Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
First sketches: design of our skeleton
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: First sketches: design of our skeleton
Overview
“Well, now we start working on our project. We are going to tighten the structure without losing sight of the character's movement. Do not forget that it is essential not to lose the spirit of play when we draw.”
In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: First sketches: design of our skeleton, 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
“Now we are going to start drawing our final project. We are going to start building From the base, Desde precisely the structure OSHA simplified, what we were seeing so far, but already in something that will guide us throughout this lesson and the rest of the units. Now we are going to respect the superhero proportions for the construction of our mannequin, of our doll. I'm going to make it a little more neat, this one, Although later I will trace this structure to put muscles on top, I want it to look a little more but it licks the structure. Always remember the thoracic box what we had t...”
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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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