Basics of Comic Composition

[@superscrub9]

Step 1: draw a shape Step 2: give it a gun But seriously really great video.

[@Oolampara_Chekkan]

Step 1: Draw some shapes Step 2: Give it a sword But seriously really great video.

[@thespontaneoustomato2676]

Step 1: draw a shape Step 2: Give him a hydrogen atom But seriously really great video.

[@theindianyouwatch]

Step:1 make a shape Step 2: make another shape But seriously really great video

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

Step 1: draw some shapes Step 2: Cry But seriously really great video.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

Step 1. Draw a gun. Step 2. Give it a shape. This video sucked, do better.

[@w.i.m.u8339]

Hum.. let me check : ✅Helpful video ✅Understandabl ✅Complete and detailed Yup, definitely a Proko video

[@favourfavier1735]

Honestly, some youtube tutorials can be all over the place for no reason, this is top notch

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

David Finch is THE master.

[@hweckrsonkira]

Uhm it’s understandable

[@vabneak3113]

這是真正的藝術課，this is real art class,I can't catch all your speaking meaning,but I understand your way to compose 構圖教學 Composition Teaching，this is what I wanted to learn,I had never this kind of art education in my Chinese art department in my university,thanks God let me found your education videos.

[@lucianoprokilla]

Good luck brother👍🏼

[@grapes4832]

Good luck!

[@samankucher5117]

Good luck my bro 🍀

[@loly9929]

Lao Gan mao

[@sonofliberty8872]

I wish you luck, my foreign friend.

[@beans9288]

I’m painfully bad at composition, but watching videos like this give me so many ideas and give me inspiration to improve existing ones. Wonderfully explained and great thumbnails too!

[@humorcidaltendencies]

I clicked on the thumbnail assuming it was from Finch’s channel. Then I heard the whistling. Then I saw him. What a roller coaster of emotions. And what distinctive sketch style!

[@samankucher5117]

Omg I thought the same it looks like we both got bamboozled in the best way this video us very informative .

[@sherlockbatmanholmes892]

I am trying to become a comic book artist. This has so many helpful tips!

[@sherlockbatmanholmes892]

@Code I do make my own characters

[@hahahahaha288]

Goodluck!!! Btw whats the title of your comic?

[@sherlockbatmanholmes892]

@@hahahahaha288 I don’t have a title yet

[@mochimochi8251]

Same here! But im literally just starting, i want to create a comic in the future, but i don't even know if i ever did a comic before Never too late to start

[@fulvousmacshiddenhobbyworl5567]

I recommend David Finch's youtube channel if you want to feel inspired.

[@favourfavier1735]

This short video is so in depth and easy to understand, you guys are amazing

[@antonioblanco3086]

Prokoooo make your own comic! with David and Ryan as the partners and Marshall as the evil villain!

[@samankucher5117]

It would be interesting....

[@matijavuk2857]

bought the course prerelease date, if you wanna learn about the comics, look no further, David's humble yet rich knowledge will give you so much to learn :)

[@Cullenfarrell]

Anyone else in school rn

[@Hubstrub]

How did bro know 💀

[@maxniaspect-gz1oq]

Iam😅

[@water-fallswebtoon5239]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HELPFUL THIS IS TO ME 🙇‍♀️

[@vukjovanovic3874]

David Finch is a great human! Such a beautiful soul.

[@retired_idubbbz_fan5398]

I love David fincher movies too, fight club is his best work

[@vukjovanovic3874]

@@retired_idubbbz_fan5398 Lol, that's David Fincher

[@wonderworld1928]

@@retired_idubbbz_fan5398 did you even watch and knew what this whole channel and this comic artist particularly is about, buddy??!

[@thanosnoctem4473]

@@wonderworld1928 lmfao

[@accountqclud]

@@retired_idubbbz_fan5398 satire?

[@ProkoTV]

If you liked this lesson and want to learn more, check out David’s premium course at www.proko.com/comicpage

[@w.i.m.u8339]

Aaaannd…Here goes my money

[@jenniferpalacios383]

I see the price is around 90 but do you have like a subscription plan that I can afford? I am the poorest person in the World

[@blidea9191]

shut up and take my money

[@mochimochi8251]

Just what i needed! Im finally confident to start my own pages, at least for testing this rules and perspectives. One day i want to create a full comic, but i never did one before, this actually helps me a lot!

