Comic book drawing course, online or in Modena, individual or group

🎓 10 lessons | 20 hours | 100% Online and in Modena

Have you always wanted to learn how to draw, but don't know where to start? With our comic book drawing course, you will explore the fundamental techniques of artistic drawing, developing your creativity and learning to represent the world around you with pencil and paper.

What you will learn

✏️ Basic drawing techniques for comics: lines, shapes and proportions
✏️ How to design and draw original characters
✏️ Simplified Anatomy for Comics: Faces and Expressions
✏️ Inking and shading techniques
✏️ Setting the table and composing the vignettes
✏️ Basics of visual storytelling: rhythm, dialogues, direction
✏️ How to observe and translate ideas into illustrated sequences

Who is it for?

🎨 Absolute beginners who want to learn how to draw comics
🎨 Comic, manga, graphic novel enthusiasts
🎨 Creatives who want to bring their characters and stories to life

How it works

✅ Live online lessons with the expert comics teacher
✅ Practical step-by-step exercises
✅ Teaching materials: PDF handouts and illustrated examples
✅ Sharing and feedback on your drawings and comic strips

Course program

✅Introduction to the comic
• History and genres of comics
• Basic tools: pencils, nibs, ink, digital

✅ Drawing Characters: Basic Anatomy
• Proportions of the human body
• Facial expressions and body language

✅Creating a character
• Design and characterization
• Costumes and silhouettes

✅ Storyboard and composition of the vignette
• Shots and points of view
• Scene dynamics

✅ Fundamentals of Perspective
• 1 and 2 point perspective
• Simple settings

✅ Scriptwriting and narration
• How to structure a short story
• Dialogues and rhythm

✅ Inking and finishing techniques
• Clean lines and hatching
• Shading and texture

✅ Lettering and balloons
• Font choice and text layout
• How to make dialogues clear

✅Color in the comic
• Basics of color theory
• Traditional and digital coloring techniques

✅ Final Project: Create your own comic strip
• From idea to realization
• Tips to improve and continue drawing

What do you need?

🖌️ Pencils, erasers, drawing paper

🌐 Stable internet connection
💡 Desire to create, draw and tell

Duration

🕒 20 hours total (10 meetings of 2 hours)
📅 Frequency: 1 time per week
⏰ Saturday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
🌐 Mode: Online live or in person in Modena

✨ Discover the pleasure of drawing and unleash your creativity!