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Drawing Good and Evil Comic Book Characters

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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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