How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
1988 · 59 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 41 VOTES · DIR. Jim Gates
Overview
Superhero creator and Marvel Comics legend, Stan Lee, together with Marvel's top artist, John Buscema, demonstrate the skills needed to create compelling characters and scenes for drawing and writing comic books. Based on the book of the same name, the video became an educational classic for aspiring cartoonists and is also available on DVD. Stan Lee's flair for humor and close friendship with Buscema adds to this good-natured instructional video a sense of drama, action and fun. Stan Lee's inimitable talent for creating superheroes (Spider Man, The Incredible Hulk, etc.) and Buscema's own creations (Conan the Barbarian, Silver Surfer, etc.) meshes well in the conversation and makes this a special treat for comic book fans as well as cartoonists on all levels
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00:00:45 Reading's through believers. I'm Stan Lee.
00:02:57 You also need a brand of black Indian ink of course any good brand will do.
00:05:37 That I don't blame me I'd make up that word.
00:08:06 And the butt it self is based upon the basic shape of cube.
00:10:48 The horizon line represents the viewr's eye level.
00:13:05 With the third vanishing point well below the horizon line.
00:15:32 Now there might be something more important than figure drawing
00:18:00 Is drawn in the dynamic Marvel style.
00:20:21 The right position.
00:22:35 Uses many lives as you need.
00:24:46 Are much more dramatic and heroic.
00:27:35 Some portion of its body foreshortening.
00:30:12 Which makes the bottom of the skull considerably narrower than the top.
00:32:31 And here's prove.
00:34:54 You've got to really draw the gal's nose.
00:37:27 And look those swingy earrings for sophistication
00:39:58 And John will be out there thinking notes, could happen!
00:42:29 Let see camera angles the way any ordinary comicbook company might do it
00:45:04 I mean, we all want you do wind up working from the competition.
00:47:35 Usually the editor comes up with the basic idea and talks over with the artist
00:50:10 You illustration maby works of art.
00:52:39 drawing will be undestandable to matter how complicated it may be.
00:55:09 But the pattern - though seemingly jumpy.
00:57:51 Remember the best lives just your head.