Sketching Figures, Perspective, and Panels with David Finch

David Finch gives an essential overview on how to sketch comic panels. His demo shows how he uses simple shapes and basic perspective on a small layout to plan a full comic page. At this stage of the process, the focus is on mapping out the broad story visually without getting stuck in the details. By starting with a “rough in” an artist can easily adjust any layout issues, making sure the characters and setting are proportionate and unified before moving forward with the page.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Panel 1
05:55 - Panel 2
07:14 - Panel 3
07:53 - Panel 4
09:09 - Panel 5
11:26 - Outro
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Artist | Instructor - David Finch ( / dfinchdrawingtuts )
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com)
Production Assistance - Patrick Bosworth, Sean Ramsey
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  • @ProkoTV
    @ProkoTV4 ай бұрын

    Hey! We want to give you a chance to learn how to make your own comic pages so we’ve got a special discount code on David’s course for ya. Save 15% with code LAYOUT15 that’s good through March 4th - proko.com/comicpage

  • @joeleboeuf

    @joeleboeuf

    4 ай бұрын

    February doesn't have 31 days.

  • @tooncraft3d

    @tooncraft3d

    4 ай бұрын

    Well how would that change anything by the way? Will you still expect the code to work after the 29th? Or does your IQ help in understanding it is until the end of February? SMH@@joeleboeuf

  • @Drakey97

    @Drakey97

    4 ай бұрын

    that part confused me though. lol@@joeleboeuf

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    @@joeleboeufyou're right 😅 we've updated it to March 4th

  • @joeleboeuf

    @joeleboeuf

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ProkoTV That's better.

  • @user-hc6mn4bx7d
    @user-hc6mn4bx7d4 ай бұрын

    Just what I needed! Well, not neccessary for comics, but for storyboarding panels for game cutscenes (maybe it could be a tutorial video, too?). Thank you so much for all these tutorials, Proko and David! I've been watching you both for years.

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad they help!

  • @NothingHereForYou

    @NothingHereForYou

    2 ай бұрын

    Thats what im trying to get into! 😃 I really need to get it in my head that its okat for the first pass to be this loose looking.

  • @djokotriono7787
    @djokotriono7787Ай бұрын

    David is a living legend

  • @dilshan1112
    @dilshan11124 ай бұрын

    Proko is just damn amazing , im becoming a successful tattoo artist because of your guys help in my artistry

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Way to go!

  • @seanli3359
    @seanli33594 ай бұрын

    The formatting advice helps a lot, keep up the good work to both David and proko.

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Trid3nt861
    @Trid3nt8614 ай бұрын

    Another cool video from Dave

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    He's a great teacher and artist!

  • @KillerTacos54
    @KillerTacos544 ай бұрын

    Amazing work Dave! What an amazing and super helpful video!

  • @Chessbox09
    @Chessbox094 ай бұрын

    Thanks Proko and Dave! I love the way Dave breaks down composition and perspective, he really simplifies it so you can apply it with good practice.

  • @anonymousperson1020
    @anonymousperson10204 ай бұрын

    I love your videos, they have been helping me out with lots of my artwork 🧡🧡🧡

  • @DuendeTortuga
    @DuendeTortuga4 ай бұрын

    I really like David's lessons, so good! also the criminal's voice sounds so funny, haha

  • @jeanclaudedelaronde
    @jeanclaudedelaronde3 ай бұрын

    Voilà! Nicely done David. Bord On! Respecting the 180 line of action all the way. Excellent Lesson!

  • @egusisoup1826
    @egusisoup18264 ай бұрын

    What great timing

  • @agrey832
    @agrey8323 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the upload!! I *really* enjoyed this one! Definitely going to reference this with my future sketches!! 🤩

  • @reanozeon9459
    @reanozeon94593 ай бұрын

    Amazing job 👍 proko !

  • @skratchforce9785
    @skratchforce97854 ай бұрын

    Omg proko I love you. I've been on a crazy David finch bender!. His perspective vids are the 💣

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Agreed! Dave's the best!

  • @pavlusjanus2762
    @pavlusjanus27624 ай бұрын

    i was waiting for a episode like this.Thanks!

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad we could deliver!

