Design a Comic Book

Overview

From the basics of character development and design, and learning Manga Studio--an essential piece of software--to courses on page layout, penciling, coloring, and lettering, this comprehensive learning path will provide you with all the tools you need to create a dynamic comic book.

Learn the fundamentals of how to develop a character.
Practice with hands-on exercises in Manga Studio.
Design page layouts and pencil comic book pages.

Syllabus

Course 1: Drawing Foundations: Fundamentals

Breaks down the fundamentals of drawing, from line, tone, value, and light to negative space, perspective, and composition.

Course 2: Learning Character Development and Design

Learn how to develop memorable, believable characters for all types of illustration: cartoons, comics, feature animation, gaming, kid's books, and advertising.

Course 3: Drawing Good and Evil Comic Book Characters

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

Course 4: Photoshop: Coloring Comic Book Characters

Learn how to add color, subtle shading, and simple environments to your comic book character drawings in Photoshop.

Course 5: Designing Dynamic Layouts with Text and Dialog in Comics

Learn the art and craft of comic book layout. Find out how to achieve a dynamic balance between the art and text, including narration, dialog, and sound effects.

Course 6: Learning Graphic Novel Storyboarding

Learn how to use storyboard film techniques to understand shot composition, consistency, and movement within a frame, and apply those techniques as you build your comic book panels.

Course 7: Penciling a Comic Book Page

Learn how to draw comic books. Get a look inside the penciling process of comic creator Ben Bishop, as he goes from script to fully illustrated page.

Course 8: Lettering Comic Books with Illustrator

Learn the art of comic book lettering—designing word balloons, dialogue, sound effects, and more—with Adobe Illustrator.

Course 9: Comic Books: Digital Inking and Refinement

Learn how to digitally ink comics. Comic creator Ben Bishop shows two methods for inking comics in Photoshop, using examples from his graphic novel, The Aggregate.