The Comic is Another Story
World of comics
A course by Paco Roca , Comic Book Author and Illustrator
About the video: World of comics
Overview
“I show different comics that I consider important and that have influenced me as a draftsman.”
In this video lesson Paco Roca addresses the topic: World of comics, 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
“In this first lesson we are going to do, as I said, a review of the comics that have been an influence for me, of course every author will have his own and well I hope that each one of you end up having yours too, but I think it's very important to know to have culture of the environment I think it is important to everyone, I believe that a writer needs to have references a filmmaker the same even a comic book author the more influences you have and the more references you have from others media, much better, for me, well, my first influence Well, logically, just as I think for all readers ...”
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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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