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Illustrators zero808w & Anand Ramcheron

Want to create captivating monochromatic illustrations that'll grab viewer attention immediately?

This in-depth course will guide you through essential line art techniques to illustrate visually attractive characters and intricate details, as well as techniques to illustrate an entire comic page.

After taking this class, you'll be able to illustrate an enchanting monochromatic world and the original characters inside it.

Take this 2-in-1 course to instantly enhance the quality and depth of your illustrations.

18 Class Exercises Everything You Need to Complete A Full Comic Page with an Original Character

Coloso Zero808w & Anand Ramcheron Exercises

Abstracting 3D Forms into 2D Lineart

Understanding and Modifying Digital Brushes

Hatching Techniques

Screentones

Character Design and Worldbuilding

Character-Centered Composition

Shape Designs

Anatomy Lineart Techniques

Clothing Lineart Techniques

Hair Lineart Techniques

Inorganic Object Lineart Techniques

Adding Finishing Touches

Drawing Characters for Your Comic

Exploring Different Perspectives

Thumbnailing Panels

Outlining Your Comic

Inking Exercises

Inking Your Comic

*These are sample images for better understanding.

Core Skills For This Class

Values & Textures using Line Art
and Hatching Techniques

Learn lineart and hatching techniques to better illustrate the value and textures of the world inside your comic. After adding in the right details, your comic will be more aesthetically attractive and complete.
Reading the Script
and Creating a Comic Layout

Reading the script is a crucial part of creating a comic page. You'll learn to identify important information and details then create a comic page layout. After taking this class, you will master different tools to create your comic, such as where to place dialogue and what to add and trim from the scripts.
Creating Your Comic

Do you have what it takes to become a comic artist? This is your chance to master the tools and skills needed to start creating your original comic. At the end of the class, you will have a fully inked comic page you started from scratch.

*These are sample images for better understanding.

After Finishing This Class

This in-depth class will guide you from the fundamentals of line art to completing an entire comic page. Explore different techniques and skills to illustrate an enchanting monochromatic world. Once you complete this course, you will be able to create your original character, and the world around it through your original comic.

Roadmap

Complete Guide from Line Art Techniques to Drawing a Full Comic Page

This CLASS has been carefully constructed by the education experts at Coloso to provide a curriculum that will help customers prepare to enter the industry.

Class Highlights

Build Your Own Monochromatic World

As monochromatic illustrations in comics are getting more common, skills to transform the colorful 3D world to 2D B&W illustrations is critical in comics. What would your B&W world look like? Learn how to illustrate everything from lines, details, depth, and values in black and white. This in-depth class will provide a step-by-step guide from the fundamentals of line art to creating monochromatic illustrations.

Coloso zero808w & Anand Ramcheron Introduction

Design and Create Original Characters for Your Comic

For every great story or comics, you need attractive characters. They need to be not only visually appealing but also have engaging and fascinating concepts and stories behind them. Learn the A-Zs of character ideation and building attractive characters from this class.

Visualize Your Ideas

Learn how to draw an entire comic page from scratch. We will cover all the different tools and skills you need to know and apply them to planning and inking a comic page. You'll also learn to visualize & sketch page concepts and transform them into solid comic layouts. Learn how to combine page flow, composition, and even perspective into your preliminary sketches!

Illustrator,
zero808w

[Current]
Freelance Illustrator
Game Developer

[Previous]
Freelance Illustrator
Software Engineer

Recognizable
Projects & Awards

Animaga 2019
Top 10 finalist Re:On WWDC comic competition 2014

Twitter

Illustrator,
Anand Ramcheron

[Current]
Freelance Illustrator

Recognizable
Projects & Awards

Trading Card Artist for MARVEL
Style Frame Artist at Emmy Nominated Golden Wolf Animation Studio
Comic Artist for "Infinity Runners" (Kickstarter Crowdfunded Comic Series)
Cover Illustrator for WuxiaWorld

Instagram

Class Details

You'll Learn

Fundamentals of Lineart

Learn the basic principles of digital line art to enhance the quality and depth of your future illustrations. You will explore different techniques and skills to convert a 3D world into a stylized, aesthetic 2D world.
Hatching Techniques to Elevate
Your Illustration

Hatching is an essential technique to create the illusion of depth and texture by drawing various lines. Learn fundamental hatching techniques to bring your 2D world to life.
Creating Attractive Characters
with a Powerful Impact

In a comic, the main character needs to be visually attractive and have a powerful impact. Let's identify the elements and qualities of engaging main characters to effectively attract viewers to your comic.

The Fundamentals of Comics

Do you know the fundamentals of comics? Learn the basic elements of comics, including page flow, composition, and perspective. We'll go over the different elements and skills you need to know to start creating your own.
Planning Your Comic

Learn how to transform your initial sketches into a detailed comic page layout. This process will establish a solid foundation to build upon your work.
Inking Your Comic

Inking techniques for comics is different from ordinary line art. This class will help you to understand how to use and apply the skills to ink your comic page.

