How to Draw Comic Art Using Photo Reference

[@rene.rodriguez]

That was actress and style icon (not to mention one of the most beautiful women in history), Audrey Hepburn. Great video! I second everyone who said real-time drawing is better! The repetitive, “boring” stuff, and watching you fix problems in real-time is very valuable. We’d miss the discipline, patience, and critical thinking you employ if shown as time lapse.

[@mmaegaard]

She was also appropriately Adam Hughes' Catwoman.

[@adamw.4458]

Bro, I love the fact you didn't time lapse. Ton of useful information. Especially with the flipping throughout the sketch. That was a very useful gem. Love your work dude. And it's nice not having time lapse so we can hear what goes through your head. I do always see artists time lapse inking stages often, but frankly, I love actually seeing it done in real time. As a newbie, I struggle with consistent shading in shadowy areas. I always seem to want to ink everything or nothing lol.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thanks very much for the awesome comment Adam! Really appreciate it. I like doing the real-time videos when I can. It is the same way that I would rather learn as well. I always picked up the best techniques by watching various artist draw at comic shows. I might have to do some over the shoulder videos real soon to see if that helps everyone! Keep up the hard work and more videos are on the way! Just uploaded a new one for inking in Procreate with some free brushes. You might want to give it a look! :) -Rob

[@adamw.4458]

@@RobertMarzullo I will DEFINITELY check that out man. Always remember, if people feel bored or the video is too long, they can always skip ahead! As for novices like me... I dig them brother! Thanks again!

[@Angbwillinspireu]

Adam, well said. I agree with everything you stated. This is a very good reference video for all art levels.

[@jerryvang094]

@@RobertMarzullo hey sir any chances do you have another video of making a comic storylines as I am into as DC universe and Marvel studios characters? I loved the way he did it on a computer and say what's that software called for me to get started on wanting to draw my very own experiences of comic storylines as Batman's and Spider-Man's lifestyles I am into since I don't know much other people from DC universe and Marvel studios BG?

[@stronggirlsyndrome]

Personally, I agree "real time" is the best way to learn. Sometimes I'm more in the mood to see time-lapse but if I really want to learn, I like to learn this way. And this video was so informative, thank you!

[@ZooHeretic]

Real time is much better. Much easier to follow the process.

[@RobertMarzullo]

I agree. Thank you! -Robert

[@BHuerta333]

I learn a lot more from your real-time videos. Love hearing your thought process when you go through your drawings. Art is a marathon not a sprint. If it takes a bit longer to see your videos and learn, then it’s worth the trip.

[@Baleandor]

I appreciate regular speed. I can see your process and hear your thoughts instead of just watching the lines zip through.

[@mistag42698]

As a Harley Quinn fan, You can never go wrong with the classics.

[@TheUncannykodiak]

Audrey freaking Hepburn, bro.. lol Awesome work

[@RobertMarzullo]

Wow! I really should have known that one!! lol. Thank you very much! :)

[@duffpappy7345]

Adam Hughes references Audrey Hepburn for his Catwoman work frequently.

[@Clint52279]

@@duffpappy7345 doesn't jim lee, as well?

[@SDW90808]

@@Clint52279 Wow! I would really like to know more. I had no idea.

[@SledgeNE]

Your videos are much more understandable compared to other artists. They are all really great, but your explaining is very better.

[@Iggyshere]

Thanks for sharing the nuts and bolts of creating the real stuff from scratch.😊

[@sherriandara2699]

Real time. A person can always speed it up in the settings if they want. Slick way of working. Thank you.

[@stronggirlsyndrome]

Really glad to see this cause I'm this slow too and feel I need to be really fast as an artist. It's encouraging to see Im not the only one

[@NIGHTWINGEX]

I’m glad we can see the time and effort that goes into a drawing I always thought taking an hour on a drawing was too long and not good enough to be a professional artist

[@ChuckCoy]

I appreciate real time longer how to art videos more. It helps to see that art can be a long process that is filled with redos and corrections. Makes me fill better about my own creative process.

[@StandAlone88]

Awesome again Rob!!! No time laps is such a big help. We get to see what your doing and how you are doing it, plus we get to actually hear your thought process when correcting, adjusting, creating your work and as a result learn more. So many "tutorials" are just time laps showcasing that teaches you nothing!!!! Your vids have helped me in so many ways and your art is just quality.....thanks so much for taking the time to put these tutorials out for us guys, it means a lot to get all the help I need lol.

[@sat4.20]

I think realtime drawing videos are the best. Speeddrawing is not my kind. I want to learn new things, details and stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I know it's 2 years ago but maybe you read the comment.

[@timwhite1358]

Real time for me Robert, you aren't boring in the least mate. Thanks for the great content

[@montrellheyward6458]

I like the real time videos.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you!

[@katieeverett3349]

I highly appreciate the real time. Seeing the process and understanding why things are changing helps me understand a hell of a lot better than time lapse. I can’t afford art school so references, books, and videos teach me how to be better. Thank you so much for being honest with it and showing your work.

[@kaosimian]

2 years late, I know, but real-time all the way. It's so much more valuable to see the thought processes and decision making as the marks are made, changed, tweaked, etc etc.

[@darlalathan6143]

Hey, that's Audrey Hepburn, beatnik '60s movie star of "Breakfast at Tiffany's!"

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you!! :)

[@NIGHTWINGEX]

Honestly I always love real time, I love the small intricate details to every aspect of a drAwing and it really helps capture how to get a specific style time lapse is mainly just to show off your work

[@lilidraws4401]

Thank you so much for this video! It really inspired me, I felt like crap about my art all day and then I started watching this and now I’ve got this super good sketch of Jason todd🤧🥺💞 so thank you!

[@dhruvmanchanda9287]

pls do share

[@theartistbarber]

One of the best videos I've seen on how to use a reference thank you

[@lemmiix]

"...and in today's video, I am drawing..." [processes - notices mistake - rethinks life choices - snaps back to reality] "...well I already drew the Joker" xDD Very nice video, that helped a lot, thanks!

[@KindaOnOne]

Real time for sure. It's good too hear the thought process as it's happening. Awesome work btw

[@Angbwillinspireu]

I appreciate a real time video. To hear your artistic thought process and self critique helped me, as an artist, understand a lot about facial concept an expressive drawing.

[@tiarastokes3897]

15:35 That eye is immaculate. Watching this also taught me some about drawing in Photoshop. I'm finally starting to learn how it works so I can use it in the future. Thanks!

[@solebydesign]

this is never boring! always live version please - time key points in the video timeline can help if people get bored and want to skip to another phase in the drawing :)

[@9822703]

I enjoyed the real time drawing. fun to watch .

[@anzatzi]

I like real time--these are the problems we all face and it interesting to watch the problem solving!

[@karmanwoked9877]

lo mejor es ver al artista en tiempo real ...y comentando lo que hace con cada paso y que piensa sobre el dibujo🤩🤩

[@thomassmith5748]

In real time you teach people, in time lapse you showcase your work, depends what your goal is.

[@lilianmiramontesjr.7550]

Love seeing the process in real time, I will keep looking for a video on you fully applying shadows to art like this. That's what I'm trying to learn atm. Love your artwork and your process!

[@pickles216]

Hey. I actually bought your book How To Draw Action Heros. Found at Hobby Lobby. Thank you for doing these videos and the book. They have helped me and I have noticed myself getting better slowly. Just wish I had tried harder when younger.

[@grungesponge9910]

Your never too young :)

[@Tylerthegrappler]

I feel the same. About wasting many years doubting myself. Still do. But that’s the struggle

[@pickles216]

@@Tylerthegrappler yea I understand. Its very hard to stick with something. I never had the patience when I was younger.

[@DiegoSanchez-fi9cf]

Watched this because i was planning on doing a red hood piece and may i just add that it's helped lots, and on the matter of time lapse or not, it really depends, you can't expect to do a study from a x20 video, if you want to see details this is better

[@Iggyshere]

Watching the process I prefer.

[@manchildart]

I loved the real time. I have been working on stylizing (forgive my spelling to lazy to double check it at 3am) this was a very helpful video! Thank you.

[@bigdaddymaq40]

Awesome RAM! Great work! I'm going to start using references more often.

