How to Draw Comics - Shadows and Crosshatching Video - Narrated by Robert Marzullo

[@doug9418]

Speaking of other artists, there is only about 4 that I find worthy of study. You, Robert are in the top 2. I learn so much from you and I thank you for that. 🇺🇸

[@eja35oz]

Very helpful video. That last part with the marker first is a great idea. Thanks Robert!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+eja35oz Your welcome. Glad it helped!

[@ricbulow]

Exactly something I was looking for! Thank you :D

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Ric Bülow Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching!

[@hoodieinfestation]

That head stacking trick is great!

[@RobertMarzullo]

Glad I could share it. :)

[@sasmaster3405]

Great video! The thing you said in the beginning about making the shadow shapes more irregular really helped me out. Such a simple thing can make such a difference. Thanks a lot! Keep the awesome videos coming

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Philip Sasko Will do! Glad the video was helpful for you. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!

[@veilski]

Thank you, Rob! Awesome shading work and very informative.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Aviss Veilski Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@veilski]

As always, mate!

[@digital_doomsday]

WOW! Excellent tutorial Rob. Your work is massively inspiring.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Andrew Schnetler Thanks very much. I appreciate that! :)

[@narayantx]

The 8 heads guide is the best. Thank you sir.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+narayantx Your welcome and thank you for watching!

[@stevemccracken5856]

This was just what I was looking for.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Glad to hear it!

[@bennylolo]

I draw characters in aerial poses and I have real difficulty with shadows and where to put them, this lesson will help me greatly in the shadow scale of things so, thank you!

[@RobertMarzullo]

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

[@SnakeEater871]

Thanks for this video Rob. As always, I enjoyed it like all your videos. Keep them coming, they are a great help. I also wanted to say in regards to what you said at the beginning of the video about not making characters bubbly because shadows curve and crease in different directions. I think this is due to the fact that these creases are created by the form of the muscle. Light brings out form so these little creases and curves you were referring to is the form and shape of the muscle. I'm not trying to correct you or be a smart ass. I'm just telling you what I believe those creases and jagged edges are based on what I've learned. Anyway, thanks again for the video, keep em coming and keep drawing. :D

[@RobertMarzullo]

+SnakeEater871 You are exactly right on that. It is the shapes of the muscles and the way they flow into one another or bulge out that creates those shapes of shadows. I don't mind being corrected from time to time. I am still learning as well. :) Thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave an informative comment. More on the way real soon!

[@Tearex646]

perfect. This is very helpful. Thanks

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Andrew Boyer Your welcome and thanks for watching!

[@nandoallam]

I like when you do shadding tuts, because thats a matter a have to do more improvements and trainnings. Thank you, Rob!!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Alam Cruz Your welcome. I need to work on shading more as well so I am happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@patatitopo7631]

It was so hard to me to shadow my drawing and this video is exactly what was I was looking for ! Thank you for this, it's very helpful !

[@jackblurr8402]

Simply outstanding, you are probably the best art instruction youtuber, and trust me, I watch all of them, I hope you find a job in dc or marvel, and see you as a great well known artist one day

[@RobertMarzullo]

+falcon x Wow. Thanks so much for the inspiring comment. I will keep working hard at it and thanks for watching! :)

[@IAC.STUDIO]

Great video, been watching your uploads for a while now and you have helped fill in a lot of blank spots I have had. Many Thanks!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Flo Jitz Happy to help. Just sharing what I learn, as I learn it. Art is a collective process. We all learn from each other. Thanks for watching! :)

[@mrmike320]

dude im getting back into drawing because of your videos

[@runargisli9694]

Hey, Rob, I know that this is a stupid request but can you maybe in the future do a more in depth video about the forearm. I've been having a lot of trouble with the muscle groups. I watched your forearm video and it helped a lot, but I'm still confused about how and where the muscles connect with another and how they look from a different view. All artist have their own forearm style (as weird as it sounds) like Jim Lee. He has a very detailed forearm and that's how I'd like to draw them.You don't have to do a Jim Lee forearm or a Todd Mcfarlane one, I'm just trying to understand it better and I learned so much from your previous one. Hope you see this and consider this idea and make a video about it. P.s. Love your work, keep the tutorials coming :)

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Runar Gisli Sure thing. I will add that to the list right now. I understand, forearms can be a tough topic. Thanks for watching and for commenting!

