Hi all, i've meant to send these out once or twice per semester, but haven't really been keeping up with it. Thought i'd get some out now.
These are links and notes I send out during the course, some may be familiar but I'm going to try to stick to more current links so those of you who attended the course say, last fall, should find some new things here. Hope you enjoy and find them useful! The links in many cases will take you to the Facebook page I maintain for the course initially but some are more direct.
tonci zonjic's comics process? ;)
Tight penciling samples from Marco Renna
All about going for it. 'Fear of Failure: learning from mistakes!'
Metacomic
A pretty good example of freehand linear perspective work done in pen.
Experimental skewed perspective drawing
Groo Artist Sergio Aragones Discusses MAD Magazine
An old interview with William Gaines
The Art of Harvey Kurtzman
Mad Magazine Exposed, 1983
In 1946 Disney and Dalí created this animated story of Chronos
Looney Tunes: 50+ Original Model Sheets, very handy for cartoony comics character design tips.
Head Space in Mr Robot.
Pencil cleanups on a lightbox old school style, by James Lloyd
A process clip from a former student of the course
Crazy Kim Jung Gi notes, 'Lecture outline from KJG workshop hosted by Kazone Art Academy'
Some video from the same
Time lapsed video of Kim drawing
Some Captain America by the one and only, STERANKO
Shows his Bernard Krigstein influences I think?
"You Need a Product not a Project"
Traditional Comic Brush Inking with a brush!
How to draw characters in your layout, at the right size.
An Interview with Anders Nilsen | The Comics Journal
Inking in pencil? You can!
Check out this clip of Little Thunder doing just that
This
is a good set of notes on character design emphasizing different aspects a bit but very compatible. Note that they start by writing down the characters characteristics?
Here’s just some great simple sketching reference/tip sheets for slightly different styles of drawing, mostly so far comics/anime related art styles. Even if you want to be more or less realistic than this some good stuff here both to learn from and to help seed ideas from your character's look and the drawing style you choose.
http://kibbitzer.deviantart.com/gallery/51429391/Reference-Sheets
http://sellenin.deviantart.com/gallery/50107758/Tutorials
http://jaoosa.deviantart.com/gallery/47599414/Tutorials-and-stuff
http://goku-no-baka.deviantart.com/gallery/243400/Tutorials
http://qinni.deviantart.com/gallery/37274190/Tutorials
http://precia-t.deviantart.com/gallery/47088073/tutorials-poses-etc
http://precia-t.deviantart.com/gallery/46623026/character-designs
http://silverbloodwolf98.deviantart.com/gallery/36174235/refs-and-sketches
http://fyuvix.deviantart.com/gallery/534615/Reference
http://crackpotcomics.deviantart.com/art/Cartooning-Fanart-Tutorial-149774897
http://lvl80catlady.deviantart.com/art/EDITTED-cartoon-hands-tutorial-203481495
http://lvl80catlady.deviantart.com/art/Dance-class-gestures-511674220
http://cakeindafridge.deviantart.com/gallery/41115257/TUTORIALS
http://ai-bee.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-Curves-on-Girls-369280922
http://ai-bee.deviantart.com/gallery/3780862/Sketch-Dumps
This one is a set of teachers notes for their cartooning courses! Very handy, done in a looser cartoony style that’s very accessible to beginners while also covering a lot of good drafting basics.
http://diana-huang.deviantart.com/gallery/10912014/Cartoon-Drawing-Class-Semester-1
http://diana-huang.deviantart.com/gallery/5879958/Cartoon-Drawing-Class-Semester-2
This page of tutorials is really quite extensive! Of those I’ve read so far, some great notes!
Entertain your options! Keep it simple if you’re just starting, remember that expressiveness is probably more important than accuracy at this stage! That’s where gesture comes in.
https://goo.gl/vJLHy9
Think
about body language and gesture and facial expressions!
Cartooning!
Check out John K's 'application' posts, a few different examples of study practices he teacher or applies.
The ladies
on drawing the future POTUS and being a cartoonist.
How To Draw Eyes
in 12 Easy Steps by Rick Parker
A one pager on comics history,
YELLOW! by Noah Van Sciver
The Rule of Thirds vs. Dynamic Symmetry:
A User's Guide for Learning the Art of Composition
Read lots of comics if you want to make comics. There's plenty of new stuff, but also lost of classic work to study out there, check these links out.
Internet Archive
Comic Books and Graphic Novels Collection:
Comic Book Plus -
Free And Legal Public Domain Books
The Digital Comic Museum -
Free and Public Domain Comic Books
Ok, that's enough for now! I'll try to be more regular with these, let me know if you find them useful!
best
max
