Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
Course final project
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the final project for: Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
Illustration for comics: anatomy of a superhero
“Well, friend and future colleague, I hope you enjoyed as much as I did this superhero anatomy course. I wish to have generated curiosity and the need to venture into the study of anatomy and drawing in general. Remember that this is just the beginning of a long learning. The more you master the structure of the human figure, the more credible and effective your superheroes will be. I invite you to do a drawing per day of your characters and apply the knowledge learned in the course. You will see how your designs take on a life of their own. Now, you only need paper, pencil and a lot of imagination! See you soon in the forum where I look forward to seeing your drawings, assignments, questions and comments. Together we make everyone's work grow. Thank you very much to be here! ”
Partial transcription of the video
“Final project We're nearing the end of this Domestika course titled Anatomy of a Superhero. I'm delighted to have been able to go on this journey with you through this wonderful course. At first, I told you a bit about my career and my influences. The first drawing we did was to study the different proportions, according to a classic and superhero anatomy. We looked at a basic structure of a figure to be able to place it in various poses. And then we went into more detail to see the different proportions of the head, how to draw the eyes, mouth, nose, and ears. We looked at the muscle bundl...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Comic, Figure Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Ariel Olivetti
A course by Ariel Olivetti
Ariel Olivetti was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. His passion for drawing the human figure and creating characters led him to creating cover illustrations for the comic magazine FIERRO in the ‘90s. He is also a co-creator of the comic El Cazador. He has been working in the comic industry for over twenty five years as an artist and illustrator, collaborating on publications for Dark Horse, Valiant, Sideshow, MARVEL, DC Comics, and Upper Deck.
His first artwork for the US market was The Last Avengers story for Marvel Comics, and was followed by Daredevil and X-Men. He has collaborated on a limited edition series for DC called Space Ghost and a host of other titles, including Mystique and Sabretooth (1996), Alpha Flight (1997), and What if? (1997) for Marvel, as well as JLA: Paradise Lost (1998), Haven: The Broken City (2002), Green Lantern (2003), and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
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