Drawing for Comics with Procreate
Post or print?
A course by Laura Athayde , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Post or print?
Overview
“Post on the internet or publish a book? Both ways of getting your creations out into the world have their advantages. In this class, I'll talk about my experience with each of them and suggest some ways to make your work printable.”
In this video lesson Laura Athayde addresses the topic: Post or print?, 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
“Post or print? Now I'm going to talk about my experience with publishing and suggest ways to make your work printable. Posting comics online has many advantages. It's cheaper, you don't keep many books at home and your work has chances to reach places you never imagined. But printing also has its positive side. Escape from network algorithms, get further in a country where not everyone has access to the internet and reach a younger audience through libraries and schools. As the internet encompasses all types of content, your work can get lost in the midst of so many things, especially over ...”
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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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