Pencil Drawing for Superhero Comics

Sequential narration

A course by Salva Espín , Illustrator and Comic Artist

Illustrator and Comic Artist. Murcia, Spain.
Joined July 2018
98% positive reviews (254)
7,450 students
Audio: Spanish, English
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Sequential narration

Overview

“The language of the comic uses the same resources as the cinematographic language, when it comes to naming the plans or thinking visually. They are very sibling languages, the storyboard is like a comic book. In this lesson we review the different types of angles and planes. ”

In this video lesson Salva Espín addresses the topic: Sequential narration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pencil Drawing for Superhero Comics. Learn the basics of sequential storytelling and create your next comic characters.

Partial transcription of the video

“Let's talk about sequential narration. The language of the comic uses the same resources as the cinematographic language, both in how they call the shots or how they think visually. In fact, you can consider to be sibling languages, and so it is, that in the world of movies the "storyboard" can be considered a comic. Now I'll talk about the different types of shots. We'll start from the farthest to the closest to the character. First we have the great general shot. It is the widest shot with which we can work. In this we focus on showing the scenario. The character is there, but you do not ...”

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Course summary for: Pencil Drawing for Superhero Comics

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (254)
  • 7450 students
  • 5 units
  • 17 lessons (3h 17m)
  • 1 download
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Comic, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Salva Espín

Salva Espín
A course by Salva Espín

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Illustrator and Comic Artist

Salva Espín is a cartoonist, illustrator, comic artist, cover artist, foreword writer, and comic inker born in Murcia, Spain. He has been working as a cartoonist for Marvel Comics since 2007 and, since 2012, has been the official cartoonist for the irreverent Deadpool.

Important characters such as Wolverine, Hulk, Spiderman, and Captain America have passed through his hands, in addition to the aforementioned Deadpool and his more than 20 comics for Marvel, making him one of the most prolific cartoonists today.

In 2013, he opened his comic-book store in Murcia, 7Heroes, which is a true tribute to the world of comics and where cards, retro video games, and board games are sold in addition to comics.


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Pencil Drawing for Superhero Comics. Illustration course by Salva Espín

Pencil Drawing for Superhero Comics

A course by Salva Espín
Illustrator and Comic Artist. Murcia, Spain.
Joined July 2018
  • 98% positive reviews (254)
  • 7,450 students