#comic art tutorial

[nattosoup]

A step by step inking demonstration that covers everything from tightening your bluelines to borders to handlettering and masking.  This is a long one, so it’s great for background company while you work!

[claytonbartonart]

You might have noticed I’ve been rather quiet around here lately… and you know what that usually means – I’ve been hard at work in the studio cooking up something real special for you! 😏

Remember E? I sent out a post about her about a month or so ago, revealing that she’d be the star attraction for my upcoming course on Creating female Comic Book Characters.  

Since then I’ve polished up her line work with some slick inks, given her a splash of color and topped off the presentation with a slick backdrop – recording the entire process every step of the way.

Now 100% of my focus and attention is on the narration – where I’ll be talking you through each and every step of the production process. That includes laying down the initial foundations, sketching in her anatomy, drafting up the design, shading, rendering and detailing the final line work - and then of course I’ll take you through my entire comic book coloring workflow.

As I was creating this course I was worried that it might be getting too long – as I’d really only sped it up a little bit so that you were able to see the entire process unfold as close to realtime as possible…

And just now I’ve checked exactly how long it is… and I’m kinda shocked.

Somehow this monster course has racked up 17 hours’ worth of content over 26 videos!!! 😲

Every second of which is narrated… and that’s not including the additional workshops I wanted to include along with the course as a bonus.  

The Character Creator Course was created to be as comprehensible as possible, I just had no idea it would be THIS comprehensible.

Let me know what your thoughts are on this – part of me feels like this is WAY too long for anybody to sit through, but the other part says that for anyone who’s seriously dedicated to leveling up their Comic Art skill set, this course could be an absolute gold mine.

I have a habit of going overboard on the amount of content I pack into my tutorials, which often gets a mixed response – so I’d seriously value your feedback on this!

Well I better get back to work – now I don’t want to jinx E here – But I am aiming for an end of June release… so I’ll be sending out some more updates on E next month, along with a couple of previews so that you can see what the Character Creator Course has to offer.

[nattosoup]

A tutorial on drawing cute faces in a variety of styles!  I demonstrate basic constructive anatomy (which is super helpful for drawing characters consistently) and demonstrate a few drawing techniques that should help you up your drawing game!

[nattosoup]

Comic artist and illustrator Becca Hillburn goes in depth explaining character expression in this comic tutorial.

In our last Intro to Comic Craft: Step by Step: Roughs, we explored body language and character acting.  While body language and character acting are important, and a vital part of storytelling, body language is half the equation.  Expression is a vital part of storytelling that should be explored, and it's often the aspect that is the most fun for artists.

Click the link to keep reading!

[nattosoup]

And here’s a tutorial on inking your chibi art using fude pens!

[claytonbartonart]

Just in case you missed my latest Comic Art Tutorial...

Check out How Draw Demons | Part 2: Demoness right here: https://youtu.be/9RTNOq5amqM

Following on from Part 1 of the How to Draw Demons series, this Comic Art lesson will take you through my process for drafting, designing and refining a comic art styled Demoness.

We’ll build upon the initial foundations of the drawing, sketching in the facial features, anatomy and the demonic design elements that’ll ultimately develop into a refined piece of Comic Art sketch.

I’ll also explain my creative process as I highlight the design decisions I’m making along the way to create a unique and otherworldly look to the character.

In other news... Last night HTDC hit the 10,000 subscriber mark on Youtube!

I love creating these tutorials and being able to share my insight with so many other people makes it all the more worth while. And that it's actually helping them out.

Thanks for all of your support! I hope you enjoy the "How Draw Demons | Part 2: Demoness" tut, and that you get a ton of value out of it.

-Clayton

[claytonbartonart]

Would you believe I’ve just unleashed a hot new Comic Art tutorial for you? 😲  

Well, what are you waiting for... Go check it out: https://youtu.be/9RTNOq5amqM

In this week’s lesson we’ll be drawing a seductively delectable DEMONESS!

Starting out with a rough sketch, you’ll watch as I sculpt in her anatomy, draft up the design, and refine each individual feature of the character into a polished piece of Comic Art.

Of course the highlights here, really are you being able to get a peek into my approach to drawing female characters – as I explain the distinctions you’ll need to consider when it comes to preserving that sexy, feminine appeal… even when we’re talking about the horned, bat-winged temptresses of the underworld.

And yes… you’re also going to see me mess up along the way – but that’s okay, because a lesson taught is a lesson learned, and you’re going to see exactly how I erase, redraw and fix up all the mistakes I make along the way…

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Ya know… believe it or not… My first couple of Comic Art tutorials used to take months to put together. In fact at one point, you’d have to wait 6 months between each video before you got to watch it…

Astonishing I know.

All thanks to chronic perfectionism, procrastination, and a terrible habit of taking the longest way round when it came production time.

Back then, my drawing method was slow, everything was scripted – and although my old tutorials are still the crème’ Brule’ of some my some of my best comic art content… I was making my hungry subscribers wait eons to get another bite in between each one.

So I have no idea how this has happened… back to back tutorials every week? This has got to be some kinda record. It would seem I’m on a total roll now!

Here’s why…

The pressure and preciousness surrounding the creation of these tutorials accidentally fell off of my shoulders!

Yep. I said ‘accidentally’.

Because it wasn’t until I began stepping outside my comfort zone, taking the script-writing-training- wheels off, and teaching with a more natural, free flow form of dialogue… that I realized I could get a new Comic Art lesson to you on a much more regular basis.

On top of that, my intros and outros used to take ages to set up for the shoot, which always held things up… that was until I optimized that process too with a permanent lighting set up, HD webcam and tripod – that I could leave up in the studio and not have to take down every time I’d called it a wrap.

And I was totally freaking out that these tutorials were going to be horrible, that they weren’t going to make an ounce of sense, that they’d be way too long and that they wouldn’t be anywhere near the quality of my previous videos.

But I was completely wrong.

The Comic Art tutorials I’ve put out this year have been received so well. And after listening back through them I realised why… instead of reading from a script – I’m right there with you as you watch, explaining the process to you as if you were right there in the classroom with me, and connecting with you on a much more genuine level.

And when I’m making these lessons for you now – that’s how it feels.

I realized that there was a powerful correlation here between the production of my art and tutorials, and how both have evolved and become more optimized over time – ultimately resulting in a better presentation for you as the audience.

It’s taken me some time to realize that trying to make something too perfect, often stifles how incredible it truly could have been if it was allowed to be created instead of manufactured.

My only hope now is I don’t spoil you with too much content! – But please let me know what you think of these tutorials. Obviously I value your feedback immensely and it really does help me to deliver the best content I possibly can to you.

I hope you enjoy this week’s Comic Art tutorial, and that you get a ton of value out of it.

-Clayton

[claytonbartonart]

Almost a month has passed since I brought you “Figure Drawing Foundations | Proportions” from How to Draw Comics .NET.

And after putting so much time, effort and energy into creating it for you, words can’t describe how I felt when the e-mails started rolling in, telling me how much value everyone was getting out of the course.

It’s given me so much drive and motivation to keep on building How to Draw Comics .NET into the best learning resource for Comic Artists around the world. So thank you!

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the “Figure Drawing Foundations | Proportions” course just yet, I’ve put together a quick trailer for you so that you can see what it’s all about.

And after you’ve watched it…

GO HERE - https://www.howtodrawcomics.net/proportions-lesson - To get your free Heroic Proportions Lesson, E-Book and Proportions Template

Enjoy :) -Clayton