Week 3: Exaggerating the Poses in Comics and Character Concepting

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Instructor: Ryan Benjamin
Subjects: Drawing
Topics: Creature Design, Drawing Exercises, Human Figure, Sketching
Mediums: Colored Pencil, Marker, Pencil
Duration: 2h 46m 50s

In week three, instructor Ryan Benjamin will explain in-depth how to connect the parts of the figure to create actions. You will learn to exaggerate the standard male and female superhero poses. Then, you will practice establishing characters and emphasizing the key features to make them unique. Ryan will demonstrate drawing comic characters of different ages and body shapes.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

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