Drawing Dynamic Comics (Cutting Edge (Watson-Guptill Paperback)) by Andy Smith

by Andy Smith

A fresh, up-to-date approach to creating comics shows artists of all ages and talent levels how to build basic figures into stylized characters, set them in action, and add the backgrounds needed to complete the visual storytelling process.Chapters include instruction on basic shapes and perspective; human anatomy, figure drawing, and stylizing the basic figure; the head and comic facial expressions; and backgrounds and inking techniques. Terrific tips of the trade are provided by prominent young professionals in the comic book industry who share their insiders’ overviews of the business, giving aspiring cartoonists a decided edge in becoming savvy newcomers as they prepare to enter a very competitive field.

Genres: Art, Comics

Paperback

First published April 15, 2000

About the author

Comic book artist.

Reviews

[C. J. Scurria · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was pretty neat but I kind of felt it was somewhat limited on teaching you how to draw comics. It seems that I learned how to draw like this a little better but later on (I can't say I give this book much credit because of it).

It's better when it is teaching you the brief basics and not going into depth about the author's characters.