01. Orientation- Meet your instructor and learn about the overview of this class - My Workspace Setting: Desk, mouse, tablet, and mirrors!

02. Developing Art Styles- Explaining how art style is developed: importance of knowing yourself and what you like before art - Examples of my art before & after, and how I developed my art style thanks to storytelling

03. Inspiration Boards & References- Examples of my art inspiration board - Creating your inspiration board using Milanote/Onenote & separating them into categories (updating them for years to come) - My reference websites and programs (will cover again as we go on) - Taking your reference photos (great for people who like natural light & angles of everyday life) - What resources to use (casual practice use or commercial use)

04. Clip Studio Program Set Up- Basic canvas size and pixels - Accessing workspace/shortcuts/command bar/preference/textures - Downloading Sokomin brush set & auto actions - Types of Brushes: soft, sharp lines/transparency/thickness/textures

05. Gesture Drawing- What is gesture & why is it important? - Drawing using only lines and circles to capture motion/poses in a short amount of time

06. Understanding 3D- Simple Perspectives: 1/2/3 point (fun tip: perspective for mirrors) - Practice 3D exercises using simple shapes to understand planes and overlapping them - Try simplifying the scenes we see in the reference photo by shapes - Hinting form using lines making it look professional with only a little amount of effort! - Placing characters in perspective

07. Head- Analyzing the head using real photos - Sneak peek at my head angle reference sheet used for webtoon - Tips on creating a good reference sheet - Drawing 3D heads using planes - Feature placements & extreme angles - Sharing skull and head angle sheets students can use - Practical tips on drawing eyes, mouth, and ear

08. Torso- Taking a closer look into how the torso is shaped - Difference between female/male torso - Tips on drawing it the easy way using "pillow" - Stylized anatomy

09. Arm and Hand- A closer look into how the arm and hand are shaped - Tips on differentiating between female/male hands - Complex design vs Simple

10. Leg and Feet- A closer look at how the arm and hand are shaped - Complex design vs Simple

11. Full Figure Drawing- Combining all the above knowledge to capture both 3D look and dynamic poses - Adding onto our previous gesture line drawing (connecting parts) - Using silhouettes & negative spaces to break down poses & how it helps measure - Ideal proportions for female/male - Remember, memorizing all muscles is not the goal!

12. Story in Art- How incorporating stories into illustrations/comics adds more personality (for both viewers and more meaningful to you) - What kind of genres are there? - Perks of slice-of-life genre

13. Proportions for Comic- Complex or Simple: Comparison between realistic body proportion vs simplified comic - Using silhouettes and negative spaces to break down poses & how it helps measure - Explanation: Simple is best at times! - How it works well with webtoon/comic (for consistency throughout the comic) - When to use simple or complex scenes - Drawing daily poses with a comical emphasis - Ending with a simple naked character, hinting at muscles we learned before with bumps

14. Expressions- Tips on eye position, highlight, and more (that are used in comics) - Big emotions - Subtle emotions - Attention to detail for certain expressions such as winking, and so on!

15. Top- Using references to analyze tops - Examples of my reference sheet for tops, pants, and more! - Creating your own reference sheet for different clothes - Importance of seams - Creating sheets for Basic Tops: collar, hoodies, tight, and loose!

16. Bottom- Creating Sheets for Basic Bottom: Short, long, dress, skirt, and more! - Ending with an analysis of how bottoms work

17. Outerwear- Creating Sheets for Basic Outerwear: Jacket, hoodie - Drawing different patterns and textures using lines - Analysis of how outerwears work

18. Shoes- Creating Sheets for Basic Shoes: Sneakers, heels, and more! - Ending with an analysis of how shoes work

19. Extra: Props- Picking one object you want to get better at drawing - Drawing & analyzing as we did above (emphasizing forms using lines makes it look professional with little effort) - Picking daily items used frequently in comics — backpack, glasses, chairs

20. Final Figure- Using the previous stylized character to add different styles of clothes onto the characters - Effectively using clothing reference sheets!

21. Color Theory Made Simple- Good color combinations using color schemes - Learning terms on light & shadow - Hues & Saturation in play - Learning blending modes for comic (for night scenes/special effects/cool & warm light)

22. Coloring Methods- Sharing my method of blocking each object using colors based on environment/mood - Focusing on believable colors and readability - Flat colors/cell shading vs Hand-drawn effect - Coloring for clothes, skin, and more! - Achieving hand-drawn style using textured brushes that leave a 'stroke' - Adding final texture

23. What Is a Good Story?- Do you have to be good at drawing? No, basic's enough! - Good story vs Bad story (about being simple or cliche?) - Basic story templates used in entertainment industries - Example of famous stories that use this template

24. Webtoon Tips- Ping-pong arc (more in the long narrative), and comic relief - Using simple vs Complex scenes - Types of Panels: Mini panel, floating head panel, full shot, non-panel panel, and more! - Speech bubble design - Camera angle and scene changes - Condense your work as much as possible (use of 3D/reference sheets we have made)

25. Short Story- What Makes a Good Character: Personality than clear design! - Coming up with the main storyline (beats) for a short webtoon (4-min panel/great for comedy/slice-of-life)

26. Rough Draft- Sketching and adding dialogue - Lineart

27. Final- Adding colors - Touch up using merge, liquify tool, color edits, and finally, texture! - Double, triple, quadruple checking for mistakes - Final comic - Exporting for Webtoon - Uploading the comic on Instagram

28. Longer Narrative- Coming up with the main storyline for a longer webtoon (10-min panels/heavier subject) - Creating a new story using the same character design from the previous section (simple comic)

29. Rough Draft- Sketching and adding dialogue - Lineart

30. Final- Adding colors - Picking important scene/panel from the comic - Developing further by rendering character (Less lineart, more shading) - Differentiating between foreground, background, and character - Adding texture

31. My Art Journey & Tips- Milestones: Getting ready for highschool portfolio! - Quitting art college - How I got picked up by Webtoons - Webtoon Industry Tips: What artist/story would I choose? - Importance of social media? - Such thing as a secret formula for social media? Algorithm, appeal, activity, and more! - Against the Norm: Doing what best fits me instead of following the trend! - Best artists share this quality — dedication! - Battling art blocks - What it is like to do what you love