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Imaginary Worldbuilding for Comic Book Drawing

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Overview

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Learn to enhance your storytelling skills by exploring illustration techniques to create rich, believable environments for comic books and other artistic pieces
  • Introduction
  • The Fundamentals of World Building
  • The Establishing Shot and Inset
  • The Colouring Technique
  • Final project
For award-winning comic artist Liam Sharp, storytelling is a defining part of what makes us human; it has inspired us to cross oceans and reach for the stars. Through his striking artwork and immersive worldbuilding, he has collaborated with best-selling authors and publications like DC Comics.

In this online course, Liam takes you through his creative technique to create compelling illustrated universes that enhance a comic or story. By combining pencils, ink, paint, and Photoshop, he takes you step by step through creating a detailed universe that can transport a reader into another world.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Materials
  • What Is the Corridor?
  • Analyzing the Script
  • Organic Shapes: Basic Exercises
  • The Layout 1
  • The Layout 2
  • The Layout 3
  • The Inking Process 1
  • The Inking Process 2
  • Final Details 1
  • Final Details 2
  • Final Details 3
  • Creating Textures
  • Applying Textures in Photoshop 1
  • Applying Textures in Photoshop 2
  • Applying Textures in Photoshop 3
  • World building for comic books

Taught by

Liam Sharp

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