Illustration for Comics: Anatomy of a Superhero
Proportions of the hand
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Proportions of the hand
Overview
“Finally, I will draw hands and fingers with the highest level of detail. I will show you how to structure them with the correct proportions.”
In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: Proportions of the hand, 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 lesson, We are going to try to talk a little bit about the structure of the hands. I emphasize again, if you They have the possibility to take pictures or have a friend. A girlfriend, whatever, who poses with her hands, It is the best exercise to learn to draw hands. The hand drawing It is quite complex, because there are many elements Simple. Pero united in one structure. What are the things I always try to the students exercise the construction of different cylinders. in different positions. Once they feel comfortable, dibujando Cylinders. in different positions, van a poder engan...”
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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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