Proko Comics Playlist- Proko is a very insightful YouTuber who has collaborated with Marvel artists to construct comics with complete breakdowns on the subject. Also has a series on figure drawing and anatomy that's free and VERY worth watching. The trick is first to watch the video to understand it, then rewatch it and follow along with the drawing. Make a specific sketchbook dedicated solely to anatomy and figure drawing, and you'd be surprised how much you could improve.
David Finch - David Finch has some fantastic videos on comics and anatomy, among other things. His videos are incredibly insightful, and he makes concepts very easy to understand.
If you need One-on-one advice, the site Scribophile is stupendous.
MakingComics- A fun site with exercises and resources to make it more fun.
Comics Experience - Online Comic school with many free resources on
Ian Irvine - Lots of great information here; it features details from an experienced writer and has his page dedicated to his stuff. It has a whole series under "For Writers" about writing that I've always personally enjoyed. This is a personal fav.
Reedsy - Lots of resources to use, generators, and a newsletter that sends out some super great info. High Recommend.
Greek Art Gallery - A little bit of everything.
Obsidian - Obsidian is a private and flexible writing app that adapts to your thinking. It's fantastic for keeping track of worlds, stories, lore, etc. You can save it all to a cloud, private drive, etc., which is phenomenal. Download it and watch a few tutorials on how to use it. It's leagues better than something like Microsoft Word AND it also allows you to export everything super easily as a PDF once it's finished It just has a minor learning curve.
Six Tried and True Methods for Writing a Novel - Understanding how you write best is crucial. Even though you're going for a comic/manga style, having a rough draft in simple writing is also very useful. This can explain six methods for writing that can help to flesh out the plot and characters.
Stephen King - "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" - writing guide by Stephen King, what can I say? If you look hard enough you can probably find a free PDF. You could even download the app "Libby" or use it on the computer and use your local library card to sign in and have access to digital books and see if it's there.
Making Comics - Scott McCloud (Internet Archive)
Alan Moore's Writing For Comics (Internet Archive)
Andrew Loomis, a dude who redefined art, learning from his methods is useful as an artist. Proko uses a lot of his techniques and breaks them down in his videos.
Alphonso Dunn - an AMAZING pen artist, shows how to do texture and drawing with only an ink pen. If you want to learn cool ways to add texture to your pieces, he's a great source.
Proko Drawing Fundamentals - If you're a beginner artist, this is amazing to get a first grip on information. It's designed for new artists and goes over a lot of the basics.
Proko Anatomy - Not sure where the original playlist is but this is Proko's anatomy course. Do this AFTER the fundamentals and the gesture course
Proko Gesture - Watch this after the Fundamental course
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