How to Make Awesome Comics (The Phoenix Presents) - Softcover

Neill Cameron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910200034 ISBN 13: 9781910200032

Publisher: David Fickling Books, 2014

Synopsis

Part comic book, part coloring & activity book...100% fun! An accessible, cool, and engrossing guide for younger readers to creating their own comics and graphic novels.

Want to have awesome ideas, every time? Feel like turning your ideas into amazing stories? And ever wish you could make your creations come alive with incredible artwork?If any of these things sounded cool to you, then How to Make Awesome Comics is the perfect book to help you on your way to comics/cartooning genius. Let Professor Panels and Art Monkey take you through every step you'll need to be on your way!From the very basics (coming up with your stories and characters, learning how to draw) to more advanced levels (making art and text work together well, what makes a good villain, creating your own books from paper), How to Make Awesome Comics is a comprehensive and can't-put-down guide for every burgeoning artist, all from the mind of accomplished comic book-maker Neill Cameron.

About this title

About the Author

Neill Cameron is a cartoonist and writer, creator of How to Make Awesome Comics. Since 2011 his work has appeared in the weekly children’s comic The Phoenix, where he produces - amongst other things - the robotic soap opera comedy Mega Robo Bros, and (with artist Kate Brown) the Cornish-set fantasy drama Tamsin and the Deep. Neill is also currently artist in residence at The Story Museum in Oxford, where he has contributed several large-scale comic strip installations and is involved in comics-based education and activities.
You can find him online at http://www.neillcameron.com.

Review

"How To Make Awesome Comics does exactly what it says, exactly what it looks like it will do from that wonderful cover there; encourages those comics loving children to sit down and instantly get started making their own (absolutely, completely and totally) awesome comics." - Forbidden Planet International "I can't wait to try out more of my new drawing tips and tricks...I'm sure How to Make Awesome Comics will be a big hit with children and teenagers, too - Well done, Neill Cameron!" - Wondrous Reads "This new release would well serve any budding artists and storytellers and will keep idle hands and minds amused, absorbed and entertained for hours - Brilliantly colourful and with clear concise instructions covering the undeniable basics that every artist of any age needs to master, this book is an indispensable aid and a tremendously inspiring introduction for the aspiring Artist of Tomorrow." - Now Read This!

Edition details

• Publisher: David Fickling Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910200034
• ISBN 13: 9781910200032
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64