  • @RHC-of6ee
    @RHC-of6ee4 ай бұрын

    This is amazing advice

  • @aadal_
    @aadal_4 ай бұрын

    1;51 join before feb 31?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah we just noticed that. We can't update the video but the promo is good through March 4th

  • @darioscomicschool1111
    @darioscomicschool11114 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jayson2916
    @jayson29162 ай бұрын

    I plan on making my own webcomic, no-one has helped with perspective and composition as much as David Finch has, proko too. I don't how to explain it but i understand the fundamentals when i watch him work. I'm thinking of saving up for a course on Proko.

  • @lordjblaq5680
    @lordjblaq56804 ай бұрын

    man was all about the knife😆. i love this vid it was really helpful

  • @aniyskfun
    @aniyskfun4 ай бұрын

    thank you...I need more about this comic panels~!

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    We have a playlist of lessons about making comics. Hope they help! kzread.info/head/PLtG4P3lq8RHESMj3GNNpzJxw2K9mpGQt2&si=KYoJgT-nXVJLm-rs

  • @user-rp9jb2we9w
    @user-rp9jb2we9w4 ай бұрын

    I love these guys

  • @Iz-jm8sq
    @Iz-jm8sq4 ай бұрын

    I love this so much, as an aspiring comic artist this is very helpful... But is there also a chance we get a future series aimed at manga style comics?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    That's definitely something we'd like to do in the future and plan on. We'll announce that whenever it's ready!

  • @ArtworkByBoneless
    @ArtworkByBoneless4 ай бұрын

    When exactly does February 31st take place?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Right around March 2nd lol

  • @gilrivera1813
    @gilrivera18132 ай бұрын

    What size are you using for your rough thumbnails? Thanks for sharing! 🤘

  • @samankucher5117
    @samankucher51174 ай бұрын

    epic :O

  • @TheArtofKAS
    @TheArtofKAS4 ай бұрын

    I'm a simple man... I see David Finch drawing... I get the spiral notebook and ballpoint pen and get to work👁️🫦👁️

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    It's the morally correct thing to do! lol

  • @htten8579
    @htten85792 ай бұрын

    What kind of pencil do you use ? Great video I like it

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    2 ай бұрын

    David uses 2mm Staedtler 2H leads with a Staedtler Mars 780 2mm drop clutch

  • @Jurotter
    @Jurotter4 ай бұрын

    "Boom, come on" best dialogue ever

  • @vikasupadhyay1398
    @vikasupadhyay13984 ай бұрын

    After you do the thumbnails, do you enlarge them and trace over for final board?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Yep! Depending on if people are working digitally or what their personal preference is, some artists will also "thumbnail" on the larger size comic board with blocky sketches. But traditionally, this was a process of sometimes photocopying the thumbnail to larger scale or otherwise reproducing the thumbnail at a larger size on the final drawing board.

  • @vikasupadhyay1398

    @vikasupadhyay1398

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ProkoTV thanks I would be interested to know the belgian method of comics, the likes of Uderzo (asterix ) , herge (tintin) , Blake and mortimer 's Edgar p Jacob's etc ... expecting asterix ..what was Uderzo"s method .

  • @madurandoafuerza6122
    @madurandoafuerza61224 ай бұрын

    Hello I bought the course for David Finch. I was wondering if I can write to him and ask a few questions? please

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    You absolutely can! There are places for you to comment in the lesson discussions. That's going to be your best place to get feedback on the course.

  • @Icanonlycountto4
    @Icanonlycountto42 ай бұрын

    Finch!!!!!!!

  • @uwucotc
    @uwucotc4 ай бұрын

    I really like david finch style , i wonder what he can do when drawing out of it.

  • @Chessbox09

    @Chessbox09

    4 ай бұрын

    He really is a master at using dark values.

  • @anirbanpal2133
    @anirbanpal21334 ай бұрын

    why your last panel isnt following your 180 degree camera movement rule ?

  • @chantaldixon2783
    @chantaldixon27834 ай бұрын

    I like although I does use stick drawings for panels. Background does be difficult 4 me 😢. But I do my best

  • @karlangas10
    @karlangas104 ай бұрын

    This question is for Antonio because he is such a great teacher! So I have this huge drawing problem - I cannot draw a straight line. Or even a curved line. My angles NEVER end up how I want and my lines are always wobbly. And I am left-handed. Is there anything that can help?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    I think this may have been meant for a different lesson? This lesson is taught by David Finch. But! There are some exercises that might help you with your lines. We have a whole video on it that will explain and show what we mean way more than we can in a comment: kzread.info/dash/bejne/noinzriIha2Wmqw.html Hope that helps!

