If this isn't the best Tutorial on Creating Comic Book Art it's gotta be in the Top 5. Brilliant!!! Thank you Ryan Benjamin for your Drawing Skills as well as your Narration.
Expert knowledge of shading and highlights really brought Black Panther to life here. So inspirational. I wonder how Ryan has to accommodate certain poses for the sake of giving large speech bubble space.
I like what Mr. Benjamin says about not drawing one straight line for that leg. I think I used to do that before but forgot it. I also liked how he explains his process 🤗
I am almost 50 years old. It would have been a dream come true to draw superhero-comics. I am happy working as a regular illustrator / designer, but if I would be in my 20 with those ressources at hand ... man, this is gold! Thanx!
It's never too late to channel those passions into a thing you'd like to be doing! But we're glad that you're getting to work professionally in a creative field, all the same! Congrats on getting to do that!
I was taught the upside down method to look for “mistakes”. We actually had an assignment where we had to draw something upside down while looking at the picture upside right. That was in high school with a great art teacher.
What I really like about this one is it goes more indepth with specific techniques compared to the one he did with Batman a while back. It's almost like a natural sequel in terms of technique for penciling.
For try many idea fast: draw several small 4-5 cm version of page and use dynamic simple line figure/picturr like draw for story board. Instinct is experience. Need draw 100s 1000s picture for earn it, only method is earn it.
It just takes focused study and practice! People doubt it when we say it but it's true. Everyone progresses at a different rate but you can do it if you really want to!
Whoaaa. This is refreshing , someone talking about the feel and state of mind while drawing. So many times we hear of technique , which is fair but it’s great to hear someone talking about the song and dance . Rythym tempo energy that goes into a piece . 👌 👏
Interesting you use red. With a history working pre-press/design in a printing company way back in the day, I tend to use non-repro blue (pencil or similar in digital) for the layouts and roughs, then switch to Blackwing or "design" pencils, myself. Good, informative videos. Thanks.
Non photo blue is great and many artists still use it. In a time of digital post processing, it's become really easy to remove any color and many artists doing the red easier to see. Thanks for liking the video!
What kind of pencils is Ryan using to sketch everything out with? Any one who could tell me and/or recommend any kind of pencils that could be used to help with designing a comic book would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all!
The only areas where you need to draw are inside those margins he drew. You have that most important middle area where all main elements of the page need to be, the outer edge that might be cropped into a bit during printing and then the outside bleed. You don't need to draw anything here but some artists will draw through the forms based on their own preference.
It depends on convenience or where everyone is located. A penciler may work traditionally or digitally and the same goes for the inker. If they're physically far from each other, a non-photo blue version of the pencilled page will get printed out by a traditional inker and get inked on.
You mean Deathstroke from DC comics? If so, probably not since BP is from Marvel they have a few crossover issues but i don't know if they ever encountered one another
Love the work but chief of marvel C.B cebulski said to not draw outside the margin lines. He hates it. So when i see great artists do this. I think to myself, foes he tear you a new ass hole before committing to the work and passing it 😂.
love when I draw.. but now I feel sad, as if is pointless in 2023 to draw... is like is gone or something.. all the digital things and fast paced short videos taken over people's life, and you do not matter if you are an artist unless you are super famous... is like people cannot connect normally anymore, you must either be super famous or not do any form of art at all or people will shun you if you do as if you are weird and strange to do something you are not making a fortune of... what is happening? .. I feel I get narcissistic abused, gas-lit by relatives and people in my life and cannot find a way back to artistic happiness even if I try, like I get BRAIN FOG and forget to stay with my real feelings and end up talking with the wrong people or something... like life is going too fast for me to cope...
Life does move pretty fast and can feel like a lot. That's a personal journey we all have to tackle and is different for every person. The one thing I can comment on is that no artist starts famous. It's the quality of the work or the story being told through it that makes them famous. Working traditionally, digitally or anything in between is all about communicating your voice and your story. Someone else's success doesn't mean you can't also have success. But not making anything is a certain way to not ever gain notoriety. Make things you want to make and share your voice with the world. It's worthwhile!
I disagree with the idea of "just feeling it", when he begins to shade and render, as David Finch explains, there is a method to that madness. Laying down shadows and then using strokes to show form and the directions they should go to be more convincing. It may be feel to him but if you're teaching people something technical like rendering or shading, it would benefit them more to explain that. Despite that, this is a great lesson in drawing a page. I am not trying to pit two artists against each other, only that as someone learning, hearing "just feel it" is vague and unhelpful. I've learned a lot from this channel and I hope I've given my feedback, albeit unsolicited, in a constructive manner. If I have not, I apologize. /cheers
thumbnailing is supposed to be the size of a thumb more or less lol, what Ryan did was a big block-in without actually thumbnailing...which is not a good process for beginners.
Literally the definition of thumbnail is "a basic or initial sketch used to develop a design". It's not a technical term with a specific meaning, it's just doing preliminary drawings before actually doing the final thing. Which is actually probably the main things beginners need to work on. Most beginners just go straight into drawing the final image without even a block out and then wonder why their proportions are wonky.
