Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images
Buddy Scalera
ISBN 10: 1581807589 ISBN 13: 9781581807585
Published by IMPACT Books, 2006
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Synopsis:
Supercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference!
Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses . . . or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library.
You're holding in your hands over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos?500+ in the book and 600+ on the CD-ROM?all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist.
Inside you'll find:
- Handsome, muscular men and gorgeous, fit women in dynamic poses
- Extreme angles, foreshortening and complex body mechanics
- Poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting . . . and more
- Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows
- 7 fantastic art demos by professional comic artists
From the Back Cover: Supercharge Your Drawings with the Power of Photo Reference!
Every professional comic artist uses photo reference. You should too! Excellent photo reference is crucial to capturing accurage lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'Net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library.
You're holding in your hands over 1,000 awesome-quality, color photos all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist. Inside you'll find:
- Dynamic poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting...and more
- Extreme angles, foreshortening, and complex body mechanics
- Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows
Unless you have a team of superheroes willing to pose for you, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses will be the most important tool in your photo reference library. Get started today drawing the pictures that will launch or advance your comic book career.
Includes CD-ROM. Easy to use - Mac & PC compatible.
Includes 7 art demos by these top pro artists!
- Greg Land - X-Men, Birds of Prey
- Billy Tucci - Shi, Daredevil
- Paul Chadwick - Concrete, The Matrix
- Sean Chen - Wolverine, Iron Man
- Matt Haley - Firestorm, GI Spy
- Mitchell Breitweiser - Drax, Agent X
- Fernando Ruiz, Betty & Veronica
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & ...
Publisher: IMPACT Books
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Sean Chen; William Tucci; Greg Land; Paul Chadwick; Matt Haley; Mitchell Breitweiser; Fernando Ruiz
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket