Dec 20, 2024
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IN THIS ARTICLE
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Introduction
WRITTEN BY
Clayton Barton
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
ARTICLE
DRAWING HEADS IN
PERSPECTIVE
Clayton Barton
Dec 20, 2024 · 1 min read
In this lesson, you'll learn a simple way of thinking about the human head in perspective, and an easy to follow process for drawing it.
FIGURE DRAWING
How to 'Un-Stiff' Your Characters
In this lesson we'll discuss the important role of gesture, keeping your poses loose, and feeling the movement, weight and momentum of your characters as you draw them. By the time you've completed this lesson, you'll have all you need to push the poses of your characters just that little bit more, while avoiding unnatural, robotic looking movements.
By Clayton Barton · Jan 25, 2026
ANATOMY
Arm Anatomy with Ed Foychuk
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
SEQUENTIAL STORYTELLING
Cropping Comic Panels for Immersive Sequential Storytelling
In this lesson I'm going to show you how to crop the shots for your comic book sequences - so that you can make them even more immersive!
I'll share with you my favorite tricks for framing your scenes, as well as when to use them for maximum impact. Most comic artists just starting out don't even realize this mechanism for visual storytelling exists - but you're about to discover what a powerful addition it can be to your toolbox of techniques.
By Clayton Barton · Nov 11, 2025
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