own style, which is quite realistic. You should draw in your own style. I'm going to start refining the panels now and taking care that the first panel ...”

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Course summary for: Visual Narrative for Comic Books: Illustrate Your Own Universe

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (160)
  • 4828 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 59m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Sam Hart

A course by Sam Hart

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Comic Book and Storyboard Artist

Sam Hart is an Anglo-Brazilian comic book artist based in São Paulo. He fell in love with comic books at a young age and has been reading, drawing, and writing them ever since. He has drawn stories featuring characters such as Robin Hood and The Power Rangers and had one of the graphics novels he illustrated adapted into a film starring oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron.

Aside from creating comic books of his own, Sam regularly teaches illustration and comic book art and is passionate about helping others create their own realities through visual narratives.


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Visual Narrative for Comic Books: Illustrate Your Own Universe. Illustration course by Sam Hart

Visual Narrative for Comic Books: Illustrate Your Own Universe

A course by Sam Hart
Comic Book and Storyboard Artist . São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined November 2019
  • 98% positive reviews (160)
  • 4,828 students