New Superhero Pose Pack is LIVE!

Hello Fellow Creatives!

I just finished up my next pose pack. This is the 3rd set of 25 hand drawn poses with anatomy reference and basic shadows.  It is my goal to keep making these and hopefully help some of you with your own development along the way.

These are glorified mannequins and are meant to aid you in the process of experimentation and using a variety of poses. I am not saying these are perfect poses.  They are stylized and I take plenty of creative liberties with them.

As I explore more poses I find my own strengths and weaknesses along the way.  This will help me to grow as an artist but also give you part of that process to study from.  Think of these like a mini art book!

Separate Art Files are Included

In fact, with this 3rd set I have included all the poses as separate high resolution images to work with. That way if you don't have Procreate you can still find some use for them. They are all scaled to 4000px and in a JPEG format.

Here are a few of the benefits to these pose packs - 

• Foreshortening
• Compositions
• Idea Generation
• Fast Mockups
• Learn Anatomy
• Learn to Draw Dynamic Figures

Here is a fan art piece of Daredevil that I did to show how you can use these poses to create your comic style artwork.  Hope you like it!

You can get access to these on my Gumroad here - https://robertmarzullo.gumroad.com/l/acqtfe

Thanks for considering my content and good luck with your comic and manga art! :)

Sincerely,

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

https://www.ramstudioscomics.com

Learn to Create Character Art Step by Step in Photoshop - Course on Udemy

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Create Amazing Concept Art

Is now available on Udemy!

I have been teaching on Udemy for just over a year now and I really enjoy the platform. My course on "Digital Painting in Photoshop - Creating Amazing Concept Art is now LIVE!

You can get it here with my discount code - Click Here to get this course

You also get my ( 50 Set ) brush pack and the art files to work along with. As well as any bonus lectures I add to this course. By purchasing you get LIFETIME access to this course.

I think this one is going to demystify a lot of problem areas for up and coming digital painters. I go into detail about the various tools in Photoshop for creating these paintings. Things like Liquify, the Warp Tool, Blending Modes, Adjustment Layers, Quick Mask, Creating Custom Brushes, and the list goes on.

It is a more structured approach than most artists take when painting but the purpose is to show you how to itemize your work for more edits through the process. This will also help you to work through the complex scenes without getting frustrated.

I am eager to hear your thoughts if you take this course. Please remember to leave your honest review on Udemy so I can continue to improve my lessons.

You also get a 30 Day money back guarantee with any Udemy course. No questions asked!

Good luck with your art and thanks for watching! ;)

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.ramstudioscomics.com

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Figure Drawing Foundations - Proportions

Figure Drawing Foundations - Proportions by Clayton Barton

Hello fellow comic art guys and gals. I have a pretty cool offer for you if you find yourself wanting to get better at drawing comic book hero proportions. We have all struggled in that department a time or two and it never hurts to work on that subject as much as possible. So here is just the thing to get those mental gears working on that topic.

Figure Drawing Foundations - Proportions by Clayton Barton. Clayton has done a stand up job at breaking down the barriers when it comes to understanding proportions. He goes into great detail on this subject and sheds light on this tricky topic. He also gives you a nice variety of tiers to choose from. Since one size doesn't fit all, you can choose from a few packages to suit your level of interest for this topic.

In the various packages you get video walkthroughs, PDF's, access to a virtual classroom, and lots of finely crafted lessons. I have been drawing a long time and I must admit that I am finding some great tips and tricks in here that I needed to learn. He has done an excellent job at covering all the bases to understanding body proportions and character designs. He breaks it down in an easy to follow manner which is so valuable when doing these types of studies.

So if you need that level up on your character work this is the course content to check out. And please share the work. Clayton is an amazing teacher and to keep him creating great content sharing the work is essential!

You can get his content here and good luck with your art!

click here - https://gumroad.com/a/941962355 

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.ramstudioscomics.com

Teaching Art Courses on Udemy

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Teaching Art Courses on Udemy

Hello everyone! Robert A. Marzullo here and I just wanted to give you all an update and my inside opinion about my experience with Udemy thus far. As you may or may not know I have been creating video courses for a few years now. I have created hundreds of Youtube videos and then got offered to work for Tuts Plus of Envato. I created about 6 full courses for their company for which they paid me outright for. I will admit the pay was pretty good but I no longer own those courses. They belong to Envato. Not a bad thing mind you, it did help pay the bills while I was creating them. That eventually ran its course when they started cutting back on art courses and I still had lots of ideas to offer so I started to look around.

