The Comic is Another Story
We draw in pencil
A course by Paco Roca, Comic Book Author and Illustrator
About the video: We draw in pencil
Overview
“In this part of the process we will therefore take care of the graphic aspect. In looking for the graphic style that best suits the story.”
In this video lesson Paco Roca addresses the topic: We draw in pencil, 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 lesson. we are going to talk about drawing. We already have the script. we have the idea. Now we are going to start. well. we have those sketches we made and from those sketches. we are going to start drawing the story. finding our own graphic style. or the artistic style that we believe best complements the narrative of that story. I believe that everyone who always begins with a fear of developing their own style. It's a common hurdle in finding one's unique often thinking that style is simply the graphic part. it's about resembling someone or not resembling anyone and having some...”
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Course summary for: The Comic is Another Story
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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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