[@joakydp]

Love your style! I was struggling with shadowing in comic style, but i would be using the last tric for sure now

[@jameslewis177]

Outstanding video! What a tremendous help!

[@juanitadyar9981]

I would like it if you did a video on proportions, thank you! Great video.

[@Panda340QM]

Awesome vide Robert in all honesty I really don't know any artist that doesn't struggle with the shadows. There is a lot of methods out there for shading all depends on the style or medium. Thanks keep up the good work.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Hector Ramos (Panda340QM) Good points. And glad I am not the only one that struggles with my shadows. All the more reason to practice! Thanks for watching Hector and more on the way real soon!

[@reela42]

Another great, helpful video.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thanks very much for watching!

[@fredgerd5811]

Thx for this, helped alot!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Bryan Runyan Anytime! Glad to hear it.

[@thiagodiniz6136]

Awesome, like always!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Thiago Santos Thank you Thiago. I do appreciate the comment!

[@Lightningtiger101]

really helpful.Thanks mate!!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Nicholas Richard Your welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@MIHAILARTVERSE]

Thank you, really helpful. I subscribed🤩🤩🤩

[@TheKevphil]

Another very interesting video, Rob!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Kevin Phillips Thanks Kevin! I enjoyed making this one......actually, I enjoy making all of them. :)

[@Vet4FallujahCJ]

Awesome shading video! But did anyone else catch the left foot on the hulk figure? lol Im not a doctor but im pretty sure anatomy has the big toe on the inside of the right foot. Easter egg! Great drawing Robert. loved the shading technique

[@azzurres1]

This video is faaaaantastic! Thx great teacher..

[@RobertMarzullo]

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

[@gainssaver4102]

Your channel is awesome. I'm glad I subscribed!

[@runargisli9694]

Wow this looks awesome. Keep it up Rob :)

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Runar Gisli Will do. Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it! :)

[@aguatemalachavez]

Awesome video, as always, keep it up!!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+aguatemalachavez Thanks very much. I will do my best!

[@ApeReduction]

Fantastic video, very enlightening (hmm, almost a shadow pun...)

[@RobertMarzullo]

+ApeReduction lol. Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Good video thanks, can you do a tutorial on shading faces/drawing heads/proportions of body? also maybe sacred geometry to help with proportions like da vinci used

[@RobertMarzullo]

+GrowingDownUnder Sounds like a plan. I will add it to the list now. Please share your video when you see it come up if you don't mind! Thanks for watching! :)

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Thanks, I will share it

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you!

[@xandredarium4209]

Did you do a lot of life drawing. like, drawing figures from real life models and such? Cause, i hear that it's pretty important, but i don't have access to such facilites and similar.....The only thing i have is my laptop, as a learning tool. I don't plan on doing anything super fancy like paintings and super realistic people and whatnot.....just wanna illustrate my stories with a comic book (and a bit of manga) look to them. Do i really need life drawing experience for that? Or is learning from photos, books and other artwork good enough?

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Xandredarium You can study like drawing from a photo. Some other artist would disagree but I have never done actual life drawing. There are even sites where the photo will only stay up for a minute or two so you are forced to draw a quick gesture. ( Which I feel is a highly important exercise to do! ) The main thing is to recognize when the body looks a certain way for a certain type of illustration. For instance, I use UFC and Boxing shots for my fight scenes. I use dancing for my women in action scenes, Running photos for well......uh, running! But when you study these various actions you start to learn things about the body. And you can apply lots of style to that work and make a great comic. Good luck to you and thanks for watching!

[@xandredarium4209]

+Robert Marzullo Thanks! I was really having some confidence issues, was not sure i could achieve my goal cause i don't have access to such things.....And yeah, i do gesture drawing practices, either from sites like posemaniacs, or from photos and artwork that really caught my eye.

[@RobertMarzullo]

Sounds like your on the right track. Just keep it up!

[@idkhow]

for me trying to figure out where the shadows go is the hardest thing

[@COLORPAPERPRINCESS]

this what i call professional work! LIKE ;)

[@8bitgrin]

Would LOVE if you made a video just on proportions - that's what I struggle with the most. Unless you did already... I'll look around your channel (I'm new here lol). :)

[@RobertMarzullo]

+8BitGrin I will make one. I have covered proportions of certain body parts in various videos but not just one all about proportions. I will add that to the list. Thanks for your comment!

[@jacksonbaranowskibrandolt873]

fantastic...you is big artist...very God...

