Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing
Analyzing the Script
A course by Liam Sharp , Writer and Illustrator
Joined September 2020
About the video: Analyzing the Script
Overview
“Before I start laying out and drawing, I will show you how I break down the script and ask the right questions to help you create a rich and imaginative world. I will also share with you some technical information about the page's layout. ”
In this video lesson Liam Sharp addresses the topic: Analyzing the Script, which is part of the Domestika online course: Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing. Learn to enhance your storytelling skills by exploring illustration techniques to create rich, believable environments for comic books and other artistic pieces.
Partial transcription of the video
“Analyzing the Script In this lesson, we'll analyse the script. I'll also talk about some of the technical details about breaking down the page and laying it out. We'll have some fun now looking at a script, seeing what it suggests, and how we can build a beautiful world together. In the previous lesson, I showed you some examples of world-building that I've done in my work over the years. In this lesson, I have a script that I wrote that I'll share with you. You will find it at the end of the unit in Additional Resources with some annotations to help you look through it and work it out. We'...”
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Course summary for: Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Liam Sharp
A course by Liam Sharp
Liam Sharp is an award-winning British comic book artist, writer, publisher, and co-founder of Madefire Inc. He’s worked with major comic companies, from Marvel, DarkHorse, Image, and DC. Liam has also created his own comics, titled Starhenge.
He’s drawn the Hulk, Spider-man, Venom, Spawn, and more recently the best-selling Wonder Woman Rebirth series, The Lies and The Truth. He also illustrated an issue of The Justice League, a Dark Knight Metal tie-in, and the acclaimed The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman series, which he also wrote. Liam recently finished a 24-issue illustration of The Green Lantern,, and Batman: Reptilian for DC's Black Label imprint.
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