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Curriculum

In-Depth Look

SECTION 01. OT

1. Orientation

Introducing your instructor
What you will learn
Helpful websites and software

SECTION 02. Fundamentals of Lineart

2. Understanding Properties of a Line

What exactly is a line?
Categorizing different line styles

3. Properties of Digital Line Brushes

Digital lineart properties
Choosing brushes for different types of lines

4. Values, Hatching, and Textures

Values
Various hatching techniques and applications
How to use screentones

SECTION 03. Planning a Lineart Illustration

5. Character Ideation

Worldbuilding and context
Character personality and traits
Creating props that fit a character

6. Composition and Posing

Shape design for anatomy
Posing characters to fit desired shapes
Using props to complete a composition

SECTION 04. Inking a Lineart Illustration

7. Anatomy and Hair

Lineart stylization for faces
Line techniques for different body parts
How to draw flowy and detailed hair

8. Clothing and Objects

Clothes and folds simplification
Techniques for inking inorganic objects

9. Detailing and Finishing Touches

Additional hatching and textures
Using grays to create focal points
Post inking effects to elevate lineart illustrations
Closing thoughts

SECTION 05. OT

10. Orientation

Introducing your instructor
What you will learn
Helpful websites and software

SECTION 06. The Script + Story

11. Script + Story

Reading the script
Identifying important information & detail
Re-reading the script

12. Thumbnailing the Page

Roughly sketching the panels
Ideation through thumbnail sketching
Exploring different angles and panel variation

13. Understanding the Comic Page Template

Where is the trim area?
Where should I place the dialogue?
Where do I draw? What is the image area?

SECTION 07. Turning Thumbnails into Layouts

14. Turning Thumbnails into Layouts

Moving your thumbnails to the comic template
Setting up panel borders

15. All about Perspectives

What is perspective?
Adding depth and believability to panels
Understanding different perspective grids

16. Final Layouts

Panel refinement techniques
How to avoid getting caught up in details
Why taking your time is important

SECTION 08. All About Inking

17. Inking: Lines

Linework variation
Technical lines vs. organic lines
Inking backgrounds and figures

18. Inking: Blacks

How to distribute ink
Using blacks to direct the viewer's attention

19. Inking: Halftones and Final Touches

Using different gray values
Using screen tones to direct the viewer's attention
Adding FX and finishing touches

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Interview with

zero808w & Anand Ramcheron

Question.01

Who Should Take This Class?

zero808w
This class is perfect for those who want to learn technical lineart techniques to add stylized details in your illustration.

Anand Ramcheron
If you are interested in making your original comics either professionally or even as a hobby, this class is designed for you.

Question.02

What is the most important skill/section in your class?

zero808w
The most important skill in this class will be exploring various monochromatic lineart inking and hatching techniques, and to be able to apply those in real life.

Anand Ramcheron
I think the most important skill is being able to visualize your ideas. After all, comics are a visual medium. I especially want to place emphasis on the thumbnailing and layout sections. Communicating the story clearly is the highest priority.

Required Programs

This course uses Procreate.
Please purchase and install these program(s) for an optimized lecture experience.

*These programs and/or materials will not be provided with the lecture.

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Illustrators zero808w & Anand Ramcheron

18 Class Exercises Everything You Need to Complete A Full Comic Page with an Original Character

Abstracting 3D Forms into 2D Lineart

Understanding and Modifying Digital Brushes

Hatching Techniques

Screentones

Character Design and Worldbuilding

Character-Centered Composition

Shape Designs

Anatomy Lineart Techniques

Clothing Lineart Techniques

Hair Lineart Techniques

Inorganic Object Lineart Techniques

Adding Finishing Touches

Drawing Characters for Your Comic

Exploring Different Perspectives

Thumbnailing Panels

Outlining Your Comic

Inking Exercises

Inking Your Comic

*These are sample images for better understanding.

Core Skills For This Class

Values & Textures using Line Art
and Hatching Techniques

Learn lineart and hatching techniques to better illustrate the value and textures of the world inside your comic. After adding in the right details, your comic will be more aesthetically attractive and complete.
Reading the Script
and Creating a Comic Layout

Reading the script is a crucial part of creating a comic page. You'll learn to identify important information and details then create a comic page layout. After taking this class, you will master different tools to create your comic, such as where to place dialogue and what to add and trim from the scripts.
Creating Your Comic

Do you have what it takes to become a comic artist? This is your chance to master the tools and skills needed to start creating your original comic. At the end of the class, you will have a fully inked comic page you started from scratch.

*These are sample images for better understanding.

After Finishing This Class

Roadmap

Complete Guide from Line Art Techniques to Drawing a Full Comic Page

This CLASS has been carefully constructed by the education experts at Coloso to provide a curriculum that will help customers prepare to enter the industry.

Class Highlights