[@saklybleu]

So is the crosshatch suppose to define the shape of an anatomy or is it it meant to go towards the light source

[@RobertMarzullo]

+saklybleu I would say both. It is a combination of those things and a touch of your own style within that process.

[@DarkCard]

hi, nice tutorial! which brush do you use for the shading? mine in mangastudio doesn't look like that-pencil realistic. maybe there's some configuration that I should use?

[@RobertMarzullo]

I use the standard pencil brush but I adjust the setting on the opacity and save a copy. I will be making some new brushes in Manga Studio / Clip Studio Paint and I will put them on my Gumroad real soon. Thanks for watching!

[@DarkCard]

Robert Marzullo awesome! Well, maybe it's my cheap tablet the one that makes it look not that pro haha.

[@izzyp6087]

can you do a video on manga studio?

[@izzyp6087]

like, about how to use it

[@RobertMarzullo]

Have you looked at this playlist? - kzbin.info/aero/PLXhsu2w5zX6p5bDcc0OaobthOjRPeVg9v

[@andreaburtondesign]

your awesome...

[@RobertMarzullo]

You too!

[@FunArtWithDavidAnimator]

wow this is Exactly helpful really say thanks you XD

[@callouttogod7788]

Did he say on the back of the trapezoid? Does he mean trapezius?

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Call out to god lol. Yes I did mean trapezius. I don't always get the terminology correct. Thanks for watching!

[@callouttogod7788]

+Robert Marzullo Thank you for replying, and you're welcome

[@saklybleu]

I'd like to see proportions

[@RobertMarzullo]

+saklybleu Will do. I am studying more on that topic first and then I will release a video on my findings. Thanks for watching!

[@theghastlygamer5326]

What the hell is a head tall? How do you determine the size of the head to base that on

[@rockhadson6211]

It's Master Stan Lee who shares about the 8 heads height of a character "the marvel way" =)

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Rock Hadson Very true! Thanks. :)

[@rockhadson6211]

hehe welcome sir! and like me, a hobbyist in sketching, I appreciate your tutorials... thank you too =)

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Rock Hadson Welcome!

[@rikuruohomaki3230]

Real people are often more like 7 1/2 heads tall. Superhumans? 8 heads. It's a general rule of superhero comics. Because superheroes are larger than life, literally.

[@donnabraden3126]

Nice, heavy, solid dudes - really see the weight of these 275 lb guys! I would like to see (especially since you can erase) a version less timid. If I squint its all gray. Contrast of heavy black, a bit of gray, and heavy light.

[@Eddluvsya]

are u allergic to photoshop? i use photoshop and i need to learn how to shade and crosshatch effectively and the programing is different than manga studio. is there a video in which u use photoshop?

[@RobertMarzullo]

+King EDD I have tons of Photoshop videos on my channel. I use Photoshop as much as Manga Studio. Just go to my channel and do a search and I am sure you will find something. Thanks for watching!

[@Eddluvsya]

+Robert Marzullo u know what? i got it. i jumped the gun. i actually used this vid to help me with shading a hero i came up with and he has been getting alot of praise for his look. but i so know there are different forms of shading and this is like crosshair shading. do u have different forms of shading? imma go through your channel!!!!

[@darkcarnival1805]

I doubt you’re going to see this. But I had a thought: Why not give a tutorial to people on how to draw someone with a small muscular build like Bruce Lee? I’m sure lots of people would love to draw someone like that.

[@WhatThePotato]

Who else likes the video before watching?

[@RobertMarzullo]

Wow! Thanks for the vote of confidence! :)

[@WhatThePotato]

Well, guys like you deserve the support 😋 and... the greatest thing about you is that you reply to each and EVERY comment! Most youtubers (especially popular ones) just don't bother. But you, sir are exceptionally great! Another great thing about you is that you are so active! You listen to everyone's requests for a video and never lose hope even if you are not getting the millions of views, each of your videos deserves. People should bow before your art!

[@vulkanxl]

24:54 the fuck kinda asmr?😂👌

[@SektorBP]

I love u

[@norad_clips]

Suddenly Batman! Haha!

[@RobertMarzullo]

+norad2terran Glad you enjoyed that! :)

[@soldier6017]

I I was the thousandth

[@dustyderrik6358]

hulk calf doesn't make sense. it's huge then he has no glutes. proportions look weird

[@RobertMarzullo]

I will work to become better. I know my proportions are one of my problem areas. Thank you for watching!

[@RiffDevin]

8 heads!?!?!? :(