Draw Comic Book Training Course

• This Drawing Comics course is sustainable for new artists who want to learn the process of drawing comics with creative practise
• Professional artists can also take this course to enhance their comic book drawing intricacies
• Anyone who wants to build a portfolio of sequential artwork
• Any beginner who is interested in superheroes and wants to pursue a career as a comic artist

The Drawing Comics course has no academic prerequisites and is open to students from all academic disciplines. You can access the course anytime and anywhere from any location. You will, however, need a laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone and a reliable internet connection.

This Comic Book Drawing course assesses learners through multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Upon successful completion of the modules, learners must answer MCQs to complete the assessment procedure.

• Through the MCQs, it is measured how much a learner can grasp from each section.
• In the assessment, the pass mark is 60%.

Introduction

• Introduction – Update

Basic Proportions of the Superhero Male

• Male Superhero Proportions – Forward Facing
• Male Superhero Proportions – Forward Facing – Applying Anatomy
• Male Superhero Proportions – Profile View
• Male Superhero Proportions – Profile View
• Male Superhero Proportions – Back View

The Superhero Female

• Drawing the Female Hero Proportions – Forward Facing
• Drawing the Female Hero Proportions – Forward Facing – Adding Anatomy
• Drawing the Female Hero Proportions – Side View
• Drawing the Female Hero Proportions – Back View
• Drawing the Female Hero Proportions – Suit Design

Drawing the Muscle Bound Brutes

• Drawing the Muscle Bound Brute – Proportions
• Drawing the Muscle Bound Brute – Proportions – Suit Design
• Drawing the Muscle Bound Brute – Rendering the Materials
• Drawing the Muscle Bound Brute – Angled Pose
• Critiquing and Editing Your Own Work

Drawing Dynamic Superhero Poses

• Exercise – Drawing the 3 Main Masses of the Body
• Exaggerated Poses for Comics
• Drawing Male Dynamic Poses – Practice
• Drawing Female Dynamic Poses – Examples
• Drawing Female Dynamic Poses – Second Example
• Drawing the Mannequin and Refining the Pose

Drawing Various Body Types

• Basic Gesture and Proportions of the Poses
• Drawing the Overweight Character
• Drawing the Skinny Character
• Drawing the Female Character
• Drawing the Brute Character
• Refining and Finalizing the Poses
• Final Thoughts

Drawing Characters with Perspective and Foreshortening

• Drawing Characters in Perspective
• Drawing a Character in a 2 Point Perspective
• Drawing a Character in a 3 Point Perspective
• Drawing a Character in a 3 Point Perspective – Adding in the Details
• Foreshortening Techniques
• Foreshortening an Arm Pose – Part 1
• Foreshortening an Arm Pose – Part 2

Drawing Various Hand Poses

• Drawing the Open Hand Pose and Studying the Proportions
• Drawing the Hand From a Slightly More Advanced Angle
• Drawing the Hand Holding an Object
• Drawing a Clinching Hand Pose
• Drawing a Fist Towards the Camera
• Drawing the Clinched Fist from Another Angle

Drawing, Inking, and Coloring a Comic Style Portrait Using Reference

• Blocking in the Larger Forms
• Stylizing the Work
• Inking the Lines
• Inking the Lines – Part 2
• Blocking in the Color – Part 1
• Blocking in the Color – Part 2
• Blocking in the Color – Part 3
• Final Touch Ups

Creating a Comic Book Scene – Superhero Flying Towards Camera

• How to Use Thumbnail Sketches to Create Our Superhero Concept
• Making Changes to our Rough Sketch
• Cleaning Up the Pose
• Adding Line Weight to the Drawing
• Creating Our Superhero Suit Design
• Drawing in Our Background
• Drawing in Our Background – Part 2
• Drawing in Our Background – Part 3
• Rendering Our Superhero Design
• Cleaning up the Helmet Design and Face of Our Character
• Inking Our Superhero – Part 1
• Inking Our Superhero Character – Part 2
• Inking Our Superhero Character – Part 3
• Inking the Background – Part 1
• Inking the Background – Part 2
• Coloring Our Superhero – Adding the Flats Part – 1
• Coloring Our Superhero – Adding the Flats Part – 2
• Adding Soft and Hard Edge Shadows
• Coloring Our Superhero – Adding Highlights
• Adding Color to the Cape
• Adding Highlights to the Suit Design
• Adding Color to the Buildings – Part 1
• Adding Color to the Buildings Part 2
• Adding Color to the Buildings Part 3
• Adding Effects to the Background
• Adding Color the Eyes and Face of Our Superhero
• Adding Motions Lines and Effects
• Adding the Final Touches

How to Draw Fight Poses

• Warming Up and Focusing on the Gesture of the Pose
• Warming Up and Focusing on the Gesture of the Pose – Part 2
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – Part 1
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – Part 2
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – The Upper Hand – Part 1
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – The Upper Hand – Part 2
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – The Upper Hand – Part 3
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – Up Close and Personal – Part 1
• Drawing Iconic Fight Poses – Up Close and Personal – Part 2
• Drawing Female Characters Fighting
• Drawing a Foreshortened Kicking Pose

Various Studies + Breakdowns

• Male Legs Breakdown

Q+A Section

• How to Edit Your Artwork in Photoshop
• Pencil Brush Settings