Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives
Character Design
A course by Reilly Brown , Comic Book Artist
About the video: Character Design
Overview
“What makes a great comic book character? We will meet the cast, discuss what makes a character stand out on the page, and figure out how who they are on the inside reflects how they look on the outside. ”
In this video lesson Reilly Brown addresses the topic: Character Design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives. Transform your written narratives into comics using the art of visual storytelling and character-building techniques..
Partial transcription of the video
“ Character Design In the last lesson, we covered storytelling and comics. In this lesson, we'll cover character design. There are entire courses in character design to take, so consider this lesson to be an extremely abbreviated version. For your comic, you should know how your main character looks. You want your character to have a cool, memorable design. As you prepare to draw your comic, having a design drawn out for reference will be a big help, so you're not stuck figuring it out on the spot. Here I have my son's drawings of Thunder Guardian. There are some basic characteristics that ...”
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Course summary for: Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Reilly Brown
A course by Reilly Brown
Reilly Brown is a comic book artist based in New Jersey, United States. A superfan of comics since childhood, he started self-publishing his own work in 2002. His career took off after that, collaborating with publishers like Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Archie, and Tantor Media on recognizable titles such as Deadpool, Spider-Man, Incredible Hercules and Lobo, and Batman. He’s known for his pioneering work with digital comics, having worked with Comixology to launch his creator-owned series Powerplay on mobile devices. He’s an active part of the comic world, making frequent appearances at conventions and comic book stores.
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