Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing
The Layout 2
A course by Liam Sharp , Writer and Illustrator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: The Layout 2
Overview
“Let's continue laying out the page! Follow my process as I discuss how to build the foreground, the middle ground, and the background. I will also start adding some details and think about the relationship between the characters and the environment. ”
In this video lesson Liam Sharp addresses the topic: The Layout 2, 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 When I talk about foreground, middle ground, and background, it can be many layers. It doesn't have to be just three layers. You can create a foreground and a middle ground, and then a further away middle ground, and even further away one before we get to the moons in the top. I have all the space at the top here. Let’s say this will be an even more distant part of this alien world. I've found that I'm doing these layered shapes and they're appealing to me. I didn't know that would happen, but I find it interesting. That's given me something to jump off from that I will explore a...”
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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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