I then made some of my own video lessons and uploaded them to a site called curious.com ( Which I do not recommend. ) Not a bad bunch of people but the return on investment for me was very small and they do not allow you to remove your content freely. They claim they are trying to protect their students that have already paid for the lessons but that unfortunately will lock you into a bad agreement if the return on investment isn't good for you and you want to repurpose your content. Which should be your right. It is your digital product after all. Oh well, live and learn seems to be my motto in life.

So while this experience was going on I continued to look for some better options. I started a Gumroad with my content and added lots of neat stuff for my Youtube followers, such as custom brushes and templates for Photoshop and Manga Studio 5. Some of those have actually done very well. And Gumroad has a pretty nice pay structure. They payout once a week and it automatically hits your account like clockwork. The fees are reasonable considering there is no actual operating cost other than production. And they do market your products somewhat. As people purchase similar products your may get recommended so you generate a few extra sales that way. They take an additional 10% discovery fee but hey, it's still an extra sale so I'm good with that! One thing I will note about Gumroad is that they have a free and a paid option. Be careful because the paid option goes up as you gain a customer base. Your monthly amount will increase as you get more customers to support. That can burn you if you are doing some free products to drive your customer growth. So do your research before going to the paid subscription model. Either way, I am still a big Gumroad fan. It has been great for my digital business thus far!

Here is my store on Gumroad - http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

I still needed to get more income and improve upon where I was at. Besides, I knew that if Envato was willing to pay me thousands of dollars for a course there must be some real value in what I was doing. Although my courses were selling on Gumroad, I still had to drive the main portions of the sales and that is another job all in itself. Setting up promo videos, blog posts, social media, networking, etc, etc, etc. Not that I don't enjoy that but I just shut down my sign business of 15 years to pursue art, not be a marketing guru. So I needed some help in the marketing department. That is what led me to Udemy. I researched a few others like Teachable, Skillshare, Thinkific and so on but they all had a few quirks that eventually led me to try Udemy. So I uploaded one of my courses on Udemy and BAM!! Nothing happened. I know, very sad. I was extremely hopeful and I really needed to make some financial progress. Storyboards illustrations weren't coming in as before and I was starting to think I needed a real job. So the next few months went by and I studied how to promote my courses and kept adding products to my Gumroad like a good little artist. Then I find out that it is extremely helpful to have multiple courses on Udemy. Which makes total sense anyways. Who wants to buy your product if you only have one product and very little reviews. Students want proof that you are good at what you do and that means more than one product. So I uploaded my next course and sales started to increase. Then I got some good reviews and sales increased again. I then got off my butt and did some promotional videos with course coupons leading to my content, and sales went up again. I won't talk numbers because we all need very different amounts to survive and be happy but I will say this, within less than a year Udemy is now my biggest income for my digital products. It now generates new sales every day without me lifting a finger. I am approaching 2000 students and growing every day as well as getting lots of great reviews and feedback from the students wanting more. So guess what, I am making new courses right now!

Now also take into account that I don't put all my eggs in one basket. I use a few revenue streams with my digital content so that if one or two start to decrease I can analyze what is going on and make changes accordingly. If it is something that is within my control. The wonderful thing about this type of business model is that you are now gaining income over and over again on the same product with no operating costs. And it is very sustainable because all content is going to video and digital books. You do have to continually respond to students and update your courses over time if you want them to remain valid in the marketplace but nothing is entirely perpetual without some force behind it. Nothing I am aware of anyways.

So the main thing I want to share is this, you can do it if you keep working hard and don't give up. Almost all things start very slow and need momentum to be successful. That is usually why most people don't make it. During that slow period we think of reasons why it might be failing other than how we can make it succeed. Look for growth even in small numbers because that will tell you what to do next as well as what not to do when the numbers decline. Just don't give up! You don't have to be the first one across the finish line, just make sure you get there!

