Thursday, October 27, 2016

How to Draw Eyes - Male Vs Female - Step by Step


In this video I talk to you about how to draw eyes for both your male and female characters.
I show you a few of my techniques for sketching and refining the eye shapes. How to spot flaws in the symmetry and fix them and so on.  This lesson was in response to a request so be sure to let me know what video topics you would like to see covered in the future. 

I upload at least 2 to 3 times a week so be sure to subscribe to get notified about new videos as they are released.  I will be bringing my Live Streams back to Youtube as I wasn't too impressed with Twitch's platform. It seemed very glitchy and I think it better for gamers than art videos. IMO.
I believe it will be better to keep all my uploads on Youtube for now and sharing some premium content through my Patreon.

In this video I am using Sketchbook Pro 8 and a Wacom Cintiq to draw with.  I don't talk at all about the program in this one because I want it to be helpful for traditional artists as well.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck with your art! :)

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

My New Gumroad Page - Update - Brushes and Templates



New Gumroad Page - http://www.gumroad.com/ramstudioscomics

Quick update for everyone who might visit my Gumroad page.  I had to create a secondary page for my FREE products.  A few of these were getting downloaded so much my bill was increasing and I really can't afford it right now.  But this may work out better for everyone.  I can keep creating free items and sharing my content while still gaining tips or Pay What You Want type contributions.

So just to clarify - If you don't want to pay anything you simply hit 0 during the checkout process.  The + is jut there for people that want to help me keep making new content.  That is it!  Right now you can get my comic page template, my Procreate Brushes, my Basic Photoshop Paint Set, and my PS Patterns download.  There are more things I am working on now and you are always welcome to contribute ideas on what you would like to see in the future.

Keep in mind that my paid Gumroad is still in place for my students and supporters at
http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

I also lowered the price on some of the lessons to hopefully make it more accessible for everyone.

Thank you for taking the time to read this update and good luck with your art!

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics



Thursday, October 20, 2016

How to Draw and Shade Muscular Arm Poses - Comic Book Style - Step by Step


New lesson is now available on my Gumroad on  -

How to Draw and Shade Muscular Arm Poses - Comic Book Style - Step by Step
Link to these Lessons - https://gum.co/cBquj

In this set of videos I go through each of these arm poses with you.  I explain how to rough
out the basic pose, refine the anatomy, add the shapes of shadows and then we complete the
rendering.  I have been asked for these types of lessons many times now so I figured I better give them a go.  This particular set is 3 videos.  One for each arm pose.  The three videos combined are just over an hour long.  Most of it is in actual time but there are a few brief moments where I time lapse for basic fills or repeat instruction.  All of it is in full narration of the process.

This is going to be part of a larger course so there will be more lessons along the way.  This is your chance to get in on the ground floor and see the lessons as they are created.  You can also make suggestions about what you would like to see in the future lessons of this course.  I will be creating in depth studies of hands, legs, faces, feet, hair, suit/armor, and how to render different materials and effects.

This course will be a bit more advanced so if you still feel you are a beginner then please head over to my course on -

How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - Step by Step
Link to the Course - https://gum.co/dPDEp

In that course you will learn more about the basic construction that leads into these rendering techniques.

And remember that you get the high resolution art files with each lesson to study along with.
These lessons are not software specific and can be used by digital and traditional artists alike.

If you have any questions about these lessons then please feel free to reach out to me and I will be happy to help.  My information is below.  Thank you for your time and good luck with your art!


Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics



Wednesday, October 12, 2016

How to Make Money with Your Digital Art - 5 Ways


How to Make Money with Your Digital Art - 5 Ways


I was recently asked how I make money with my art. This can be a tricky topic and a 
lot of people tip toe around this subject. And although my methods that I share here may or may not work for your particular art and life style, this will at least shed some light on what I do to generate income with my Digital Art.

If you know any artists that may be facing this dilemma then please share the post. In this video I cover my  5 ways to make money with your digital art. I also talk about the other pros and cons to some of these areas of work.

I hope you enjoy this video and find it informative. Thanks for watching and good luck with your art 
endeavors!

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics

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Monday, October 10, 2016

Creating Comics on the Ipad Pro with Procreate



Get my Custom Procreate Brushes that were used in this video here -
http://www.gumroad.com/ramstudioscomics

This device is fully capable of creating fully finished comic art when using the program Procreate.  Not only does the software fun amazing fast, it is loaded with great features including perspective rulers, automatic video recording in 4K, one of the best brush engines I have seen ( and I have seen them all...mostly. ) and no lag even while working with large file sizes.  I don't claim that this will replace the desktop but it is getting really close and it surpasses it when it comes to mobility. Obviously. lol

Good luck with your art and more on the way real soon! ;)

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics

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Saturday, October 8, 2016

Digital Painting Tutorial in Procreate on the iPad Pro





Here is a video tutorial where I show you a few tips on digitally painting with Procreate on an iPad Pro. I am using the Apple Pencil but this is a screen capture so you won't see that here.  But I do go over the process that I am using to create my digital painting in this awesome app.  It is great for drawing and painting on the go!

This is a fan art piece of the Demon Hunter Girl from Diablo 3. This is a work in progress but I wanted to share the process with you.  I hope you enjoy the work and let me know if you have any questions about this video!



Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Drawing Superhero Women - Various Poses - Comic Style


Here are some more poses to study.  This is one of my favorite things to practice.  I always learn from drawing various body poses from either other artists or from life and giving it my own spin.  I think this is one of the fastest ways to grow your knowledge and perspective as an artist.  It helps to draw a variety of these so that you don't just jump right to the same static poses you have drawn over and over again.  Plus, the female body is so tough to get right in my opinion.  Very easy to get proportions wrong and make things look overly robotic.  As you can see with these poses I still have a ways to go but we all do.  I think no matter where you are in your figure drawing, you can still improve.  And if you don't see that in your work, then the game is over.

So I hope you enjoy these poses and I will share more along the way as I create them.  Good luck with your own studies and enjoy your journey! ;)

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics

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How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - Udemy Course Offer Code


Here you can watch a quick demo of my "How to Improve Your Figure Drawing Step by Step" course that is available on Udemy now.  


This course has been doing very well on Udemy and you can read the reviews for yourself before purchasing.  This course is a step by step approach to drawing the human figure.  I walk you through breaking down the process and building the forms back up to help simplify the process and commit it to memory.

I hope you enjoy this course and you can also use this offer code to receive 50% Off my course on Drawing Comic Book Style Faces -

Thanks for watching and let me know if you have any questions.  I will be happy to help!

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics