Introduction to Perspective
$249.00
If you’re not familiar with perspective, you’ve probably at least seen it before and maybe you even felt intimidated by it—and for good reason, because it can be scary looking! Perspective is a vital skill for any artist. It’s often the main difference between a good drawing and a bad drawing—a drawing where you guessed everything and felt confused and frustrated the whole time you were working on it, or a drawing where you knew exactly how to make what you wanted, from beginning to end! This course is an introduction to the functional basics of perspective drawing, and will show you that perspective can be easy!
Far too often, perspective is not well taught on a beginner level, and the people that do understand it—pro artists, instructional book authors, and professors—know perspective so well that they tend to over-complicate it and confuse their students, skipping over the basics and overwhelming them with examples and illustrations that are too complex.
But even with all this drama and avoidance surrounding it, perspective is still a vital skill for any artist. Perspective is what allows you to draw correct forms of any kind. Perspective is what creates a believable sense of space in your drawings. Perspective is what controls how large or small objects appear. Perspective is often the main difference between a good drawing and a bad drawing—a drawing where you guessed everything and felt confused and frustrated the whole time you were working on it, or a drawing where you knew exactly how to make what you wanted, from beginning to end!
That is why this course exists: because perspective is vital, and perspective can be easy!
- You will learn from the detailed and technically-minded artist Clara Meath (Edgar Allan Poe’s The Conqueror Worm, Mother’47).
- You’ll get Clara’s lessons and lectures and discussions!
Content
Course Content
Companion eBook
A companion eBook for this course is available here!
This ebook contains the same lessons and information as this on-demand video course, but in an even more condensed and simplified way that caters to more verbal learning styles. The ebook is designed to be effective either on its own, or as a companion to the video course.
Instructor
Clara Meath is a comic book artist and writer. She holds a degree in Sequential Art from SCAD Atlanta where she graduated with the honor of Valedictorian. She has worked for a number of comic book publishers, but prioritizes writing, drawing, and Kickstarting her own creator-owned comics and graphic novels, as her true love is visual storytelling. Her most successful creator-owned books have been Edgar Allan Poe’s The Conqueror Worm and Mother’47, both of which have been picked up for publication.
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FAQs
The most informative and arguably the most needed class offered for students of the arts! Or so we believe. We focus this class on making your scene “believable”. As it turns out, your entire story will depend on it.
Take a look at nearly every creative product that is focused on character and you’ll see backgrounds. Comics, Movies, Animation, Video Games, and Cover Illustration all take a character and place them in an environment to tell a story. If done successfully, that environment should tell you just as much about the story as the characters themselves. For that to work, the world you create to put your character in MUST be believable.
Storytelling is great, but what if I don’t know the first thing about perspective?
Have no fear; our courses are geared for the beginner as well as the experienced artist. Clara will take you from the ground up focusing on how to build your environments from scratch. Then help develop your work to a level that you can start incorporating other tools to speed up the process.
Do I need to know a whole lot about comics?
Absolutely not. All Introduction courses are designed for total beginners and those seeking to improve their craft. The class has a quick pace, so if you’re very new, be prepared to work, but one thing we pride ourselves on at Comics Experience is our ability to teach to an individual’s skill level.
We have an excellent track record with our students, and it’s our top aim to keep it that way. So, new to comics? Come on in, we’d love to show you around! Old pro? Let’s sharpen those skills and learn a few new tricks!
Do I need to be a computer wiz for the class?
Nope. Not one bit. You need to have high-speed Internet access. We recommend that you have headphones with a microphone to plug into your computer, but that’s by no means necessary.
What computer programs do I need for this course?
None! This class is designed to be completed using whatever drawing methods you have.
How do I sign up?
Add the course to your shopping cart and check out, and we’ll send you a confirmation email. If you’ve got any questions or haven’t heard from us within 24 hours, you can contact us at info@comicsexperience.com to follow up. Our email confirmation contains information and instructions, giving you everything you need to get started with the course.
If you want to make comics for fun or become a pro, your comics career starts here.
Requirements
To enroll in a Comics Experience digital course, you will need:
- High-speed Internet access.
- A mind like a sponge!