@@NoTengoIdeaGuey except you're partially wrong. In the comics-making universe the thumbnailing preceeds the layout/block in stage, always, and it's always used as a technical term. Look up on youtube that documentary with Frank Quitely doing precisely that. Most pros and veterans do it this way and no, it's not literary like what you said, it's called a thumbnail precisely because it's a super small sample of what is to come, it's when it's easiest to change the composition (hence the "thumb nail" but I mean... it's pretty obvious). It's ironically much like you said: doing it this way avoids commiting precociously to a flawed and bigger sized composition. Ryan is doing it the way he does because he's been doing it for so many years (although it surmounts to some wonky stuff in some of his pages and I know he knows this, but it's faster this way and in this business you have to be fast).
@@norrin_falk who should I believe, some random guy in YT comments telling me this is what the pros do, or a literal pro in the video I'm watching saying what the pros do? 🤔
If you’re looking to check out the texturing and inking lessons we mention in this episode, check those out in the course at www.proko.com/marvel
I will just copy this until I am blue and then perhaps some small sliver of skill has rubbed off
@@Trombligliotti Master studies are a valid strategy to learning how an artists does what they do!
Everytime I watch Ryan Benjamin I feel like drawing immediately lol I love it
Dudes infectious in a good way
Same!
not even a minute in and he’s already made me want to draw. Amazing
yep, me too, even baught some micron pens haha
I'm not even a comic person, but I'm grateful there's resources like this coming out
If this isn't the best Tutorial on Creating Comic Book Art it's gotta be in the Top 5. Brilliant!!! Thank you Ryan Benjamin for your Drawing Skills as well as your Narration.
Glad it was helpful!
Expert knowledge of shading and highlights really brought Black Panther to life here. So inspirational.
I wonder how Ryan has to accommodate certain poses for the sake of giving large speech bubble space.
That's addressed in the layout portion of the course! It's a big thing to consider.
I like what Mr. Benjamin says about not drawing one straight line for that leg. I think I used to do that before but forgot it. I also liked how he explains his process 🤗
Once I found Benjamin's art, it changed my life and inspired me again.
7:54 this is so true, and applicable to different fields! Get things moving
Ryan is a consummate professional. Now along with being a fantastic artist is becoming a really good presenter as well.
I am almost 50 years old. It would have been a dream come true to draw superhero-comics. I am happy working as a regular illustrator / designer, but if I would be in my 20 with those ressources at hand ... man, this is gold! Thanx!
It's never too late to channel those passions into a thing you'd like to be doing! But we're glad that you're getting to work professionally in a creative field, all the same!
Congrats on getting to do that!
I discovered this guy yesterday and now I'm down the rabbit hole! What an incredible artist!
Agreed!
I was taught the upside down method to look for “mistakes”. We actually had an assignment where we had to draw something upside down while looking at the picture upside right. That was in high school with a great art teacher.
You are an EXCELLENT teacher Ryan. Informative, clear, and helpful. Thank you for this video!
Ryan Benjamin is my favorite Proko regular. Fantastic teacher and artist
this guy is one of my fav's on your channel. Always such great pacing and information. Great vibes
What I really like about this one is it goes more indepth with specific techniques compared to the one he did with Batman a while back. It's almost like a natural sequel in terms of technique for penciling.
great video, love Ryan Benjamin's art!
For try many idea fast: draw several small 4-5 cm version of page and use dynamic simple line figure/picturr like draw for story board.
Instinct is experience. Need draw 100s 1000s picture for earn it, only method is earn it.
I couldn’t do this in a million years. Ryan is a genius.
It just takes focused study and practice!
People doubt it when we say it but it's true. Everyone progresses at a different rate but you can do it if you really want to!
Whoaaa. This is refreshing , someone talking about the feel and state of mind while drawing. So many times we hear of technique , which is fair but it’s great to hear someone talking about the song and dance . Rythym tempo energy that goes into a piece . 👌 👏
I really enjoy watching this and learning all the tips and tricks he had to offer.
Thank you sir ❤❤❤❤❤
Great advice from an incredible artist!
You are a true talent with amazing skills you gained
"Dont think. Feel."
-Yoda
A lot of the times i feel out the figure when drawing because i memorized the general proportions of the body.
Interesting you use red. With a history working pre-press/design in a printing company way back in the day, I tend to use non-repro blue (pencil or similar in digital) for the layouts and roughs, then switch to Blackwing or "design" pencils, myself. Good, informative videos. Thanks.
Non photo blue is great and many artists still use it. In a time of digital post processing, it's become really easy to remove any color and many artists doing the red easier to see.
Thanks for liking the video!
This guy is really good, inspiring.
Super useful! Thanks for sharing your process.
This is seriously impressive
I’m saving up to get the course asap
Same
Very informative. Thank you Proko
That's good. Useful content. let's continue ❤
Omg pure gold
Thanks a lot
What kind of pencils is Ryan using to sketch everything out with? Any one who could tell me and/or recommend any kind of pencils that could be used to help with designing a comic book would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all!