Thank you for your time. I hope you found this information helpful and if you want to learn about art in the way that I teach it, here is my course coupons on Udemy -

My Figure Drawing Course - https://www.udemy.com/how-to-improve-your-figure-drawing-step-by-step/?couponCode=RAMSTUDIOSCOMICS101

My Course on How to Draw Comic Book Faces - https://www.udemy.com/creating-comic-book-faces-in-sketchbook-pro-8/?couponCode=RAMSTUDIOSCOMICS101

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.ramstudioscomics.com

How to Draw Hands - 6 Different Poses - Narrated

How to Draw Hands - 6 Different Ways - Video Lesson

In this video I discuss how to draw hand poses and things to look for to make this process easier.  I talk about some of the primitive shapes that are noticeable in the hands when designing your art pose. As well as study methods to commit more of this to memory.

Hands are always a tricky topic but it is important to not shy away from them because you find them difficult to do. We learn a lot from drawing hands and they are in integral part of telling a great story within your illustrations.

If you have any questions about this video lesson then please feel free to comment and I will do my best to help you if I can. Either in a response or through and upcoming video.  Good luck with your art and thank you for reading!

To support my work and get additional video course content you can visit my Gumroad here -

http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics
http://www.ramstudioscomics.com

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

Support my work on Patreon and get special rewards such as a Patreon only video once per month and access to my art files in HD.
http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

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

http://www.robertmarzullo.com

http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

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

www.robertmarzullo.com

Follow me on Gumroad for Video Tutorials and Custom Brushes - 

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Become a Support of my work on my Patreon and get Bonus Content and High Resolution Art Files -

http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

Drawing Eyes - Various Expressions by Robert A. Marzullo

Hello Everyone! I hope all is well.  I just wanted to share some of my scribbles with you today! This is the way that I practice each area in my artwork.  I think by doing these studies, you can attack bigger more advanced drawings with a bit more confidence.

I pick a topic and draw a bunch of them to gain perspective on that particular thing.  This time it was eyes, next it might be buildings or animals or whatever.  It's funny how you go to draw something and you quickly realize it may not be the best aspect of your art.  You then have the option to crumple up the paper and go to your safe zone.  You know, the things you can draw without thinking too hard.  I don't like to give into that too much.  It's better to attack those weak areas head on.

So do lots of studies like these in your free time and you'll be glad that you did.  I always struggle with the bend of the legs and how the anatomy works in that specific area from various angles.  So guess what I will be focusing on next week!  I could just draw characters standing straight up all the time but then nobody wants to see a bunch of stiff super heroes, do they?

You can also see a speed drawing of these eyes here -

https://youtu.be/chaRZCeX1DY

And remember if you want to up your game at drawing dynamic figures to check out

my course "How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - Step by Step" -

Click here to Visit this Course - https://gum.co/dPDEp

This course has had a very positive response and I am now working on a Part 2 where we will focus more on character interactions such as fight scenes, characters in motion, basic interactions, body expressions, posture, and much more!

So thanks very much for stopping by and follow me on Youtube for free video lessons each week!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

http://www.youtube.com/c/robertmarzullo

Drawing Batman on the iPad Pro using Procreate

Here is a fan art piece of Batman that I did entirely on the iPad Pro with the software Procreate.  And I must tell you it feels very natural to traditional drawing methods.  I am now hooked with this device.  It follows me everywhere.  With the Apple Pencil I can sketch on the go and they did a great job with the battery life for both the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.

Plus Procreate is no slouch either.  It supports exporting to PSD's which keeps all your layers intact.  It has some of the best perspective drawing tools that I have found thus far.  And it even saves a time lapse video with every drawing that you create.  For an app it sure seems like a powerhouse of a program.

So now I am doing my best to create full comic pieces and I will even start drawing some of my panels to my Blackstone comic on here next.  I was really just looking for a way to do basic sketches on the go, but the more I use it the more I feel that it may be fully capable of completing finished works of art!

Probably the best thing about the entire process is that it is so responsive.  I don't feel any lag whatsoever and the Apple Pencil feels more natural than any other stylus I have tried.  It also feels like it is directly on the surface versus some tablets where the pen tip has a small gap from the drawing area because of the screen thickness.

