Cartooning Basics

Name: Cartooning Basics
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A Beginner's Guide to Creating Comics Art + Characters

Created byDavid Miller

Last updated 3/2020

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Cartooning your own characters
Effective page layout for comics
How to tell a simple story in a minimal amount of space

Course content

2 sections • 12 lectures • 44m total length

Introduction1:42
Creating Characters Part 13:33
We'll work on creating a set of characters and compare and contrast them with some of the more well known character sets in cartoon fiction.
Creating Characters Part 23:33
We continue generating characters and discuss effective design.

The Six Panel Strip8:36
The six-panel strip is a classic form of Sunday comics, telling a tight story in very few panels of equal size. You'll see how I put together a Superman story involving a bank robbery with a resolution in 6 panels.
Penciling and Inking3:20
We cover basic materials involved in penciling and inking the story.
Expressiveness4:57
Backgrounds and Setting3:19
Establish the setting at the start to indicate time and place. Use establishing shots for location changes and move the camera anywhere to serve the story.
Comic Panels and Placement3:18
Thumbnailing the Story3:40
Lettering5:31
Comic Paper Suggestions1:59
Use a comic-art crystal ball with guided lines to lay out panels and gutters, then switch to plain Bristol board to reuse 6–10 layouts for efficient storytelling.
Final Thoughts1:11

Requirements

None

Description

Welcome to my course on cartooning basics! In this class we generate characters, create a six panel comic strip, and work on a 4 page story on professional comic paper.

We'll cover

tools and materials
designing page and panel layouts to maximize storytelling
tips for having our characters act,
creating believable settings,
effective character design
and more!

Who this course is for:

beginning drawers who feel unsure about their drawing or ability to communicate a story
creatives with an interest in sequential storytelling
anyone with an interest in producing comics, zines and picture books

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