[@RobertMarzullo]

It does help. Thank you!

[@joshb1089]

I thoroughly enjoyed the process to be honest and appreciated your explanation. Looking to get more into art myself. Thanks for your videos.

[@brianna44marie71]

Awsome joker man damn.

[@TheFunseekers]

Came here to learn. Listening to the whole thought process as it's coming along, that sure does help. Love the real-time ones. Gracias Amigo :)

[@josephsmith3976]

Real time it helps with a learning experience

[@TJ-vv3ex]

I rally enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@Thats_All_Cartoons_YT]

Awesome job !!!! 10/10

[@GryphonDes]

Man, I do adore these so very much! Great information, and an engaging presentation. Great choice in references too!

[@carlthomas5307]

Awesome work, by the way it’s Audrey Hepburn you used as reference.👍🏿

[@SiddharthBishnu27]

Always real time. Because of 2 reasons. 1) I get to learn a lot from your videos. 2) You're an awesome artist and an awesome human being. :)

[@Angbwillinspireu]

Thank you for this amazing tutorial.

[@8bittimetraveler834]

Hey hi Robert. I really love when you make the pupils of the eyes like this: Not a full size circles, but leave an empty spot somewhere in the middle. This is just perfect I would say. I saw amazing comics almost ruined just because the eyes of the characters were too pronounced. Anyways, I really love your videos. Your fucking amazing.

[@tlg3298]

Love full videos over time lapse

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Outstanding video thank you so much for your tips and guidance. Amazing work.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you and always happy to share the techniques! :)

[@DoctorComiX]

This answered some questions I didn't know I had! Thank you for this great video!

[@ArtieAndFriends]

I love the step by step

[@skyreadyrc5873]

Always do real time, if you can please ... if we want to fast forward during a long sketch portion of the video, we can do that. Thanks for a great video.

[@Dataism]

This is very useful, thanks.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you!!

[@PatosdeGuadalupe]

I like when you do slow drawing for more of like tutorials it just helps me see all the steps in detail

[@wtfKwaku]

I like how you apply the eyes

[@AnNguyen-ri1bi]

amazing!! thank you so much !~

[@serg10x]

I like real time videos, specially on this one how you detected your mistakes and corrected them, I can relate to the struggle of getting the drawing right. I think time lapse is good when your work flow is slow but you are really fast in comparison to other artists.

[@jwoolfe1445]

real time is where it's at it's like we hang out and draw live stream even better!

[@Chellirsl]

Please do more full speed!! I loved it! I can learn so much more! thx! 😘

[@TimPiatek]

If I want to skip ahead, I'll do it in the progress bar :-) Maybe, if you think you want to create pointers to different sections of the video, pop links in the show notes.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you and good idea! ;)

[@Coraith1]

Excellent as alway Rob 👍🏻

[@necroeasy593]

That's great art work and teaching and an awesome computer. Who the hell gives a thumbs down to someone trying to better someone else? I saw some thumbs down I think that's so rude. There's always a hater. I'm sorry every one has their own opinion. NO I'm not sorry that was not cool.🤔👍👍👍

[@ShadowManV3]

your art is lovely. I really dig it

[@culturedvibez947]

I appreciate both anytime personally I like real time better because I can get more out of it than the time lapse but I'm fine with both

[@ignacioseguro7164]

I think you do a great job on real-time it helps a lot to learn it depends on people if they're drawing with you or just watching how about you do to videos 1 real time 1 time lapse get the best of both worlds

[@kurogiza]

The problem I have with time-lapse is that I get a skewed sense of how long it *should* take to work on a piece. Granted, it makes for faster viewing, but if I watch you sketch like this, and hear your thoughts about why you make a specific change, and see the pace you are working at, then it gives me a much more realistic sense of what to expect from my own work. Killer Audrey Quinn there, btw :)

[@ericduchesnes7340]

Good advices, thank you Robert ! 👍 💪 💖 🕊

[@RobertMarzullo]

Happy to share! Thank you Eric! ;)

[@CurtisHendricks]

