Composing and Inking a Street Scene / Thought Process.

Hi there. I just recorded this 44 minute tutorial on the thought process of creating a storyboard-like panel. Barely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to working out a composition case out of the many many hundreds (to say the least) potential variables, but good as food for thought. I hope you like it! #marcosmateu #marcosmateumestre #framedink #digitalink #composition #shotcomposition #panel #storyboardpanel #storyboard #visualstorytelling #instructional #film #filmmaking #animation #graphicnovel #comicbook

[@FuzzyWhisper]

Oh wow, I have all your books right here on the shelf across from me. They're invaluable. I'm glad I found out you're on KZbin. Thank you so much for the in-depth demo!

[@user_1211ari]

Awesome, glad you found me!

[@Natecarricart]

Alright, the master is at work..everyone listen closely and pay attention. 👀👌

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks for your comment, Nate!

[@andrewalvarez7389]

Keep these coming please! It adds even more depth when you are explaining your thoughts while composing this amazing piece. Thank you! Would love to see a video of you explaining drawing characters in both dynamic perspective and poses that is tailored towards making a cover for a comic book per say or an action book. Bought almost all your books except for one which I’ll get in the near future. Looking forward to your videos coming out like this. Have my notifications on as well!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks Andrew! Keeping all these thoughts in mind.

[@Platsky]

44 minutes of marc?! best birthday gift!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Well, Happy Birthday! :D

[@alexeytrishkin]

It’s so great to see you being active on KZbin lately! Thank you very much for your tips. Those videos are greate additions to your amazing books. And if I may say we would love to see you sketching and your thought process behind it. Thank you!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks Alexey. You mean rough /quick sketching?

[@alexeytrishkin]

@@marcosmateumestre1647 Yes sir, correct

[@tm3489]

Thanks for posting this! I have all of your books and I'm constantly thumbing through them. They're incredibley resourceful.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thank you!

[@YourAverageNiche]

This is like a visual ASMR for us comics artists! To witness the slow process of working out a panel detail by detail! Not too explosive, yet very classy and technical. I adore it! Cheers from Morocco, Mr. Triple M.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks!

[@micahgunnell]

It was a real pleasure watching this and hearing your thought process! Thanks for posting it! 👍😊

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Awesome! :)

[@barkatali6490]

again this is great video from a master. Please keep posting this.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks, Barkat.

[@ricardolabate4984]

Amazing, Marcos! Always an inspiration. Love your books!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks Ricardo!

[@JH-pe3ro]

I've spent quite a few hours sketching scenes from the Framed Ink books. It's a treat to see the full process. I do my studies traditionally and the places where you zoomed for detail, I always have to handle differently - and that's not a critique, it's more of a little surprise where a digital inker's workflow has a unique ability to drive the direction of the piece. I figured out very quickly that if I try to match the look by drawing more intricately, it won't really work: Changing tools to get a smaller or larger size changes my speed and control, so the energy of the contour is different from using the "same" tool and motion, automatically rescaled. I could work larger and eventually reach the same likeness, but the implication of doing that for every panel would be to spend a lot of time sculpting out things that you did in one stroke digitally. Comic artists who still work traditionally usually stay at a scale between 125-200% of print, and at the upper end of that there's more leeway to do a big composition - Hal Foster's Prince Valiant has examples of what is possible - but it takes more time, and Foster's decision making is clearly in a different place from the Framed Ink style. With that in mind, I usually end up simplifying the compositions instead, but that has the effect of removing the background characterizations that rely on expressive face and hands, and that in turn changes all the decisions that relied on those details to guide attention. A lot of my attempts aren't really successful at capturing the same effect. How would you approach this one if you had to stay zoomed out the whole way through?

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Interesting thought. There is definitely not only one way to do things, I always say my books are a base to ultimately help people explore their own ways and thoughts about visual storytelling.

[@ArtrichStudio]

I bought your book years ago! It's so good to see you on youtube making videos, this is amazing.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Awesome, thanks!

[@creator3233]

marcos please do a perspective video. Man i was having a rough day with drawing. and I looked up and say your name. i clicked so fast and subscribed. Thank you I feel Inspired for the day again

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Great to hear! Will consider a perspective video.

[@phongluunguyen4177]

hope we can see you more often on youtube

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Time available is definitely a factor, doing my best though! :)

[@AllanGildea]

Beautiful work, thank you for sharing.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks for being here

[@wrensart1335]

First time viewer here. Incredible stuff and I’m learning so much to improve my own comics. Absolutely love the inking. It really resonates with how I like to ink too.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Awesome!

[@simonward-horner7605]

Thanks, Marcos! It's wonderful to see your process and hear your commentary. This is so valuable; young artists should really take advantage of such a resource. I would have wet myself in excitement if there had been such excellent material available when I was a lad!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks Simon! Really appreciate your comment!

[@simonward-horner7605]

@@marcosmateumestre1647 It's a truly wonderful thing that you're doing.

[@paulpeartsmith]

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thank you Paul!

[@cheswyneyman5480]

This is fun. I like the style.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks!

[@andyWEASEL]

Thanks for another wonderful upload! Apart from the main focus of the video, there are always other small treasures and valuable bits that I really like, such as design choices, how you make shapes interact with each other, how you stylize anatomy in perspective, which stuff you leave out and so on. Looking forward to more videos!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Awesome, thanks Andy!

[@calmingvoice8646]

You make this look so easy.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

I appreciate!

[@JohnSankeyJob]

Awesome!!!

[@user_1211ari]

Thanks, John!

[@AwakenxD]

Seems like the uploads are getting more frequent...Yay!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

👍

[@robertodelatorre1464]

Que bueno Marcos, gracias por el video.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Hola Roberto, gracias a ti por el comentario!

[@mahmoudelhennawy5505]

❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@robinvaauli]

So good thank you

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Sure!

[@kuyajaypi]

Welcome back master!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Hi there! :)

[@oharasvna]

A day late watching this. Thank you so much for the demo and explanation, this was really helpful and i'll start studying and implementing this on my drawing. If its not a bother, could you reccomend some artist or comicbook artist that I could study from on this type of subject. Thank you so very much..

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Sure! I'd certainly take a look at the art of Alberto Breccia, Milton Caniff, Attilio Micheluzzi and Alex Toth as starters.

[@dimitrispogkas613]

Very helpful insight on lighting and composition techniques! Thank you very much!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

👍

[@LeeNart1]

A while ago I started using that brush... and it's my favorite and it will be forever

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Awesome, it is a great one, right? simple and gets the job done!

[@DuendeTortuga]

Is it a custom brush? would you mind sharing the name or where to get it? thanks in advance

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

@@DuendeTortuga I just get the standard round brush and squeeze it sideways a bit, it's very simple, This allows me to get thick and thin qualities.

[@onewingedhawk6134]

Really appreciate you posting these, i have a question. Do you usually have any type of reference at all while finishing these up? There is always so much variety in the drapery and characters you design.

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Hi there, thanks for your comment! No use of references for this one

[@UrikDraws]

Amazing video ! I got all of your books, read most of them :D I was wondering is there a place where your brushes are uploaded ? Thanks !

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Hi Urik, if you go to chapter 3 of my book 'Framed Drawing Techniques', it's all about my (very simple) brushes and their use!

[@Fragaboom]

Said I’d follow, and here I am! (Couchdoodles)

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Yes!!! :D

[@Fragaboom]

Man, thank you for all of your insightful books. Absolute core info.

[@jukebox1of156]

Great content. Do you have any animation process videos?

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Thanks! Not on animation itself.

[@nicolasolguin2195]

I hate to ask about the brush, but I like how it responds to your inking style. I tried to replicate it but no luck. Could you point me how you made it or where to get it? Thank you!

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Very easy, it's just the standard round dot brush from Photoshop, only I squeeze it sideways / diagonally to achieve the thick and thin effect. If you have my book 'Framed Drawing Techniques' the whole chapter 3 is about the way I use this digital brush.

[@nicolasolguin2195]

@@marcosmateumestre1647 Wow thank you! I'll try to get it as soon as possible. Thanks again

[@DemienC.]

Technical question, if you don't mind: is your brush 25 or 30 degrees?

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

I just go by approximation, sometimes I tweak the angle a bit depending on what feels best for the drawing, it can also be 40... 45, depends.

[@DemienC.]

@@marcosmateumestre1647 Thank you.

[@dmitrytsmokh]

Is it possible to buy this brush? 😅

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

It's just a regular 'dot' Photoshop brush that's been squeezed diagonally. If you have my book 'Framed Drawing Techniques' you can go to chapter 3 that details how I use this brush.

[@cheswyneyman5480]

Are you also working on a new book?

[@marcosmateumestre1647]

Very much on its way now, will let you folks know the release date whenever I know! (Title, 'Framed Environment Design'!).