Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing
The Layout 1
A course by Liam Sharp , Writer and Illustrator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: The Layout 1
Overview
“Now I will teach you the fundamentals of laying out a page for an establishing shot and an inset. First, let's start by reading and analyzing the 'Starborn Wraithchild' script. Once I have a sense of what the script is telling, it's time to start laying out the page!”
In this video lesson Liam Sharp addresses the topic: The Layout 1, 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
“The Layout In this lesson, we will talk about the fundamentals of laying out a page for an establishing shot, as we talked about before, and an inset, which will be a close-up of the character within the bigger picture, which is the world-building aspect of this page. As we get to this, I want us to think about what we want from the page and out of the story. We will talk about the foreground, the middle ground, the background, and all the layers that make up the depth of a scene and take us into the world that we're trying to build here. We will look at the script and question all the diff...”
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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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