Drawing for Comics with Procreate
Style, references and resolution
A course by Laura Athayde , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Style, references and resolution
Overview
“In this class, we'll talk about style, use of references, color profiles, document resolution, and other important issues in creating digital comics.”
In this video lesson Laura Athayde addresses the topic: Style, references and resolution, 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
“Style, references and resolution In this class, we will talk about important issues in creating the look of digital comics. I like to use various drawing styles and choose the one that best matches the idea to be conveyed. I like to use a more realistic drawing in more dramatic strips and with more serious themes, as in this one, for example, in which I used hatches and a shading which gives more weight to the image and adds drama. In this one I also used the same idea of using a more realistic anatomy. I tend to use more cartoonish drawings for more fun stories. Here, for example, simplify...”
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Course summary for: Drawing for Comics with Procreate
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Category
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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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