Capturing Stories in Fantasy Comics
materials
A course by Gabriel Rodríguez, Writer and comic artist
About the video: materials
Overview
“In this lesson we will review all the materials we will use to complete the course.”
In this video lesson Gabriel Rodríguez addresses the topic: materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Capturing Stories in Fantasy Comics. Create fantasy comic strips from the technical script to the sheet in pencil.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this initial lesson. we are going to introduce the work materials we will be using. To begin. let's take a look at some essential support tools. such as the computer and the light tablet. The computer is used for working with the word processor when writing digitally and also for utilizing search engines to find reference images. The light tablet is useful for tracing. but alternatives are available. If you prefer traditional consider writing directly in a notebook instead. Similarly. materials can be sourced from libraries or bookstores. Alternatively. replace your light tablet with a s...”
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Course summary for: Capturing Stories in Fantasy Comics
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Illustration -
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Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Comic, Traditional illustration

Gabriel Rodríguez
A course by Gabriel Rodríguez
Gabriel Rodríguez Pérez studied architecture at the Catholic University of Chile, although he has been dedicated exclusively to comic drawing and screenwriting for almost fifteen years. At the end of 2002 he published his first comic book for IDW Publishing and since then he has worked with them on more than thirty editorial projects.
In 2008 he created, along with screenwriter Joe Hill, the horror and fantasy series Locke & Key, which has been extended from two graphic novels to a series of six books in more than fifteen languages and an adaptation as a series for Netflix.
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