Great video! Love the insight to your process. For me I do prefer long form video as I use them as a learning tool but I get that most people watching youtube like to move on to the next video between 5-10 minutes later. Maybe you can time lapse and repetitive rendering bits and only show the sections when you're working to correct an error or making some stylistic decision. Would love to see videos on how you solve technical problems with illustrations in general and also in the comic book creation process

[@Joxman2k]

Timelapses are fine after an initial example(s) in technique. Like after you start hatching lines, then timelapse a full render sweep. Or pause if a different hatching technique is used. I do prefer mostly realtime, and your thought process when doing it :) ...Also a Jesters cap and bells hats have Horns, but the real technical term is "thingys" :P

[@Venegasfive]

This is awesome... thank you for the insight.

[@dctackett814]

Nice video!... I like real time, but time lapse is ok on stuff off topic for the video or if you've covered what you want to get across. But I like the random tips and hearing your thought process. Keep up the great work, love your udemy courses too!

[@skandral1339]

nice one! thanks

[@deandreconners4415]

Wow great video this will help me Robert

[@ryanboyyy5115]

Wouldn't there be an ear shape inside the suit showing?

[@monkeyabout1297]

KB24_Arcimedes The art is to get rid of as much detail as possible but still keeping as much information as possible. you can hint at the ear with like one line. But it won't really bring anything els to the character.

[@ThatArtistGryph]

Beautiful work. As an artist this style of video is really helpful but I know you mean about these videos not doing well. What about doing 2 videos one for the quick audience and one for the audience that wants to learn?

[@queenbee1055]

This is awesome and so helpful for people starting of (like me😂) thank you!!

[@thegladve]

well about that eye joke, eye actually found it funny 😂🤣

[@alexveloso4456]

It's kind of funny to see when u correct her right eye, the drawing seems to completely change, and begin to make sense and works... it's funny to notice that one simple eye can ruin all the drawing... :O... nice work

[@babyman9023]

Yo thanks for the vid man, i really want to be able to draw humans this good

[@jasonmitchell1262]

What type of pencil tool is that your lines are so clean and do you have something like it for procreate??

[@skandral1339]

real time for sure

[@sparty837]

I like this type of video

[@zephyrthedestroyer421]

It's audrey hepburn! One of my favourite actresses ever. ik people already answered but damn she's such a queen

[@jxcobhyuga8347]

Love it

[@The_Reaper_of_Death]

Can u do this traditionally?

[@callinglast]

Good work. Channel's not really for me as I'm more of a traditional artist and not into all the tricks and shortcuts you can do with a computer. Not that it takes away from your talent, but I don't have a computer that has your program. What program are you using btw? Keep up the good work chum! Love your art!

[@mesacityhero5585]

Nice drawings

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you very much!!

[@neshiah4747]

How can you not know Audrey!!!! Great video tho

[@bharrisnicholas]

I never like timelaps. I'm watching not to be entertained but to learn.

[@Sketchrcat]

the ref pict is of Audrey Hepburn; a famous actress of movies of the 50's - 60's & early 70's.

[@Sannyst]

sorry for the awkward question but which is this program he is drawing on hahah ty x

[@adrianalexanderveidt344]

A bit late, but its Clip Studio Paint.

[@theblitzbrothers]

AUDREY HEPBURN -- FASHION ICON IN THE MOVIES TIME OF HUMPREY BOGART IN MOVIES -BIG STAR - GOOD MOVIES

[@inkpenproductions3373]

i think time lapse is good once you've clearly illustrated a process, and you're going to be repeating the same process throughout a piece. However, in the case of something like this video, i think time lapse can be detrimental, because people miss out on the thought process that comes with the work. They may see the tweaks and adjustments, but they dont hear you thinking through it and explaining what you're seeing and doing.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you and I believe you hit the nail on the head. I will continue to share more in this format. :)

[@ChrisCranham]

I like real time the most but if the vid is over 1 or maybe 1 and a half hours long, I think it should be time lapsed down a bit or cut into 2 vids uploaded on different days.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Great suggestion. Thank you!

[@cocokhan94]

Can you do some beginner tutorials please

[@untraceableninja177]

How do you do this good one your sceatches

[@dumplingduppy1502]

I like the real-time vids