The Complete Guide to Figure Drawing for Comics and Graphic Novels
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1438000987 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent reference and a good read!" according to Davis. This is an excellent reference, and a good read. The book covers the important elements from the basics of figure drawing to the advanced aesthetics of posing characters in graphic novels. Toward the end of the text is an especially good discussion of scene composition and layout of not only figures but "prop" and background detail as well. The arc of covered top. BEST of the comics/artist "how to's" ? A Book Is A Wonderous Thing I've owned several "comics artist how to" books, read many others from library etc And I'd say imo this one's the best, if you want a general overview of creating most if not all aspects of "I want to draw my own comic / graphic novel and publish it." etcToo many such books are the "draw a circle" and "here're all the bones and muscles" then "See? I can do it, . This is a great book on learning fundamentals for drawing cartoon figures This is a great book on learning fundamentals for drawing cartoon figures. There are so many things I like about it. The book is organized well and covers so many topics. Chapter 1 covered all the basics of the tools of the trade. This chapter was so good, I wished he had gone into some details about using some of the tools.Chapter 2 Head and Facial features is e
Explains how to pose and photograph models, and then use photos as reference for finished drawings Describes the essentials of creating sequential art, including backgrounds, facial expressions expressing emotion, poses suggesting action, and more Includes examples and principles on how to draw clothing and costumes Advises on writing dialogue that keeps the story action moving This comprehensive self-teaching course for illustrators features more than 150 instructive color illustrations.. Written for art students and beginners who want to illustrate for comics and graphic novels, this book provides a thorough grounding in drawing the human form
Dan Cooney is a successful illustrator and the author of Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel, also published in North America by Barron’s.
. About the Author Dan Cooney is a successful illustrator and the author of Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel, also published in North America by Barron’s