From Idea to Vignette Step by Step
Format and reading direction
A course by user884754 surname884754 , Graphic Humorist and Illustrator
Joined October 2018
Learn the process for creating a single-panel comic
Joined October 2018
About the video: Format and reading direction
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about the different forms that exist and what is the correct reading direction in a cartoon or comic strip. ”
In this video lesson user884754 surname884754 addresses the topic: Format and reading direction, which is part of the Domestika online course: From Idea to Vignette Step by Step. Learn the process for creating a single-panel comic.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we’ll talk about formatting and composition. The space we have to work with is called the format. The format can be square, rectangular, or vertical. The format is chosen based on the medium where the comic is published. In my case I work at a newspaper and the space I have is a vertical format. You can choose whichever format you like best. It can be for Facebook, for Instagram, for Twitter. Each medium has a different format. It is important to first choose the support where you'll publish and then assign it a format. A helpful tip is to work on a larger scale than the size...”
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Course summary for: From Idea to Vignette Step by Step
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Traditional illustration
A course by user884754 surname884754
Alejandra Lunik is an illustrator, graphic humorist, and amateur painter. She studied fine arts and has since devoted her career to illustration and graphic humor, publishing her work in a range of media outlets over the past two and half decades.
As a comic artist, her illustrations have been featured in a variety of magazines, including Fierro and Sex Humor. She also spent five years working as a graphic humorist at OHLALÁ magazine. Two of her most distinguished projects are Lola, a humorous comic that ended up being published as a book, and Hormona Asesina. She currently publishes daily comics titled Andá a lavar los platos for the newspaper La Nación.
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