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Introduction

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Founder · Instructor · Mentor
A professional comic book artist and educator, Clayton has helped thousands of artists around the world improve their skills and bring their ideas to life through comics.
“Talent is merely the motivation to master that which you’re most passionate about.”
— CLAYTON BARTON

ANATOMY

Clayton Barton
Jul 26, 2025 · 1 min read
The chest and breasts make up a majority of the forward facing upper torso, making them a prominent spectacle when it comes to character bust shots - and as a comic artist, trust me, you'll be given plenty of opportunity to draw them. In this lesson, Ed Foychuk shows us how!
ANATOMY
In this lesson, special guest instructor Ed Foychuk teaches Arm Anatomy! He'll break down the arm into basic building blocks and show you how to construct it from the ground up - muscle by muscle.
By Clayton Barton · Nov 16, 2025
FUNDAMENTALS
In this lesson, I'm going to break down my process for keeping the proportions of your characters in check when pushing and pulling them into those dynamic, foreshortened poses. You'll learn how to stretch the measurements of the human body, and compose your characters into almost any depth enhanced pose - without breaking them.
By Clayton Barton · Aug 5, 2025
SEQUENTIAL STORYTELLING
In this lesson, we dive into drawing characters at different distances, with a laser focus on the art of simplification.
This isn't about just "drawing smaller" or leaving things out. It's a specific skill... where you know exactly what to leave out and what to keep in to maintain the essence of your character. Mastering this skill allows you to create those epic, expansive scenes without losing their identity.
By Clayton Barton · Jun 28, 2025
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