All and all I must give this setup a 9 out of 10!  I would give it a perfect 10 but Procreate doesn't open PSD's yet and it doesn't have primitive shapes which I think is just a tiny bit silly.  You can create custom brushes to get around that issue or download them.  But I think it they add a few more features this will be a lot closer to a desktop experience on the go!

Thanks for reading and more on the way real soon!

Get Your iPad Pro here - http://amzn.to/2bFsSMK

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

http://www.robertmarzullo.com

http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

http://www.youtube.com/c/robertmarzullo

How to Draw and Paint a Woman's Face in Photoshop - Video Tutorial Set

Here is my next lesson on my Gumroad Page - 

In this Video Tutorial Set you will learn How I Draw and Digitally Paint a woman's face.  This is a Step by Step narrated process.  This video is 3.25 hours long from start to finish and it is all in Real Time.  You also get the custom brushes that I used to create this painting and the PSD file with layers to study and work along with. 

I go over many techniques in this tutorial such as using Layers and Groups to organize your painting.  Pressure settings of your brushes and what to be aware of when using them. How to adjust parts of your painting instead of starting over.  How to use the Liquify tool to fix areas of your work.  When to use the quick mask feature.  How to blend paint with the soft brush.  How to control saturation of parts of your image and much more!

The main take away with this lesson is that you can fix a bad image and keep pressing forward.  The start of this drawing was less than perfect but I kept with it and was able to turn it into a decent work of art.  I hope that you can learn from that experience and spend more time finishing your works and not throwing then in the recycling bin!  

If you have any questions.  Feel free to ask and thank you for supporting my work and good luck with yours!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

https://gum.co/MQnyb

Video Set Includes -

3.25 Hours Video / Narrated / Interface

Layered PSD Image / 300dpi

Custom PS Brushes 

How to Digitally Paint in Manga Studio 5 - Lesson 3 is Now Available on my Gumroad

Link to Lesson - https://gum.co/RwSWo

Lesson 3 of 5 - Creating a Fantasy Art Style Tree

This is a step by step process that where I demonstrate my techniques in painting with Manga Studio 5 EX - Clip Studio Paint Pro and narrate the entire process. This 3rd lesson is entirely in real time at 2 Hours and 51 Minutes. I am using a Wacom Tablet to create this artwork.

3.1 In this lesson we will be going straight to paint without drawing any line work.  This is different from the rest of this course but it is an important study when trying to improve your digital painting skills.  I will show you how to create a silhouette of our project and then apply effects to the concept. We will purposely make changes to the study throughout the lesson to show you that painting this way can be fun and lead to new ideas.  That you don't necessarily have to draw everything out but you can if you prefer. 

3.2 This lesson will also cover how to create custom brushes inside of Manga Studio 5 and why they can be huge time savers for certain aspects of your digital paint work.  We will use them to enhance our painting and add texture to areas that need it.  You will get copies of all the brushes created in this lesson as well.

This Lesson Includes -

 1.  The Real Time Video File with Audio Commentary at 2 Hours and 51 Minutes.

2.  The PSD Layered Artwork to Study From.  ( Manga Studio Supports PSD's as well )

3.  The Custom Brushes Used to Make this Lesson and a Few Extras! ;)

It is my pleasure to teach you this lesson and I hope you will watch the other lessons from this course as they all teach specific topics for Digitally Painting in Manga Studio 5 / Clip Studio Paint Pro.  Thank you for watching and good luck with your Art!

My Gumroad page - http://www.gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

Current Rewards on My Patreon Page by Robert A. Marzullo

I have made some updates on my Patreon page and here they are. 

Level 1 - HD Downloads of my work.  Full 300dpi or higher depending upon what I am working on that day.  You also get W.I.P. shots as well.