[@Links-Asylum]

This is a extremely useful video for me especially because I’m trying to make my own comics, thank you so much for these tips

[@chikengas4052]

I think we all forget this sometimes. And now we just got a reminder with insight from someone this experienced as well!

[@uggZymoroon]

my biggest problem is I know how to ocupy a window but I don't know hot to make the window, like how many do I need on a page? Do I need a lot? Based on what do I do the windows, should I be more efficient with them? Do as many as I can, or as little? To me, manga has perfected this to an incredible degree, they can convey so much with as little as a sketch but a sketch looking so good that it just works.

[@falcongreens2570]

I watched twice, I want to add my second "like"

[@TorQueMoD]

Fantasic video! Thanks so much for sharing these techniques :)

[@tjs9876]

I'm not that into drawing comics but this applies to all picture making. Love David Finches KZbin channel for good tutorials

[@sallgoodman2323]

Awesome. I was aware of the rule of 3rds, but examples so readily available are very useful in composing a scene. Thanks

[@sekai9906]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial ! It seems that this kind of detail isn't explored in many videos, and yet it's the reason why some comics look so good while others don't.

[@ArtichokeAnarchy]

Really underrated, you just opened my mind to new possibilities

[@Terrakinetic]

I wanted to know what Toomgis was composed of. KZbin sent me here...

[@MrWeebs-gc2jj]

Thx i wish this thecnique help me for became manga artist

[@samankucher5117]

It will work because manga and comics are the same thing but with different styles . And if David can learn from studying manga artist like shirow masamune and use that knowledge in his comic book art you can learn from David and use that knowledge in drawing manga no problem.

[@JRCorominas]

This entire video should come with a disclaimer, “Assuming you’ve mastered perspective.” 😮

[@somerandomguy-mother]

Wow maybe this can finally help me, I never thought of figure drawing to make panels. Interesting.

[@onecoldbrotha8619]

Thank you so much for the classes and childhood filled with unique comic characters from all universes 🙏🏾

[@ChaoticMay]

...Proko is watching my search history, isn't he? Seriously, this video couldn't have come at a better time!

[@manojmathur4373]

Proko isnt, youtube is 👀

[@mariod1547]

Damnit you look just like my ex 💔

[@KampersandH]

I love this sytle of video! So simple to just explain the different techniques

[@171pyro]

I wish that growing up I had more stuff like this in my art classes and not just examples with a lecture. I love to draw but all the techniques and the technical stuff has pushed me out of it for years because I didn't understand it. But now watching them be used in the midst of drawing makes it a lot more clear than looking at finished products.

[@Hollynokk]

OH MY GOSH. This answered so many questions that I didn’t even know how to ask! To top it off, I think a lot of this is good advice even just for drawing singular pictures and paintings. Great principles all the way around.

[@maximilianobarrios6854]

SPANISH SUBTITLES, PLEASE 🇦🇷

[@valeriam.cortes3534]

El vídeo perfecto justamente para bloqueo de arte! Mil gracias Proko, amo tus vídeos y a los increíbles artistas que invitas a tu canal.

[@isaacdominguez205]

I studied fine arts, and this is more simple way for composition. Full respect

[@Saltfare]

I’ve always found composition painful and confusing but this video makes it sound so cool, like it’s a tool to make things more interesting rather than a chore that you have to learn. Thank you ❤

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lumelostudios]

Just as I needed it😁👍🏾

[@Shinnn9]

Dapat dimengerti semoga harimu menyenangkan that mean,understandable have a nice day

[@christinachampion3676]

Always a pleasure to learn from a Master Artist like David Finch. Thanks David. Thanks Proko.

[@AlbaMusicArt]

We appreciate you greatly! Your videos have been an invaluable source of knowledge for us in the realms of drawing and graphic design. We eagerly await your upcoming videos, hoping for even more useful content.

[@demetriusperminter8419]

This is truly clever 10/10. Love all of this

[@gilbertginegobis7596]

Life is realy a process of continuos learning, and am realy glad that there are people that are sharing their knowledge so that others could learn as well.😎😎😎 thanks.

