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Comic Book Art: The Human Form

Kirk NelsonLessons: 19Length: 3.1 hours
Drawing/Illustration Drawing Adobe Photoshop
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4.5 Light and Dark

Now let’s increase the color depth of the illustration by adding highlights and shadows in Illustrator.

1.Introduction
1 lesson, 03:02

1.1
Introduction
03:02

2.Illustration Hacks, Drawing the Easy Way!
5 lessons, 56:52

2.1
Photo “Sketching”
11:15

2.2
Exploration of Line Weights
09:53

2.3
Illustrator Tracing
11:59

2.4
Cross-Application Inking
14:17

2.5
Lighting and Shading
09:28

3.Comic Style - How It’s Different
3 lessons, 31:19

3.1
Hero Forms: Male and Female
11:39

3.2
Big Muscle Guy!
10:53

3.3
Damsel in Distress
08:47

4.Ready, Set, Draw! Classic Methods Made Modern
5 lessons, 53:58

4.1
Sketching It Out
07:29

4.2
Illustrator Line Work
09:49

4.3
Thinking Ahead
12:34

4.4
Inking in Adobe Illustrator and Adding Color Depth
13:12

4.5
Light and Dark
10:54

5.Special Effects
4 lessons, 39:44

5.1
Adding Texture
12:28

5.2
Zooms and Blurs
09:56

5.3
Wow Effects!
10:24

5.4
Kraka-Boom!
06:56

6.Conclusion
1 lesson, 01:39

6.1
Conclusion
01:39

Kirk Nelson
Kirk Nelson
I have been working as an all-round graphics geek or “Visual Information Specialist” for the past 17 years around the Washington DC Metro area. With my career spanning almost every aspect of the design industry, I have worked on everything from web design to 3D animation, logo design, and photo retouching.
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