Level 2 - Custom Brushes and Tools.  You get everything from the previous level plus any custom brushes and tools that I make along the way. ( Bonus - the Blackstone comic and future episodes )

Level 3 - PSD's and Layered Files - You get everything from the previous level plus my layered files. No matter if I work in Manga Studio 5 or Photoshop. They both support PSD's so that is what I give out.  I will also include notes on any epiphanies I have on that current project! ;)

Level 4 - Time to Draw Level - You get everything from the previous level plus I will draw you a digital commission of your choice.  Nothing too crazy.  Max 2 full body characters and some BG or 1 character full background or 3 characters no background or uh.....you get the idea. ( Limit 3 Patrons so act fast! )

Level 5 - Mentorship Level - You get everything from the previous level plus I will help you with your art for a few hours each month.  I offer Google hangouts and I record a specific video that only you get access to.

I will probably even be adding a Live Stream for Patreon only fans as this grows so please spread the word and also let me know what you would like to see on my page.  I appreciate your feedback!

Thanks for stopping by and more on the way real soon!

http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

Let's Draw Together Series by RAM - 001 Barbarian Part 1

So I have started a new series with my art and my Youtube channel. If you watched the Let's Create a Superhero then it kind of works like that but a little bit different. This one is where I start a sketch and you get to watch the entire process while I narrate and then you offer ideas on where I should take the artwork next. I then incorporate the ideas that I think make the piece better and we progress from there. It should be fun so I hope you will participate. The starting sketch is the Barbarian that I just posted. You can watch the speed drawing here if you like.....

Make sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think and what you would like to see in the future. I take video requests when I can.

Thanks for watching and keep drawing and keep having fun!

-RAM

To Support my work please visit here : 

http://gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

How to Draw the Nose with Basic Shapes by RAM

In this study I am explaining how to create the nose with very basic shapes.  By doing this I feel that it helps to commit the forms to memory and construct the features more quickly and effectively.  It also helps with speed on those days when you feel you just can't remember how to draw. ( Don't worry, we all have those days! )  So I have included this sketch sheet and a Youtube video for you to work along with.  Let me know if you find this helpful and if you do there will be more on the way.

Please share the content if you don't mind.  It helps me to keep putting in the work!

Thanks for stopping by and here is the link to the video : https://youtu.be/OtfE8xjFusw

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

You can get my brushes and digital content at : http://gumroad.com/robertmarzullo

Thanks for 30,000 Subscribers on Youtube!

Finally hit the 30,000 subscriber mark on Youtube.  Very happy with the results of the channel and just wanted to say tanks everyone!  Couldn't have done it without your support.  I have learned a lot since starting this channel a few years back.  I have realized how powerful the internet can be to artists that are trying to make a name for themselves.  When I first started making comics at the age of 18 I had the toughest time figuring out how I would get anyone to notice my work.  Anyone that could ever give me a job making comics and seeing them go to print anyways.  Most people would tell me that I had to move to New York or live in California to be a professional artist.  And maybe back then that was the case but now with the internet and digital art,  you can work with people all over the world.  I know because Youtube has actually helped me do that.  I have taught classes with a company from Australia,  I have produced Storyboards for companies in New York, California, and who knows where else. ( They don't always tell you where they are.  Only how quick they need the work! lol. )  And even sold a commission job in Russia one time.  So it really is an exceptional time to be an artist.  And take it from me, someone who just made their living for the past 15 years by having a studio on a busy street and living off walk-ins that this way of life is scary but way less overhead!  There are pros and cons to any business model but I had a minimal overhead of about 2-3 thousand dollars a month before I made my first penny.  Now I work out of a basement studio and my products are digital.  Big change in my life and still taking some getting used to but I am very excited for the future!  

And back to the channel.  This is basically the my companies store front now.  Anytime something new is in the works you will hear about it hear first.  Anytime I release a new product there will be a video explaining what it is and how it works.  Anytime I create a new piece of art, well....you get the idea!  So once again thanks for the milestone and supporting my work.  You rock!

Now back to my favorite project....Blackstone! :)

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

This image was create with Manga Studio 5

You can get a copy of it here with my Amazon Affiliate link : 

http://amzn.to/1SQvHIo

You can get a High Resolution copy of the image above at my Gumroad Page here :

https://gum.co/jUfL

My Orgrim Painting was Featured on #FanArtFriday by World of Warcraft!

