Introduction to Autobiographical Comics
The simple drawing as a tool
A course by Mariano Diaz Prieto , Cartoonist and Illustrator
Joined September 2018
About the video: The simple drawing as a tool
Overview
“We will draw in a simple way, with minimal resources, in contraction of time. ”
In this video lesson Mariano Diaz Prieto addresses the topic: The simple drawing as a tool, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Autobiographical Comics. Learn to turn your own experiences into short comics.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the previous lesson I had chosen this situation from the sketchbook that had caught my attention, That seemed interesting to tell. And based on that it occurred to me to make a narration, a cartoon about something he had lived, That's why I made this sketch. This sketch is a very rough sketch of this situation I had seen with my wife in a cafe and a weird lady outside. In this the characters are raised very quickly, which are simply circles with eyes, and text balloons, which are something that, as it is a narrated situation, It has an importance. Do I have to make a detailed and accurat...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Autobiographical Comics
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Mariano Diaz Prieto
A course by Mariano Diaz Prieto
Mariano Díaz, also known as Marianoenelmundo, has a long career as an illustrator for publishers in Spain and Latin America. In more recent history, he has focused his efforts on producing autobiographical vignettes in four panels that he creates on paper with watercolor and shares on his social media and his blog.
In addition to the series of short cartoons he posts online, he has published two silent books, Mondo babosa and Doña Elba, that tell fantasy stories.
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