Manga-Style Comic Creation from Scratch
From thumbnail to sketch
A course by Akimaro , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: From thumbnail to sketch
Overview
“It's time to start bringing your ideas to life. For that reason, in this lesson you will learn how to make the first thumbnails. Also, I will show you my process to choose which thumbnail best defines the idea I want to show. Once the thumbnail has been chosen, you will see how to clean it up to have a final sketch.”
In this video lesson Akimaro addresses the topic: From thumbnail to sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga-Style Comic Creation from Scratch. Come up with a story based on your own personal experience and create a comic ready to share on social media using storytelling techniques and vignettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Every day. we come up with countless ideas. However. like me. everyone faces a common issue: memory. Often. we think of numerous great ideas for drawings. but remembering them can be challenging. However. since writing them down takes time. we often end up forgetting or discarding them. That's why I consistently create thumbnails to capture those ideas. I'm going to teach you how to create them. A thumbnail. also known as a miniature. is a compact drawing that can be completed quickly. It typically starts with a broad overview and then moves to more detailed Don't pressure yourself and firs...”
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Course summary for: Manga-Style Comic Creation from Scratch
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Digital Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storytelling
Akimaro
A course by Akimaro
Adriana De la Torre, also known as Akimaro, is a designer by profession and an illustrator by trade. Combining these two arts, she has devoted herself to helping clients find their voice and telling stories through images. Since she was 16, Adriana has been publishing comics independently and is the co-author of the webcomic Parellet, published since 2012 and with two volumes in print.
Recently, she has worked with publishers like Penguin Random House to create illustrations for a teenage demographic. She loves to experiment and combines her experience in graphic design with her interest in modern Japanese culture.
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