Foundations in Comic Book Art

Posted on 23 March 2017 by John Paul Lowe

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. Best Read [ Foundations in Comic Book Art ] by [ John Paul Lowe ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr An overview of a lot of useful skills for comics, and for drawing in general perspective, gesture, shading, and some elements of software It s all a bit surface level, but useful nonetheless, and a nice stepping stone towards learning about these topics in greater detail.In Foundations of Comic Book Art, Sequential Art Professor John Paul Lowe takes you through the basic drawing and art techniques specific to comics you ll need to create your own comic books, strips, or graphic novels Written in an encouraging tone for amateur artists, this book is a good addition to the aspiring comic book artist s library Lowe definitely has the skills and experience to write this book Sequential art That s aformal, academic term for what comic book, graphic novel, a In Foundations of Comic Book Art, Sequential Art Professor John Paul Lowe takes you through the basic drawing and art techniques specific to comics you ll need to create your own comic books, strips, or graphic novels Written in an encouraging tone for amateur artists, this book is a good addition to the aspiring comic book artist s library Lowe definitely has the skills and experience to wr...This is a good book providing a lot of practical exercises and useful approaches for a beginner in sequential art It holds a good amount of detail on the various topics it covers without overwhelming the inexperienced reader.However, one central aspect to sequential art that it was lacking was a discussion of how to move from a single panel to a whole page Lowe discusses sketching pages out with thumbnails, but there is no mention of the relationship between the panels other than how to make t This is a good book providing a lot of practical exercises and useful approaches for a beginner in sequential art It holds a good amount of detail on the various topics it covers without overwhelming the inexperienced reader.Howev...The author John Paul Lowe is the creator of Foundations in Comic Book Art and has been teaching in Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002 He really did an outstanding of book and using so many different techniques that you would never dreamed of Many who are beginners may find most of these ideas very creative, and helpful...Foundations in Comic Book Art contains concise, easy to follow information on the principles of drawing for those interested in sequential art.Throughout the book, he gave interesting exercises for the reader to do to improve their drawing The author talked about the basic materials needed to start He explained freehand drawing, contour lines, perspectives, and figure drawing He explained some information specific to laying out sequential art and the materials needed to thumbnail, pencil, a Foundations in Comic Book Art contains concise, easy to follow information on the principles of drawing for those interested in sequential art.Throughout the book, he gave interesting exercises for the reader to do to improve their drawing The author talked about the basic materials needed to start He explained freehand drawing, contour lines, perspectives, and figure drawing He explained some information specific to laying out sequential art and the materials needed to thumbnail, pencil, and ink the images There were detailed sections on using pen nibs and brushes to ink...The Title Says It All I love this book Fantastic Awesome It is fast reading, so fast that I read it in all of two hours, and that was taking it slow I ve always enjoyed reading comic books and even now, I still read a couple now and then I may be getting older, but I refuse to grow up If you love comic books or know someone that does, I can recommend you purchase this without hesitation The title says it all Comic Book Art Fundamental Tools and techniques for sequential artists Comic bo The Title Says It All I love this book Fantastic Awesome It is fast reading, so fast that I read it in all of two hours, and that was taking it slow I ve always enjoyed reading comic books and even now, I still r...As soon as this book came out of the envelope, there was a mad grab for it by my thirteen year old He s really the only one of us who has any amount of artistic ability at least when it comes to drawing and as he flipped through the pages, I could tell that he would be coming back to this book many, many times When I had a chance to read through it, I was especially taken with the fact that the author appreciates individuality and leads the reader through the book in a series of chapter lead As soon as this book came out of the envelope, there was a mad grab for it by my thirteen year old He s really the only one of us who has any amount of artistic ability at least when it comes to drawing and as he flipped through the pages, I could tell that he would be coming back to this book many, many times When I had a chance to read through it, I was especially taken with the fact that the author appreciates individuality and leads the reader through the book in a series of chapter leading from easiest to most difficult So long as you don t skip ahead, anyone with artistic drawing ability should be able to follow along and certainly to learn I know that I learned a lot and while I had a very solid appreciation for what my artist friends do when they work on comics, this just cemented just how awe...This book is fabulous It covers all the basics of creating great art It has sections on perspective, figure drawing, and inking The artwork in the book is amazing, and the advice is solid and easy to understand While it doesn t cover absolutely everything you need to know about comic book art, it is a great resource to get you started on the right path I especially liked the section on using photographic reference and turning your friends and family into comic book characters.This book cove This book is fabulous It covers all the basics of creating great art It has sections on perspective, figure drawing, and inking The artwork in the book is amazing, and the advice is solid and easy to understand While it doesn t cover absolutely everything you need to know about comic book art, it is a great resource to get you started on the right path I especially liked the section on using photographic reference and turning your friends and family into comic book characters.This book covers the artistic side of comic books, n...What a great book for all young artists I am teaching high school art and want students to understand what to expect of college professors and real life You get that here as well as the expected shove in the right direction for sequential artists which is towards the drawing table it seemswhich I love that Mr Lowe even shows a picture of his work environment I am also thrilled as a teacher to have some insight in regards to sequential art, constructive drawing, and using Photoshop and Ma What a great book for all young artists I am teaching high school art and want students to understand what to expect of college professors and real life You get that here as well as the expected shove in the right ...This concise book offers a lot of information for the aspiring graphic storyteller In particular, the chapters on Inking and Perspective are nicely done Plus, there is useful information on using Photo...

23 March 2017

John Paul Lowe