The Comic is Another Story
The documentation
A course by Paco Roca , Comic Book Author and Illustrator
Learn to create a graphic story, from the idea to the final illustration
- English, Spanish
- 97% positive reviews (551)
- 10522 students
About the video: The documentation
Overview
“Documentation is important for any type of history. Although the way of documenting is different depending on the story we want to tell, it is equally necessary. ”
In this video lesson Paco Roca addresses the topic: The documentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Comic is Another Story. Learn to create a graphic story, from the idea to the final illustration.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] In this class we are going to talk about the documentation. For me the documentation is, well practically the most important part of, well, but more important at least with the that I most enjoy in some way is already as what satisfies the need to make a comic, it is the need to know more about a topic. So well, this part I dedicate, well, lot of time, I could dedicate it, come on! do not finish ever, but at some point you have to stop and well put to write the script and continue the process, but let's say it's a phase that never I would have an end. You are always going to need mo...”
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Course summary for: The Comic is Another Story
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Comic, Drawing, Fine Arts, Narrative, Storyboard
Paco Roca considers himself one of those fortunate people who has managed to make their childhood dream come true. He always wanted to make a living by drawing and currently works as a comic book author and illustrator. He has collaborated on a wide variety of illustration projects across many sectors, from advertising to press and publishing, and his work has been featured in the culture supplement Babelia and El País Semanal, as well as in Las Provincias, Corriere della Sera, and Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin.
As for comics, he began publishing in the Spanish magazine El Víbora, which led to his standalone works GOG, El Juego Lúgubre, Hijos de la Alhambra, El Faro, Arrugas (which earned him the National Comic Award, among others), Las Calles de Arena, Emotional World Tour, El invierno del dibujante, Memorias de un hombre en pijama, La Metamorfosis, and Los surcos del azar.
He has also worked in television and radio and collaborated as a screenwriter and character designer in the film adaptation of his graphic novel Arrugas, earning him a Goya Award for best adapted screenplay. In recent years, he's been traveling the globe participating in exhibits, teaching workshops, and giving talks about his work.
- 97% positive reviews (551)
- 10522 students
- 16 lessons (3h 24m)
- 12 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
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- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Intermediate
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