Style and Storytelling: Why Manga, Comics, and French BD Look Different.

Check out my Free Illustration Mini Workshop where I share my journey from Amateur to Pro: https://www.thedrawingcodex.com/illustrationworkshop You will get some simple advice on how to get more detail and polish in your work. How to think about composition. And my thoughts on how to prepare for professional work. Let's look at how the deadline and publishing schedule of Comicbook impacts the style of art and storytelling! This is an interesting topic I have covered a bit before in previous videos where I went over this idea in Theory... As well as talking about my journey to understanding how technical limitations affect style with my own art. You can see those videos here: The Truth About Art Style... https://youtu.be/4KzZA6u-vxk The Technical Side Of Art Style: I Wish I Got This Earlier!: https://youtu.be/9fjB3WUJXgc Here are (Some of) the artists mentioned in this video: Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura (Manga) Dust by Jean-Michel Charlier (Writer) and Jean Giraud (Artist, also known as Moebius) (French/Franco-Belgian Comic) Asgard by Ralph Meyer (French/Franco-Belgian Comic) Blueberry by Jean-Michel Charlier (Writer) and Jean Giraud (Artist, also known as Moebius) (French/Franco-Belgian Comic) The Watchmen by Alan Moore (Writer) and Dave Gibbons (Artist) (Western/English Comic) Fantastic Four by Mark Waid (Writer) and Mike Wieringo (Artist) (Western/English Comic) Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment (Western/English Comic/Graphic Novel) Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi (Western/English Comic/Graphic Novel) Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Manga) Monster by Naoki Urasawa (Manga) Buddha by Osamu Tezuka (Manga) Opus by Satoshi Kon (Manga) One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (Manga) Blacksad by Juanjo Guarnido (Artist) and Juan Díaz Canales (Writer) (Franco-Belgian Comic) Keepers of the Maser by Massimiliano Frezzato Donjon by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim (French Comic) Brigada by Enrique Fernández Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond (Western/English Comic) 00:00 Intro 02:45 Welcome 03:28 Style Has Many Layers 07:09 Different Publishing Schedules and Deadline Pressure 11:21 Manga Schedules 15:56 Blueberry by Moebius: Franco-Belgian Schedules 18:38 Western/English Speaking Schedules 23:16 The History of Basic 'Comic Book Style' 27:23 Not All French Comics Are Super Detailed... But This One Is! 30:47 Different French Styles 35:31 Different Manga Styles 41:55 Not Everything Fits Into Language/Country Limitations 44:28 The Role Speed Plays In Style 45:17 Cross-Pollination of Ideas and 'Looks' 48:23 Modern Western/English Graphic Novels Are A Hybrid 49:19 To Sum Up... Happy Drawing! Tim Mcburnie Learn Drawing and Illustration from me: www.thedrawingcodex.com Portfolio: www.timmcburnie.com www.artstation.com/tim-mcburnie www.instagram.com/timmcburnie twitter.com/timmcburnie