  • @QuyChan648
    @QuyChan6484 ай бұрын

    Could you make a video about drawing humans by silhoette method?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    We don't have a video on using it strictly for humans but Scott Flanders' Monster Lab course is all about building up designs from basic shapes, silhouettes and carving shadow shapes. Here's a playlist of a few lessons from that: kzread.info/head/PLjIEYlB5G3nX7rLjgg9muoyUDzMj7NBTO&si=1Q37uyEKrmNCPP7J

  • @user-ox5js8yx2v
    @user-ox5js8yx2v4 ай бұрын

    Oh!😮 Easy thing!😂

  • @DonutGroove
    @DonutGroove4 ай бұрын

    page design is the hardest part for me, I make so many tests I need to be more acertive like this

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah! Go in with a soft lead and light marks during your layout. Try placing things in the page and see if they work.

  • @lehmann_roman
    @lehmann_roman4 ай бұрын

    I have a sense like I have already seen this... On proko new year stream I'm sure

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Possibly! This page is seen all over David Finch's course so some of the imagery could be familiar from our previous free lessons as well.

  • @2216samIam
    @2216samIam4 ай бұрын

    I want to see February 31st

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Us too. That's when Stan says we can have the day off 😢

  • @Buddhabellie
    @Buddhabellie4 ай бұрын

    You know there is no Feb 31st?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah that was a mistake. Promo is good through March 4th 😅

  • @Buddhabellie

    @Buddhabellie

    4 ай бұрын

    beautiful. gives me a chance first of month. awesome and thank you@@ProkoTV

  • @michielcoene2533
    @michielcoene25334 ай бұрын

    Februari 31st? That's going to be a while before that happens...

  • @theartofed82
    @theartofed824 ай бұрын

    I’ve never heard of 31st of February 😂

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    It's our secret day. Stan says that we can all take the day off that day but it never comes 😭

  • @kaizokuarts
    @kaizokuarts4 ай бұрын

    feb 31st?

  • @threvs
    @threvs4 ай бұрын

    The sketches : oooo i can actually draw this Details : 😥😥😥😥

  • @bethuelomolo4395
    @bethuelomolo43954 ай бұрын

    February 31st???

  • @old5303
    @old53034 ай бұрын

    Please heart me

  • @jniffen
    @jniffen4 ай бұрын

    February 31st, huh? You do know there are only 29 days in February this year, correct?

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Yep! Got you commenting! ;D

  • @DennisCNolasco
    @DennisCNolasco3 ай бұрын

    So it isn’t February 31st yet, so the discount still applies 🤣

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    3 ай бұрын

    Dang right! That day will never come!

  • @hoodiegodbrycie4128
    @hoodiegodbrycie41284 ай бұрын

    …There’s no such date As February 31st!

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    February 31st is whenever you want it to be! It's an *aspirational* date. In all seriousness, this one just slipped through QC and we've adjusted this so it lasts until March 4th. The people responsible have been spanked and grounded for the weekend.

  • @lordjblaq5680
    @lordjblaq56804 ай бұрын

    who says we can't read it

  • @mattthompsons520
    @mattthompsons5204 ай бұрын

    February 31st lol 😂

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    We're doing our best over here lol

  • @peterryczkowski
    @peterryczkowski4 ай бұрын

    Wtf is feb31

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Rest assured that the Proko employee responsible has been properly punished with time in the dungeon and no dessert after dinner 💀

  • @davidensinger4175
    @davidensinger41754 ай бұрын

    Yusuke Murata is better

  • @ProkoTV

    @ProkoTV

    4 ай бұрын

    Everyone's got artists they enjoy and that's okay!

  • @Leobatista-kx2km
    @Leobatista-kx2km4 ай бұрын

    Bien 👍 👍 👍 👍

  • @Do_u_like_art_aswell
    @Do_u_like_art_aswell4 ай бұрын

    Tysm for helping us w art I have improved am from watching u🫵tyyyy✨✨✨🫶