this DVD, Stephen Platt covers how to create a fully penciled page from beginning to end. He begins with exploration in the thumbnail stage and enlarges the chosen rough thumbnail using a photocopier and lightbox. During the course of the demo, Stephen shows how he indicates change in form, graduated shadows, texture and mass, all while maintaining a dramatic graphic expression. In addition, he discusses industry conventions as well as advice on portfolios and earning a living in professional comics2 hours of lecture.
Thumbnails and Composition Indicating Textures
Lightbox and Enlargement Foreshortening and
Initial Laying in of Forms Indicating Plane Change
Rendering Musculature Industry
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