Wow.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
hostly i thought modern comic pages are done digitally ,didn't know you guys still do traditional art
They do both, it just depends on the artist. However learning traditional definitely gives you a good fundamental base.
I like 🤯
Why are you going outside your preset borders? Will these lines, beyond the borders, eventually be eliminated?
The only areas where you need to draw are inside those margins he drew.
You have that most important middle area where all main elements of the page need to be, the outer edge that might be cropped into a bit during printing and then the outside bleed.
You don't need to draw anything here but some artists will draw through the forms based on their own preference.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I have seen this guy in person
Would an "Inker" scan your image into a digital pad, and then do the inking digitally?
It depends on convenience or where everyone is located. A penciler may work traditionally or digitally and the same goes for the inker.
If they're physically far from each other, a non-photo blue version of the pencilled page will get printed out by a traditional inker and get inked on.
Or, I suppose if an inker was far away, you could also just send a digital file for them to work with.
i want to ink his sketch, how to i get the pdf of this comic page?
めちゃすげー！
رائع🎉
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Didn't really explain how to setup that trim/crop margin
🔥🔥🎃🎃
Finally😂
those are some attractive hands
🙄
😯
Humans I can relate to
He looks like a nurse in the thumbnail
0:44 is that an AI generated pic he is taking ref from?
d4yum
I wish i had money for this but im poor
We have an annual Black Friday sale. That'll be the best time to save on our courses. Hope you can join!
Third 🥉
Dam dude he wide
Ryan's a big dude!
Has Black Panther ever crossed Deathstroke the Terminator?
You mean Deathstroke from DC comics? If so, probably not since BP is from Marvel they have a few crossover issues but i don't know if they ever encountered one another
Love the work but chief of marvel C.B cebulski said to not draw outside the margin lines. He hates it. So when i see great artists do this. I think to myself, foes he tear you a new ass hole before committing to the work and passing it 😂.
love when I draw.. but now I feel sad, as if is pointless in 2023 to draw... is like is gone or something.. all the digital things and fast paced short videos taken over people's life, and you do not matter if you are an artist unless you are super famous... is like people cannot connect normally anymore, you must either be super famous or not do any form of art at all or people will shun you if you do as if you are weird and strange to do something you are not making a fortune of... what is happening? ..
I feel I get narcissistic abused, gas-lit by relatives and people in my life and cannot find a way back to artistic happiness even if I try, like I get BRAIN FOG and forget to stay with my real feelings and end up talking with the wrong people or something... like life is going too fast for me to cope...
Life does move pretty fast and can feel like a lot. That's a personal journey we all have to tackle and is different for every person.
The one thing I can comment on is that no artist starts famous. It's the quality of the work or the story being told through it that makes them famous. Working traditionally, digitally or anything in between is all about communicating your voice and your story.
Someone else's success doesn't mean you can't also have success. But not making anything is a certain way to not ever gain notoriety. Make things you want to make and share your voice with the world. It's worthwhile!
uuoh, i am the first comment, wow
Nice dude
I disagree with the idea of "just feeling it", when he begins to shade and render, as David Finch explains, there is a method to that madness. Laying down shadows and then using strokes to show form and the directions they should go to be more convincing. It may be feel to him but if you're teaching people something technical like rendering or shading, it would benefit them more to explain that. Despite that, this is a great lesson in drawing a page. I am not trying to pit two artists against each other, only that as someone learning, hearing "just feel it" is vague and unhelpful. I've learned a lot from this channel and I hope I've given my feedback, albeit unsolicited, in a constructive manner. If I have not, I apologize. /cheers
I love it
Thank you
Skipped the best parts
thumbnailing is supposed to be the size of a thumb more or less lol, what Ryan did was a big block-in without actually thumbnailing...which is not a good process for beginners.
Literally the definition of thumbnail is "a basic or initial sketch used to develop a design". It's not a technical term with a specific meaning, it's just doing preliminary drawings before actually doing the final thing. Which is actually probably the main things beginners need to work on. Most beginners just go straight into drawing the final image without even a block out and then wonder why their proportions are wonky.
@@NoTengoIdeaGuey except you're partially wrong. In the comics-making universe the thumbnailing preceeds the layout/block in stage, always, and it's always used as a technical term. Look up on youtube that documentary with Frank Quitely doing precisely that. Most pros and veterans do it this way and no, it's not literary like what you said, it's called a thumbnail precisely because it's a super small sample of what is to come, it's when it's easiest to change the composition (hence the "thumb nail" but I mean... it's pretty obvious). It's ironically much like you said: doing it this way avoids commiting precociously to a flawed and bigger sized composition. Ryan is doing it the way he does because he's been doing it for so many years (although it surmounts to some wonky stuff in some of his pages and I know he knows this, but it's faster this way and in this business you have to be fast).
@@norrin_falk who should I believe, some random guy in YT comments telling me this is what the pros do, or a literal pro in the video I'm watching saying what the pros do? 🤔
Im not a fan of this, sorry