How to Draw Fight Scenes for Comics with Robert Marzullo

Release date:2021

Author:Robert Marzullo

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Table of Contents

Lesson 1 – Focusing on the Gesture

In this lesson we will draw some gestural sketches to get the ideas going. We will experiment with different poses and talk about how to add more energy and action to the figure. We will focus on drawing these with primitive shapes. This allows us to relax more and try new poses from our imagination.

Lesson 2 – Editing the Pose

In this lesson we will draw another gesture but this time we will add more foreshortening to the pose. That can be a tricky thing to do if you are not experienced with a few important techniques. Practice these often and they will become as simple as drawing a basic static pose.

Lesson 3 – Drawing Iconic Poses

Here we will use the same approach by first establishing the concept of our fight scene with the gesture. You will learn about how I think about the process and develop my ideas.

Lesson 4 -Refining the Poses

Now we will refine the poses and I will share some of my thought on policing the lines.

Lesson 5 – The Upper Hand Scene

In this one we will draw another popular comic fight pose. I call this one the upper hand. It’s that type of scene where they are both in fight positions but one has a slightly more dominate position. We can learn a lot by studying what’s already working in comics and this type of scene is used quite often.

Lesson 6 – Refining the Pose

In this lesson I refine the pose on the right and explain my thought process for drawing stylized anatomy.

Lesson 7 – More Refinement

Here we will refine the pose on the left and talk about shape memorization as it applies to the concept.

Lesson 8 – Up Close and Personal

For this popular scene we will be drawing something up close and personal. This is a great scene for really punching up the drama!

You will also learn how small changes can have a large impact on the narrative of the art.

Lesson 9 – Refining the Scene

In this lesson we will clean up the poses and talk about that process.

Lesson 10 – Female Fight Scene

In this one we will draw two female characters battling it out in the air. This is a great one for the long shots where we can easily see the characters from head to toe. These types of scenes are used quite often for our flying characters. ( This lesson is time lapsed so feel free to pause the video to catch up. )

Lesson 11 – Foreshortened Kicking

In this one we explore a more exaggerated pose for impact. These can be a lot of fun to create and great for those dynamic areas in the storytelling.

01 – Introduction 02 – Focusing on the Gesture 03 – Editing the Pose 04 – Drawing Iconic Poses 05 – Refining the Poses 06 – The Upper Hand Scene 07 – Refining the Pose 08 – More Refinement 09 – Up Close and Personal 10 – Refining the Scene 11 – Female Fight Scene 12 – Foreshortened Kicking

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