Comic Art Legends

May 11, 2008

Here are some videos I found of American Comic Art masters.

Adam Hughes

LeinilĀ  FrancisĀ  Yu

Joe Madureira

J. Scott Campbell

Jim Lee

More Sheldon. This time explaining how rythm is the key to great anatomy, or how the finished anatomy must display rythm.

More on Sheldon and his academy here

Sheldon explains his institutes’s Portfolio Prep Program

One of the great influences on American Comic Art. Will Eisner also created ‘The Spirit’, which I believe is due for theatrical release sometime soon. Read more about Will Eisner here.

Kev F’s Cartoons

May 11, 2008

Kev F’s Comic Art Masterclass

Reference Drawing

May 11, 2008

Betty Edwards mentions in her book, ‘Drawing on the right side of the Brain’ that drawing images upside down actually helps the illustrator copy better. The idea is that the brain suddenly does not recognise features from the upside down reference and stops double guessing.

And a starwars Comp.

This video shows the steps that Timothy Jahn goes through during the painting process. Visit the website

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