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Storytelling for Comics: Explore Action and Perspective

Making a Portfolio and the Importance of Original Creations

A course by André Lima Araújo , Comic Book Creator

Comic Book Creator. Ponte de Lima, Portugal.
Joined June 2021
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5,217 students
Audio: English, Spanish
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About the video: Making a Portfolio and the Importance of Original Creations

Overview

“In this lesson, I will teach you how to build a portfolio.”

In this video lesson André Lima Araújo addresses the topic: Making a Portfolio and the Importance of Original Creations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Storytelling for Comics: Explore Action and Perspective. Develop meaningful characters and discover how perspective can help drive the narrative for compelling comic book sequences.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Making a Portfolio and the Importance of Original Creations In this lesson, we'll look at how to assemble a portfolio and the importance of original creations. When you assemble a portfolio, you should keep in mind that it's for an editor to see, so keep it brief. You don't need too much in it. For example, if it is for Marvel and DC, 10-12 images can do it. What you need to be absolutely certain of is to include sequential pages. A sequence of at least four to six pages, that should do it. That's to make sure you show the editor that you can tell a story. That's how we see you can do it....”

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Course summary for: Storytelling for Comics: Explore Action and Perspective

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (106)
  • 5217 students
  • 4 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 46m)
  • 10 downloads
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    Illustration
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    Clip Studio Paint
  • Areas

    Comic, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Storyboard, Storytelling

André Lima Araújo

André Lima Araújo
A course by André Lima Araújo

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Comic Book Creator

André Lima Araújo is a comic book creator from Portugal. Growing up, he loved comics and was always creating stories and characters. He went on to architecture at the University of Minho and, after graduating, worked as an architect and illustrator before deciding to pursue his passion for comic books as a career.

Since then, André has written, drawn, and created original books including Man Plus, and worked with publishers like DC Comics, and Netflix. He has also worked for Marvel Comics on titles such as Fantastic Four, Avengers AI, Spider-Verse, Inhumans, Spidey, and Black Panther among others.


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Storytelling for Comics: Explore Action and Perspective. Illustration course by André Lima Araújo Best seller

Storytelling for Comics: Explore Action and Perspective

A course by André Lima Araújo
Comic Book Creator. Ponte de Lima, Portugal.
Joined June 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (106)
  • 5,217 students