Transformers Super Fast Drawing!!!

Hi Class,

First off, here are 4 great cover examples. I was very pleased with everybody's work on Tuesday;
if your work isn't on here, don't take it personally. I

Shemar's quick board drawings of "talking dog" comics is great. These are what they call in the biz "Thumbnail sketches". Thumbnail sketches are done quickly and with little attention to major details. They are done simply to convey different cover compositions and ideas. Usually when you an illustrator and you're working for a client, you'll want to first give your client a bunch of thumbnail sketches for them to pick their favorite composition. Sometimes comic book artists will like more than one thumbnail and make "VARIANT" covers - meaning the same book with different covers. Remember what I said earlier - doing about 4-5 thumbnails is just as good as doing one pretty OK finished cover. As long as I know that you're thinking about design, layout, etc.


Danilo's cover is intriguing, fun and a dynamic composition. By placing his character at a sideways angle, he uses the whole page. There is nothing here that isn't considered. Make sure when you draw, you consider the whole page ... even if there is negative space, have it be intentional. NOW: Danilo - make sure that font is legible. People need to know what they're going to be reading. The title gets about 1 8th of the canvas is the text gets muddy due to gray tones. But overall, very impressive.


Juan is developing some great perspective techniques. To this day, having the ability to make the illusion of 3D space on a 2D surface is kind of a magic trick. Also, see how adding a background makes such a huge difference?
Steven's Dragon Heart is a KILLER cover. His representational drawings of goblins are in dynamic postures! He's using a foreground, middle ground and a background. Plus: Great detail and energy in this. AND - it's still in pencil so if he wants to edit and make the cover better he has that opportunity.

Today - We will be repeating our TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE SUPER FAST DRAWINGS! I'll explain the exercise in class, but overall, fantastic work, I am so pumped on how you are all developing. When we return to class after break, get ready to play some D & D!