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Drawing Good and Evil Comic Book Characters

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Comics Courses Drawing Courses Character Design Courses Clothing Design Courses Comic Book Art Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to draw comic book characters—villains and superheroes alike—in these simple drawing tutorials from Ben Bishop.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files and what you should know
1. Getting Started
  • Everything is shapes: Establishing proper proportions
  • Choosing your lines
2. Thinking Out Loud
  • Building a character profile
  • Research and reference
3. Creating the Face
  • Roughing out the faces
  • Shaping the personality
  • Eye options
  • Eye expressions
  • Nose and mouth options
  • Fine-tuning the character's details
4. Developing Body Types
  • Various builds for character development
  • Exaggerating details to communicate personality
5. Dressing for Success
  • Clothing the hero
  • Clothing the villain
  • Developing props and gadgets
  • Does the prop need a story?
6. Finishing Touches
  • Exploring different poses
  • Changes and improvements
7. Finalizing the Characters
  • Inking the bad guy's face
  • Inking the bad guy's costume
  • Inking the bad guy's body
  • Inking the bad guy's staff and adding line weight
  • Inking the good guy's face
  • Inking the good guy's costume
  • Inking the good guy's accessories and adding line weight
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Ben Bishop

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