The Comic is Another Story
Paco Roca
A course by Paco Roca , Comic Book Author and Illustrator
About the video: Paco Roca
Overview
“I talk a little about myself and how I got to draw comics.”
In this video lesson Paco Roca addresses the topic: Paco Roca, 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] Hi, my name is Paco Roca. I'm the author of comics. Drawing from, well, since remember. Since I was little. For me, drawing has been my form of expression. I think that more than an interest for the drawing itself, what I liked was telling stories. still have, well, some of those [Inaudible] that I made as a child. Those, well, both drawing and script, are pretty crappy. But I think they show a little the desire that I had to tell stories. Well, the title ... I say the title, the signature ... It's a clear tribute to [Inaudible]. As I say, well, it was pretty shabby everything, but ...”
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Course summary for: The Comic is Another Story
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Drawing, Fine Arts, Narrative, Storyboard
Paco Roca
A course by Paco Roca
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.
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