[@Luis043_]

I also want to be that talented at drawing😔

[@reatisuto9919]

Work hard for it , it just doesn't come to you

[@Luis043_]

@@reatisuto9919 you cant learn to be talented sadly

[@red7391]

@@Luis043_ drawing is not a talent, it's a skill lol anyone is capable

[@indigo4740]

If you have no talent start by tracing. No matter what anyone says tracing is fine if you dont have any type of knowledge on how to approach drawing. Trace the same photo over and over until you kind of understand the muscle memory for it and then try drawing it without tracing the best you can. If you keep at it consistently you'll eventually develop some skill. Talent is just having some skill already without having to work hard. I believe in you go out there and draw. Lol believe in the me that believes in you

[@bawrbxokurdistan8486]

You can do with practicing every day I don't know how old you are even if you are over 40 time is on your side to learn .

[@arknark]

You guys came through with this right when I started my venture into making a comic. YES. I hope this covers formatting and all that too

[@Metal-Spark]

6:42 - missing the opportunity to use The Thing who is both a rock and some kind of a thing

[@samankucher5117]

Good point.

[@leonleon6244]

Spanish subtitles please😩😩😩

[@valasafantastic1055]

This was very helpful. Composition is one of the 'hard parts' for me. Great examples. I'll go study from movie stills and comics now...

[@painandmisery8971]

DAVID FINCH????? this crossover is legendary.

[@indranilsarkar3637]

🤩🤩🤩mah art inspiration!!!! He's dah reason I started studying Bridgeman!!

[@Onix382]

Que buena data! Gracias

[@jenniferpalacios383]

How do you deal with fat? And also why super hero has a big and open rib cage while in proko the torax is draw with a more closed angle

[@bawrbxokurdistan8486]

Someone asked him about that he said " this is anatomically not correct I draw the ribcage like this to make characters look bigger and more powerful and it gives me room to play with the shadows on the ribcage and stomach " after that he sketched out two characters that ware the same size to explain it and to be honest the normal body looked smaller than the one with the open ribcage even though they were the same size .... and David is not the only one who does that look at jem Lee his superheros have a similar thing going on :)

[@jenniferpalacios383]

@@bawrbxokurdistan8486 wow thank you very much I spent hours looking for this answer

[@springthyme501]

As bawr mentioned above, it's a common stylisation among comic book artists for their male heroes. David, Jim Lee and I think Clay Mann are all solid examples of using this. It makes the figure appear to have more mass, and they also tend to simplify and flatten the pectorals so they don't have to worry as much about their shape in various arm positions. Not everyone does this though. Greg Capullo, Jorge Jimenez and Dan Mora are some examples of great modern comic artists who draw more conventional pecs and ribcage. In short, if you like it use it. If you don't, leave it.

[@bawrbxokurdistan8486]

@@springthyme501 thank you for explaining it better... English is not my native language so I hesitate using many words that can sound like other words:)

[@lisah336]

That was a joy to watch. So interesting.

[@darrenchambers3042]

Loved his Moon Knight work!

[@christinachampion3676]

David needs to do a art instruction book. Please! Videos are cool, DVD" s are great. but, I'm a book addict. Self publish a book soon please.

[@NavySeal6474]

This video helped me put things into perspective. Thank you Mr. Finch for sharing your techniques with us aspiring artists. I really appreciate these classes.

[@mahmudulhasantaniz505]

More comic 🖤🖤🖤

[@wheelie1207]

I have no interest in becoming a comic book artist but you've made a new fan!

[@xcreenplay7264]

Thank you really been struggling with this for the last two days 😅

[@lucanhenrique7457]

I always a fan of David Finch work. His style is amazing to say the least. So glad he start to give some advises on youtube; It helps me in a lot of ways, like creativity and technical aspects to create a drawing. sorry bad english

[@vickypedia1308]

I see this in my recommendations while drawing page thumbnails? What a coincidence lmao

[@nitopontocom]

Awesome class on video

[@red7391]

First

[@SU1_cidalDadbro]

Damn bro you're first

[@snickerdoodlezangel2761]

Very nice and informative, kudos ^^

[@abdullahsinanoglu]

This inspires me to actually think about the composition rather than throwing the drawings on to the paper

[@rauloliveira.musico.artist8656]

traduzir para o português

[@1MightyR]

Flock Master Finch! Pure Gold! Thanx bro!!🔥

[@ebyepy]

This video is so helpful thank you so much! :)

[@platinumt3425]

David pls give me some of your skill you freakin legend

[@szymonsowinski9095]

Haha when I saw that make shift grip from tape on that blue staedtler pencil i thought it musy be zhc

[@bawrbxokurdistan8486]

I'm a big fan of ZHC I found this guy because zhc would always mention David in his videos. I think he learned his comic book art style from David .... actually i searched David finch on KZbin after he did a video about his tapedpencil he side he did it after he saw David finch doing it .

