Hi folks, here’s a simple tutorial for all of you. I’m going to show you how to create a few Photoshop master files for comic book pages, complete with guides and page info. Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial to set up your workspace for drawing digital comics.
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We’re back with another week of tutorials – this time around, we’re going to try another Marvel character. We’ve tackled Wolverine, and we’ve tried our hand at DC Comics’ Batman. This tutorial is going to show you how to draw a basic version of our favorite wall-crawler, Spiderman. Click here to continue…
In the search for providing more of a complete feeling to the site, you’ll be noticing a number of small changes to the overall look of it. Once again, don’t panic. The last few months have been a testing period for the new design, and idrawdigital is curently in a metamorphosis stage. The design wasn’t completely meeting my needs, and to be honest it was lacking in a number of areas. Click here to continue…
Last week I gave you a series of webcomics to check out. This week I have something a bit different to put in front of your eyeballs. If you’re in the mood for some more reading material, check out these 10 artists and their blogs / portfolios. You may have heard of some of them, but they are not your average household names, that’s for sure. With sneak previews, upcoming projects, production images and inside looks at their processes, these blogs will definintely give you a different outlook on the lives of the everyday comic artists like you and me. Take my word for it – they’re great resource material. Click here to continue…
And now, for your viewing pleasure… here is the second part of the tutorial on drawing action poses. If you recall, in the first part of the tutorial, we talked about starting with a gesture drawing/mannequin and developing the scene into roughed forms. Now that we have our characters blocked in, I will be focusing on drawing and inking the character details of our scene. Click here to continue…
For the last few months, I’ve been creating tutorials and giving away valuable information on the creative and organizational processes of drawing comics. This time, instead of a tutorial, I’m going to give you a different type of take-home work. You’re going to do some reading, and trust me – it’s definitely worth it. Click here to continue…
Hi folks, I’ve created a series of new tutorials focusing on drawing action poses. It’s one thing to be able to draw your favorite characters in a static setting, facing the front, either full length or partially in view. But what about drawing your figures in dynamic action sequences? Never fear, gang – idrawdigital is here – with a few tips on how to develop your own action sequences for your comics. This series of brief tutorials will show you how to set up a wide range of action poses and rough in your forms. This first tutorial will focus on the classic martial arts move: the side kick. Click here to continue…
As a followup to my webcomics roundup for 2010, here is a list of comics bloggers that you should definitely follow this year. Some of these blogs contain valuable insights and commentary, some provide you with the latest and greatest in the world of comics, and others offer you straight up eye-candy and popular webcomic magic of their own.
Take a look and get acquainted with these blogs! They’ll definitely leave you inspired… Click here to continue…
Hey folks, I’ve been trying to put together a few tutorial posts and its been taking a bit longer than anticipated, so in order to tide you over and keep you occupied, I’ve compiled the latest set of webcomics links for you to check out. I recommend all of these finds, and even though they may not be your cup of tea, I’m sure you can probably find something of value (whether it is the art, dialogue or story) within the pages. Make sure you check out the archives on the listed sites where available. Click here to continue…
Hi folks! I’m going to finish off this ‘How to Draw Batman’ tutorial with some colour and effects. If you’ve completed the steps in part one and part two of this tutorial, you’ll remember that we left off with our Caped Crusader stoically standing with Gotham in the background. Once we’ve finalized the details and added our colors and effects, you’ll be well on your way to drawing comics of your own, perhaps some fan-fiction with Batman! Click here to continue…
