Capturing Stories in Fantasy Comics

You will start by getting to know Gabriel, who will tell you how he started in the world of comics, show you his most important works and summarize what you will learn in the course.

You will meet the artists and references that are reflected in their work, from illustrators to musicians, through authors, film directors and podcasts.

Before starting to develop your idea, you will review the materials you will use in the course.

You will start to direct your interests and ideas towards a fantasy and science fiction story that you will later tell in your story, to then develop the environment in which the characters will move.

You will learn to articulate your ideas and narrative intentions in a basic structure to tell a story and you will develop the technical script of your comic in a professional format.

Gabriel will explain how to make a first approach to transform your technical script into images with narrative meaning in a layout .

You will make basic schematic drawings of your comic, to define the composition, lighting, movement of the scenes and interaction of the characters in the story.

Once you have defined your layout , you will start with the pencil drawing of your comic. You will learn the basic criteria for the development of characters, emphasizing the relationship between personality, body expression and formal decisions oriented to the needs of the specific story.

You will design the world in which the story unfolds, through a creative process and research.

Finally, you will complete the pencil drawing of the page of your technical script that you find most entertaining and / or relevant.