# The Comic is Another Story | Domestika

> A course by Paco Roca · Illustration · Intermediate
> 16 lessons (3h 24m) · 99% of the 585 student ratings are positive

Want to become a visual storyteller? In this online course, award-winning comic book author and illustrator Paco Roca teaches you how to create a short comic from start to finish. Take an in-depth look at each step involved and discover your teacher's secrets to crafting an engaging story, from narrative devices to tricks and techniques for achieving the perfect balance between your text and illustrations. 

Whether your favorite genre is humor, action, or even _costumbrismo_, Paco shows you his creative process and how to adapt it to your personal narrative style.

## Who is this online course for?

Anyone who likes drawing and wants to explore the creative freedom of telling stories through comics.

## What is this course's project?

Make your own two-page comic with a self-contained story in the style of your teacher's publications in _El País Semanal_. Although the final project is two pages, you can use the principles and work process that Paco teaches you to create a longer comic or even a graphic novel.

## Requirements and materials

Basic drawing and writing skills are required for this course. 

As for materials, you need paper, pencil, markers or brushes, a computer with Photoshop, and a printer.

## Content

### Introduction

In this unit I briefly show my work and my projects and introduce you a little into the world of comics, teaching references that seem essential to me.

### We create the story

We begin to think about the idea of our project, to look for information and to structure the script.

### We make the sketches

Time to start drawing the first sketches.

### We draw

This is the phase in which we will carry out the work that the reader will see. It is something like the visible tip of the iceberg. It is a very important part, but if the rest of the work is good, we can face it in a relaxed way, trying to focus only on the visual part.

### We put color

In this unit we will give the final finish, adding the color and the final texts.

## Audio and subtitles

**Audio:** Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish

**Subtitles:** Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Turkish

[The Comic is Another Story](https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/31-the-comic-is-another-story)