Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
Different anatomical proportions
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Different anatomical proportions
Overview
“We will begin by looking at the differences between the anatomy of a normal human figure, an idealized one and a superheroic one. In addition, we will see how American and European comics work.”
In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: Different anatomical proportions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero. Learn to draw the skeleton, muscles, and poses to convey the true power of your characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this unit we are going to talk about proportions. In this case Since it is about proportions of a superheroic anatomy, I would like to show you first the difference that there is with the more general proportions, the idealized and the superheroic that have their differences. The head is always taken as a measure unit. In the case of the average human being, There are seven and a half heads. In the idealized case, the idealized figure, which is used a lot for advertising or for illustration works in general, the standard of eight heads is used. And for the superhero drawing, I choose the...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
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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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