Introduction to Autobiographical Comics
The character in space
A course by Mariano Diaz Prieto , Cartoonist and Illustrator
Joined September 2018
About the video: The character in space
Overview
“To close the unit, I will explain how to compose a background in a simple way and include the character to create a narrative situation. ”
In this video lesson Mariano Diaz Prieto addresses the topic: The character in space, 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 this lesson we will see how to place the character Inside the space without going crazy. For that we are going to draw the space. Here we are going to see some considerations around the theme of how to build space. In the situation we have here we see a table with two characters that are looking out through a glass, where there is another person sitting and a car. I could use many graphic resources here to generate the feeling of depth and space, such as using a vanishing point like the one built in this image, that if you notice, there is a red dot from which all the elements They corre...”
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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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