Draw Comics Like a Pro: Techniques for Creating Dynamic Characters, Scenes, and Stories - Softcover

Bigley, Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823006794 ISBN 13: 9780823006793

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 2008

Synopsis

Techniques for Creating Dynamic Characters Scenes and Stories! You want to draw comics like a pro Now you can draw them better than a pro! Most comic artists today have drawn superhero after superhero says author Al Bigley they ve almost forgotten how to draw without tons of overreaching shading and foreshortening. Draw Comics Like a Pro takes artists back to the basic principles of good drawing teaching with clear detailed step by steps how to draw figures in powerful poses how to use close ups composition and backgrounds for optimal storytelling effect textures how to use shadows and frames typography and shadow effects how to fix problem drawings and much more. Crammed with insider tips and secrets this book is a smash pow blammo reference for comic book creators at all levels. Format: Trade Paperback 144 pages

About this title

About the Author

Al Bigley has drawn The Fly for DC, Iron Man and West Coast Avengers for Marvel, and Geminar for Image Comics. His clients include Disney/Pixar, Children’s Television Workshop, LucasFilm, McDonald’s, NASCAR, Hershey, and many other household names. He lives in Monroe, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823006794
• ISBN 13: 9780823006793
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144