Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
Proportions of a head
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Proportions of a head
Overview
“We will see my method to build a head with its internal proportions and its main features. It is one of the most important parts of our drawing. You have to pay close attention because doing it without due care can ruin our character. ”
In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: Proportions of a head, 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 will see the muscle packages and how to draw a head well-proportioned and also All the facial features, of a person. To draw a head we will need to keep in mind a couple of things that are important to be able to have internal proportions relations. Because if we draw a bigger, smaller shoulder, nothing is going to happen at first sight. If we draw an eye below the other, out of axis, or the mouth out of axis, that character we wanted to build beautiful or super heroic, turns into a monster. So, it is very important to take into account These things that we are going to see ...”
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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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