Introduction to Autobiographical Comics
Different ways of telling the same thing
A course by Mariano Diaz Prieto , Cartoonist and Illustrator
Joined September 2018
About the video: Different ways of telling the same thing
Overview
“We already know how to make an autobiographical comic of four paintings. In this lesson, I show you some variants that will modify or improve your narration. ”
In this video lesson Mariano Diaz Prieto addresses the topic: Different ways of telling the same thing, 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 different modes of telling the same story. For that I am going to show you these alternative versions of what would be the same narration. This version that I chose of the narration is the one that seemed to me more sincere, more genuine with the real situation that I had lived. These sketches that you see here I draw them first in pencil and then I pass them in ink so I can see them more clearly. You can make them in pencil, they can make them with pen, markers ... The time that each person takes to make this sketch can be very different . For me, making a sketch...”
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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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