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A comprehensive guide to creating and developing comic book and graphic novel art, from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction. A comprehensive guide to creating and developing comic book and graphic novel art, from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction. Artists seeking a way to break into the exciting world of sequential art first need to master the tools, techniques, and habits used by their favorite pencillers, inkers, and digital artists for creating dynamic, exciting comic artwork. In Foundations for Comic Book Art, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)-a leading force in art and design education-enlists one of its top instructors, John Paul Lowe, to provide aspiring comic book makers with a thorough primer for creative comics, featuring must-know concepts like contour drawing, mastering perspective, using photo-reference, and adding digital patterns. Examples from the works of SCAD faculty, alumni, and students are paired with Lowe's easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons and exercises for readers, demonstrating the vital processes all would-be sequential artists have to know before joining the ranks of the comic book-making elite.

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Author:   J Lowe
Publisher:   Watson-Guptill Publications
Imprint:   Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 27.50cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780770436964

ISBN 10:   077043696
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   12 August 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

1. Anyone Can Draw The Two D’s: Desire and Discipline Necessary Materials Exercise: Drawing Objects from Memory 2. Learning to See Drawing Straight Lines Exercise: Freehand Drawing Seeing Forms Contour Drawings Exercise: Defining Volume through Line Drawing Multiple Objects 3. Perspective Basics How to Divide a Square Creating Symmetrical Curves within Two Squares The Cube Method Perspective Drawing Placing Objects 4. The Figure Gesture Drawing Foreshortening Exercise: Drawing Figures from Memory Drawing Multiple Figures 5. Visual Problem Solving Thumbnail Drawings Exercise: Composing Thumbnails Using Photo Reference Visual Research Using Photoshop with Photographic Reference Creating Blue Line Pages to Ink 6. Inking Inking Tools Pen Inking Techniques Exercise: Inking with a Pen Nib Brush Inking Techniques Exercise: Inking with a Brush 7. Advanced Inking Techniques Using Unconventional Materials to Create Unique Textures Masking an Illustration X-Acto Knives and Straight Razors Sponges, Toothbrushes, and Other Alternative Inking Tools Black-and-White Design 8. Software Applications in Comic Book Art Creating a Grid in Photoshop Using the Perspective Tool in Manga Studio Using Manga Studio to Apply Screentone Patterns Conclusion Credits Index

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JOHN PAUL LOWEbegan teaching at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002. He has served as the school's chair of the Sequential Art Department and as dean of the School of Communication Arts. In 2013, he happily returned to the classroom and his art studio. His career in comics began in 1991 with DC Comics. Lowe has also worked for Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Archie Comics, and Dark Horse Comics. Lowe is the creator of the award-winning annual Sequential Arts Anthology, and the author of Working Methods- Creators Detail their Storytelling and Artistic Processes. The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a recognized leader in art and design education. SCAD's talented faculty members are drawn from around the world and have exceptional credentials and valuable professional experience. Professors and alumni have worked for companies such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm Ltd., Pixar, Electronic Arts, and many more. For more information on SCAD and its programs, visit www.scad.edu.

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