Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives
Perspective and Environments
A course by Reilly Brown , Comic Book Artist
About the video: Perspective and Environments
Overview
“Now that I have drawn the characters, I'm going to draw the world they live in. I will explain my approach to drawing in perspective, as well as giving the setting its own personality for narrative effect. ”
In this video lesson Reilly Brown addresses the topic: Perspective and Environments, 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
“ Perspective and Environments Previously, we covered dramatic lighting and shading. In this lesson, we'll talk about perspective and environments. I have gone further with the drawing, and at this stage, I want to start working on the environments. I like to think of the background as an environment rather than just a background because I feel like when you say background, it sounds more like you're thinking of a backdrop in a play or wallpaper. I like to think of it more as a completely immersive setting, that the characters are not in front of a background, they are inside of an environm...”
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Course summary for: Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives
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Category
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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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