Looks like Joe Mad was inspired by Manga effects. Cool stuff.

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Manga and 90's street fighting art were some of his biggest inspirations! ☺

@dmrfunkster

14 күн бұрын

that Otomo influence.

@LearnComicsWithPancake

14 күн бұрын

@@dmrfunkster I agree!

The way you talk about the art style of these comics really makes me appreciate it a whole lot more, your passion really shines through and is the reason your videos are so good!

@LearnComicsWithPancake

12 күн бұрын

Phil, thank you so much! 😭This is one of my favourite comments - I am super passionate about these little details in art, so I'm very glad that passion comes through to you as the viewer! 😁

Fantastic study on fire and water and wind. The breakdown was nice to see. I also like how you reminded artist to include shadows and holes in the fire for more depth. Great video as always!

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Thank you my friend and biggest fan! 😁 I absolutely love looking at effects and trying to figure them out!

Big thanks to KZread for not telling me this video was posted until almost a week later, good job there YT. A lot of the same principles JoeMad uses to draw fire can also be applied to magic energy. I try to do that in my art but also with magic I like adding some good old fashioned Kirby Crackle (which can use the same techniques he uses for bubbles). Although, it's easy to go overboard and put *too much* detail on things like magic energy and it ends up drawing focus away from what you may want the viewer's attention on, like a character's face or other body language. He definitely has a manga influence on his effects drawings, he's so good at it it's almost unfair.

@LearnComicsWithPancake

9 күн бұрын

Love me some Kirby Crackle! I do agree, it's easy to go overboard - I always do as it's so much fun and meditative to create the crackly goodness

This is so helpful to learn. Thank you so much

@LearnComicsWithPancake

4 күн бұрын

You're welcome friend! I had a blast making it so I'm glad you found it useful 😁

I heard slime and booked it here. I have a really rough time drawing that (and the rest of these effects) so this will be a lifesaver 😮‍💨

@LearnComicsWithPancake

13 күн бұрын

I'm glad you're the 1 person who saw slime and thought 'AHA! That's the video for me' 🤣 I was so unsure of putting it in the title - but in the end I thought it was too much of a neat easy peasy trick to not miss out on 😄 Thanks for watching!

@rokamayono8590

13 күн бұрын

@@LearnComicsWithPancake no problem 😉

Another great one

@LearnComicsWithPancake

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Devin! 😁

By the way a super exciting video as special effects are what makes a page tasty ❤🎉

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

I agree my friend! 😁

Joe's concept art on the game Darksiders as well as his comic series Battle Chasers are worth checking out too!

@LearnComicsWithPancake

14 күн бұрын

I agree! The website where I got most of the pencils has lots of Joe Mad concept art - joemadart.com it's wonderful to see his creativity! 🤩

And speaking about outlines pancake that is why his drawings seems to be a little bit flat, he draws first the outline and then he renders the inside, like the fire, he truly is a master of the silhouette, as a result once the silhouette is there nothing that will compromise the shape will be draw, and that includes the pectorals. He is like putting inside the shape the muscles as he can but never compromising the shape

@LearnComicsWithPancake

15 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right - his silhouettes are amazing! I think I tried to convey that in his figures video, but I'm not sure I explained it so indepth. But you are right, his silhouettes and outlines are king. 😁

Ohh pancake I feel like having an affair with Jim lee. I just love the old X-Men rendering, and at the same time I have worked very hard to understand the gesture lines of Joe mad and his rendering Which I also love. Have you ever felt like that before with different styles?

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Yes haha! I feel like I'm cheating on all my old favourite artists when I start a new breakdown series as I become obsessed with the new artist for a month until I move on haha. But, Joe Mad will be staying in my old heart forever! 😁

@madurandoafuerza6122

17 күн бұрын

Yeah I am telling myself that everything adds to the cause, and you never stop learning, did you watch how Jim lee draws buildings? It was so simple that I said it is perfect for someone like me that hates to draw backgrounds

Seus vídeos são muito relaxantes gosto de ouvir você falar de arte 😊 desejo muito sucesso pra você ❤

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Obrigado meu amigo! Um elogio maravilhoso! 😁

Great video. I always thought how effects can be drawn besides drawing speed lines. Nice analysis

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Thank you my friend! 👋 I hope I can continue to demystify effects - they are one of my favourite things to analyse!

can u define a line of beauty?

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Hello, sorry Carlton yes! At 7:38 we can see I've drawn squiggly lines on the fire. These are long lines of beauty, which are basically S shapes with a smaller and bigger curve (they can also be more than 2 curves as we see here). What makes Joe's, Joe's, is that the space between the two curves are almost straight. :)

congratulations, your videos are perfect!!!!! and im voting again... jorge jimenez neeext, but no pressure tho 😂😂

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Thank you friend! 😭 That's such a wonderful comment!! That's a fair vote! Which Jimenez comic would you want to be covered? :)

@bird7912

14 күн бұрын

@@LearnComicsWithPancake he had 3 difrent styles trough the years, but my favorite runs of each styles are: supersons, batman fearstate and batman mindbomb. I leave for you to choose the one you prefer

@LearnComicsWithPancake

14 күн бұрын

@@bird7912 Wonderful!! I will add these to my spreadsheet so when I get to him I know what kinda comics to look at. Thank you so much 😁

I had to re watch the video again, now with pen and paper, I love how you approached the challenge of explaining the goo, not only just tracing over the picture, I also agree that for the fire he draws the outline first and then he draws inside, he has a very hard affection to an specific bone shape, like an M and he uses that one for effects and clothes and fingers and the hair, and the list goes on and on, and I get it, it offers volume, I believe that the simple the better, that is why I love David finch but I am too lazy to create that much details in my own drawings 😅

Hi Pancake, I’m new to the channel. Love your breakdowns. How long have you been an artist? I’ve been studying sequential art for about two years now, and these sorts of breakdowns are priceless to me. Please keep it up.

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Hello Chad, welcome aboard! I officially discovered comic book art in January 2024, but I have been a professional animator/graphic designer for 9 years. So like you, I'm very fresh to comic art but hope to be a sponge and learn all the things! 😁

Hoooolysmoooke....

@LearnComicsWithPancake

9 күн бұрын

Hooooooly tendrils!

@nawankcrossline4593

9 күн бұрын

@@LearnComicsWithPancake heelllyeaaahh

I just want to say that you have such a soothing and engaging voice (●^◡^●) This video was amazing! The way you break down Joe's techniques in such simple steps which are easy to follow has really changed my mindset in drawing visual effects, they seem less of a daunting concept after watching this. Thank you so much for the work you do 😊🫶

@LearnComicsWithPancake

14 күн бұрын

Awwh thank you so much Inky! I always worry that my voice is a bit monotone or grates on people - so I'm glad you find it engaging! 😁 And extra thank you for finding my content worthwhile and helpful - that's exactly why I make these videos! Once you can see a method to the madness, it all becomes a lot more attainable. Thank you for the amazing comment ☺

kudos to the colorist

@LearnComicsWithPancake

17 күн бұрын

Marte Gracia truly did a great job! 😁

@madurandoafuerza6122

17 күн бұрын

She 😂 like draw the other half of the comic technically speaking 😂