Welcome to today’s tutorial. In this demonstration I’ll show you my full process for drawing a complete comic book character sheet from start to finish.

The character you’ll be watching me design throughout this video is named ‘Shooter’ aka Nathan Sharp. He’s a rebel soldier from my upcoming comic book series ‘Renegade Alpha’ – which you can find out more about at: https://www.bartonbrosstudios.com/

As we develop the design for this character, you’ll see me go through the typical building phases of a comic book illustration – beginning with Shooter’s basic foundations. At this stage we’ll define his pose, placement, proportions and anatomy before entering into the design process itself.

Because we’ll be dealing with a male character in this example, you’ll see a complete break down of how the anatomy of a man is drawn in an illustrated comic book style. Making sure the key muscle groups are sized and placed accurately throughout the figure ensures that when it comes to designing the character’s outfit, we’ll be able to fit it around their body in a way that looks accurate – as if they’re actually wearing it.

When it comes to the characters costume design, I’ll be constructing the various elements that makes up Shooter’s outfit through the use of shape architecture, scale and contrast. A reference sheet will aid me along the way, to ensure his visual appearance is functional and congruent with any real world elements that might have been incorporated into the design.

The final steps involve refining the preliminary draft of Shooter’s design with carefully placed line weights and meticulous rendering. This stage is all about presentation – so we want to make the drawing look as polished as possible by taking the upmost care in it’s technical execution.

But the drawing and design process will not be the only focus of this tutorial. I’ll also be discussing why I like to work from a distance when I’m drawing and the advantages it affords me. Working from afar is not for everybody – we all approach our art in ways that are comfortable and unique to us. This is however a question that comes up a lot, and in this video I’ll be addressing it.

Beyond that we’ll also talk about the development of your own style and how it’s achieved through persistent study and practice. Plus much, much more!

I hope that you enjoy this tutorial and that you get a ton of value out of what you’re about to learn. Try out some of the techniques I’ve shared with you and see how they work out. You might be surprised by just how much you took away from watching this video!

PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial may not always be available for free. There’s a good chance it’ll be taken down, re-edited and packaged up as a premium product later on. So if you find this lesson valuable, please make the most of it while it’s available for free, by taking notes and putting as much of it as you can into practice. Save the video onto your hard drive as well if you’d like, so that you can refer back to it later on.

Thanks so much for watching, until next time – keep on drawing!
-Clayton

Software Used: Clip Studio Paint/Manga Studio

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