Panel Design and Visual Storytelling for Comics
Page Layout, Elements of a Page, and Shapes of a Panel
A course by Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez , Artist
About the video: Page Layout, Elements of a Page, and Shapes of a Panel
Overview
“I will now help you understand the limitless possibilities of creating a comic page using only grids of 6 and 9 panels in order to make clear and concise storytelling.”
In this video lesson Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez addresses the topic: Page Layout, Elements of a Page, and Shapes of a Panel, which is part of the Domestika online course: Panel Design and Visual Storytelling for Comics. Learn to develop your ideas in a sketchbook by creating a series of sequential drawings with pencil and ink that tell a story without words.
Partial transcription of the video
“Page Layout, Elements of a Page, and Shapes of a Panel On to our next lesson. Look at these beautiful illustrated pages. From the right, we see how the story is developed from moment to panel moment and the choices that I've made to tell the story. Then we see how each panel is constructed to move the eye towards the next panel and to the next page. But that's not the reason I'm showing you guys these pages. What I want to talk about is about the underlying structure of panel grids and the structure of the page layout of constructing pages that are clear and concise to tell a story. I choos...”
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Course summary for: Panel Design and Visual Storytelling for Comics
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez
A course by Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez
Charles Glaubitz has always been a fan of comics. When he was a child, he recalls reading the Mexican translation of the comic "Sagrado Corazón", which awoke his life-long passion for the craft. In 2013, he created his first comic zine "The Crystal Sigil", which became the first of many.
His work has been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, How Magazine, Print Magazine. Charles’s artwork has been featured in Juxtapoz Magazine, Juxtapoz Illustration 2 Book, The Upset Gestalen, Pictoplasma. His comic work has been acclaimed by American Best Comics 2012. His artwork has also been exhibited at San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, Oceanside Museum of Contemporary Art, Museo Carrillo Gil México City, Museo de Arte Zapopan.
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