Got some pretty exciting news a few days ago.  ( Well exciting for me anyways! )  I got a message from one of the team members at Blizzard Entertainment, the guys that create World of Warcraft and they asked me if I would like to have my painting featured on #FanArtFriday?  I was like, "Hell Yeah I would!"  Well,  I didn't say that because I try to maintain a certain degree of professionalism with my art career.  So I simply said, "Cool!"  And a few days later the post was up.  Not sure if this really means anything to the grand scheme of things but it still gives me great pride to know that my work is being seen and that I would be asked by a creative team like theirs to showcase my work.  

I am honored and I just wanted to take the time to let other artist know that if you are trying to make a name for yourself I really recommend Fan Art!  I have read so many mixed reviews on this topic.  A lot of people frown upon the art form and claim that artist that do it are not original enough.  I strongly disagree.  If you study a movie,comic, or game character that you like and paint them in your own style you are simply showing your vision of that character.  Think of it like this, if you were to paint a portrait of your neighbors dog no one would say man you cheated because you looked at that darn dog.  But because people are so into a certain character or game or whatever, they take it more personal.  It is also the reason that the fan art gets so much more attention.  They can identify with the character on a more personal level.  And it shows your skill set as an artist if you can create that character in a way that they immediately recognize them and create a response.

So I say go for it!  Create all the fan art you want and get your talent out there.  It is nice to see companies like Blizzard rewarding their fans for creating and ultimately promoting their characters.

So my hats off to the World of Warcraft team!

You can see their #FanArtFriday here

https://twitter.com/Warcraft

Thanks for reading and more on the way real soon!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

You can also watch a speed painting of this on my Youtube channel to see how it was produced in Manga Studio 5 :

https://youtu.be/J3_LTSDq8cE

Please visit my Patreon to Support my Art and get access to additional content only available here:

http://www.patreon.com/robertmarzullo

Daredevil Pinup Drawn in Sketchbook Pro 8

Another comic book fan art piece.  I just finished watching season two of Daredevil and it immediately got me inspired to do this. I was really happy with the portrayal of the Punisher and Elektra as well.  They really hit the nail on the head with that season.

 This took me around 8 hours which is way too long on a pinup like this but sometimes it just happens.  This was created in Sketchbook Pro 8 with a Wacom Cintiq.  My next art piece is a werwolf so be on the lookout for that. And then I think my next Marvel character will be Thanos or Thor.  Still trying to decide.  Keep in mind when my schedule is open I take commissions.  Just saying!

More on the way real soon and I hope you like the work!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

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Drawing and Painting a P.E.K.K.A. Character from Clash of Clans

So here is my next quick study.  A P.E.K.KA. character from Clash of Clans.  Been playing this game way too much but I like the character designs and wanted to do this quick challenge.  So my goal here is the paint this character to look as nice as the 3D renders that you see online for the game advertisements but with my own pose created by studying other shots.  To me this is a great exercise because it teaches you to look at the subject matter and then make your own version.  Plus it can be tricky getting all those little details painted in that you see in a 3D creation. 

So it all starts here.  The basic line art to get the ball rolling.  I do this to get major shapes in place before I paint.  Sometimes I get the line work pretty close and other times I just have to make sizable changes as I work through the painting.  This is all being done in Manga Studio 5 with a Wacom Cintiq 22.  I will put out an update after the painting is done so let me know if I nailed it or I just need to try again and again and again. 

Thanks for viewing and more on the way real soon!

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

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Drawing Hand Poses by Robert Marzullo

Here are some more hand studies.  I constantly have to revisit this subject matter because of the sheer complexity of the hands.  They can create so many various shapes and expressions.  My comic work always lacks some of the dynamic hand poses that I want to accomplish one day so this is how I slowly get there.  This was from looking at various photos and drawing them in my own style but the goal is to be able to draw hands without looking at any reference at all.  So persistence is key and lots and lots of practice.  I will be adding more body parts real soon along with more body poses.

These were drawn digitally on a Wacom Cintiq and I spent roughly 3 -5 minutes per pose.  Let me know what else you would like to see in the future and I will be sure to add it to the list. Thanks for stopping by! ;)

Robert A. Marzullo

Ram Studios Comics

www.robertmarzullo.com

To help support my Art please visit my Patreon Page at :

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To Get my FREE brushes and other Digital Content visit here :

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