Comic Book Character Design: Shooter | Why I Work From a Distance & How to Develop Your Own Style

Welcome to today’s tutorial. In this demonstration I’ll show you my full process for drawing a complete comic book character sheet from start to finish. The character you’ll be watching me design throughout this video is named ’Shooter’ aka Nathan Sharp. He’s a rebel soldier from my upcoming comic book series ’Renegade Alpha’ - which you can find out more about at: As we develop the design for this character, you’ll see me go through the typical building phases of a comic book illustration - beginning with Shooter’s basic foundations. At this stage we’ll define his pose, placement, proportions and anatomy before entering into the design process itself. Because we’ll be dealing with a male character in this example, you’ll see a complete break down of how the anatomy of a man is drawn in an illustrated comic book style. Making sure the key muscle groups are sized and placed accurately throughout the figure ensures that when it comes to designing the character’s outfit, w