[@plotagonanimationvideos9610]

*Thank you so much ☺☺*

[@mcgoldfish7498]

Thank you for teaching,you solve my problem .👌 Amazing 😁

[@jsunvoorhese217]

Very informative thanx

[@tszc7055]

what is the drawing pencil he used?

[@AbrianCurington]

It’s a lead holder. Judging by the color, likely a Staedtler, though it’s the lead that counts, in this case! He’ll have to answer as to what hardness he’s using here.

[@LamirLakantry]

I'm sorry, but I just see that you can draw various arbitrary shapes vaguely around various arbitrary points. Triangles, circles, squears, diamonds. 1, 2, 5... Like the one with the the guy with the gun. that gun was jutting right out of the diamond, like it didn't matter. You're clearly skilled at sketching, and I'm sure there's a method here, but it just looks so vague and arbitrary that it's all gibberish. Like several of those triangle poses. Those weren't triangles. they were upside down Y's at best. Or a triangle with a squear on top. I keep seeing this same advice about drawing in basic shapes, and it just frustrates me because I simultaniously see a dozen different shapes in those examples. Like the Y example I just gave.

[@darth_hylian]

Anyone who likes this video should definitely at least subscribe to his KZbin channel. It's very helpful

[@ArtistAmitThapa]

Very helpful video sir

[@user-mw2ds7fz1z]

Amazing!!!! Thank you!!! I wish Tom Weliing had gotten to wear the suit!!

[@Sky_TEC_Illustraition_Systems]

Check out the "shot list" @ your own risk. 😁

[@Jamal-ro3gy]

Thanks proko

[@kyesickhead7008]

KZbin:Hey. Me:No! KZbin: Me: '-' I know how to draw now.

[@souless-sneaks3381]

its been a minute Proko 😭 glad to b watching again edit: omg, yu lifesaver

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

(1:39) "Because the man in my dream...that one standing on the hill...it is not me. It is you."

[@JerseyMcgee81]

This is great stuff

[@akirathedon]

Just had crazy vivid flashbacks to poring over How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way when I was eight years old. THANK YOU

[@SunkleLoft]

Rule of thirds especially really improved my composition omg Will there be a tutorial on the Golden ratio ?

[@xo_a]

just wondering whats up with the tape on the mechanical pencil? i realised i had the same one, so is it for grip or smthn? (amazing video btw)

[@rachamilton1]

This was so helpful, but it also pointed out just how much I suck at drawing 😢

[@jeffriesbryanangelo7159]

yes another amazinf turtorial by david in proko channel

[@antares_the]

"I'm gonna draw some guns" at 8:03 took me out I'm not gonna lie 🤣I'm learning so much from this video

[@valeriamendoza3127]

No entiendo nada, pero tiene muy buenas técnicas, así que le dejo su like uwu

[@davidensinger4175]

Where is Yusuke Murata who is on another level? US comics are dead

[@blandface9957]

I'm wanting to start doing comics and this is extremely helpful!

[@ede2362]

This is 2 years old but still so good and simple I live it and Ill definetly try out the compositions you showed and to create new ones ❤

[@socratesthecabdriver]

💛🙏🌊🔱🌪🌪🌪

[@inunekoal23]

Wow this just helped so much. Im trying to make manga and I was so lost

[@dennybarkleysoueu]

There's another thing about basics of comic composition, storyboards are also comics books but also the script for movies or series like comics

[@shaju0469]

Thank yu sir for wonderful tips ....

[@dannwaxhd4517]

When u dont speak english but understand all without know whats exacly saying it means that was a dope tutorial

[@sleepwalkingfr]

my dream is to become a successful comic artist in the future, thank you for the video tho!!!

[@snackeaterz]

I just draw stick figure comics makes figure designing easy