Drawing for Comics with Procreate
From head to paper
A course by Laura Athayde , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: From head to paper
Overview
“In this class, I will explain how to develop a sincere and captivating text from an initial idea: turning idea into text”
In this video lesson Laura Athayde addresses the topic: From head to paper, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing for Comics with Procreate. Combine text and drawing techniques on an iPad and turn your ideas into powerful comic strips, from the initial idea to the final publication.
Partial transcription of the video
“From head to paper Before, we talked about how to choose an idea for our comic strip. and now let's learn to develop the text. Now that I know what I want to talk about, I start researching it, whether news, images, or other drawings and see what other artists have said about it. Knowing what kind of comic you want to do, start writing down everything that comes to mind on that topic. Or, in the case of an informational strip, you write down what comes up most relevant in your search and that best helps to convey that idea. As I said before, not every comic strip needs text. But even for a ...”
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Course summary for: Drawing for Comics with Procreate
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Comic, Design, Digital Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Laura Athayde
A course by Laura Athayde
Laura Athayde is an illustrator and comic artist from Manaus, based in Belo Horizonte. Her comic strips, which convey reality with humor and warmth while also tackling important questions, have been published in magazines such as The Nib and POMEgranate.
She has also produced pieces for names like Netflix, Nivea, Telecine, and Casa Fiat de Cultura as well as illustrated for Record, Companhia das Letras, Planeta, and more. In 2018, she was a finalist for the Jabuti Award for Illustration and in 2019 she received the prestigious Troféu HQMIX for Best Independent Sole Publication with Histórias Tristes e Piadas Ruins. In 2022, her piece Aconteceu Comigo: Histórias de Mulheres Reais em Quadrinhos won the 37th Angelo Agostini Award.
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