Female Character Design for Comics

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Female Character Design for Comics provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Female Character Design for Comics is taught by Marcio Takara. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $11.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Learn the traditional techniques to draw a female figure with volume, movement, balance, and expression from scratch

    • Introduction
    • Preparation, Research and Pencil Lines
    • Hair, Faces and Hands
    • Ink!
    • Final project
    This course was updated in August 2020 in some of its video lessons and additional resources, expanding and deepening the course’s content to improve your experience.

    Gone are the days when women in comics were portrayed only as sidekicks or love interests. Nowadays, a new breed of female characters and superheroes are taking the comic book world by storm with powerful storytelling and stunning visuals.

    In this course, Marcio Takara—comic book artist with experience drawing comics for Marvel and DC—will teach you how to draw female characters from scratch. Starting from action lines and composition, this course will show you how to add volume, movement, balance, and expression to your creations.

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Influences
    • What We Will Do in this Course
    • Materials
    • Picking Reference
    • Preparation - Composition
    • Refining the Figure Pt.1
    • Refining the Figure Pt.2
    • Hair
    • Hands - body expression
    • Face - Details and Expression
    • Costumes
    • Lines
    • Ink Texture Pt.1
    • Ink Texture Pt.2
    • Grey Tones - Ink Wash
    • Female Character Design for Comics