Make a Mini Comic: Writing, Penciling, and Inking

Make a Mini Comic: Writing, Penciling, and Inking

“Congratulations on finishing this course. I hope you have found it exciting and learned a lot. You've learned to make, write, draw, and produce a tiny 6-page comic with a cover. Now it's your turn to create your comics. Let me show you an example of how I would like to see your course project process: The Story and the Characters Learn the basic building blocks of comics. Create a short story that you don’t feel too precious about. Design your characters. Use your characters to tell your short story on a single sheet of paper.

The Comic Last, add some final glazes, working in blocks of color, to finish defining the scene's atmosphere and finish up your project. Once your project is ready, share it on the forum by clicking the "Create your project" button. I will look at your publications as soon as possible and answer any doubts that need clarification. In the meantime, I encourage you to see what your fellow students have been up to and comment on their posts. See you soon!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Thanks for taking my domestika course. I hope you had some fun. Here are some tips to take into consideration for your final project. My best advice to any artist is to expand their love of drawing by continuously practicing anywhere you are. Try to find yourself with a favorite drawing tool and a sketch pad. They make them wallet size these days, so you could even go to a wedding without bringing a backpack with you. Don't let anybody tell you what is good and bad art. Please like what you like and try and be influenced by it. Practice all the techniques I showed you to get your hands loos...”

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Course summary for: Make a Mini Comic: Writing, Penciling, and Inking

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (26)
• 2260 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 10m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration