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Drawing Good and Evil Comic Book Characters

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Effort

2 hours 1 minute
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

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Design a Comic Book

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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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