How To Draw & Sell Comics

by Alan McKenzie

Discover how to create great comic strips and make a career out of doing it.

Packed with superb illustrations by industry professionals, this comprehensive book takes you step by step through the entire process - from initial idea to final printed page.



Develop dynamic discover where to find inspiration; how to simplify the figure; how to render movement, body language, and facial expressionsUnderstand comic book storytelling conventions and find out how to pace your story, lay out the page, and add dialogue and sound effectsLearn techniques for penciling, inking, and coloring - by hand or computer - and how to apply these to different genres, from newspaper strips to graphic novelsFeatures essential information on going pro, including pitching to editors, working to a brief, setting up your own magazine, budgeting, and copyright issues.

Genres: Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Daniel Farrelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good. Typical 'how to comics' book that provides a brief overview of loads of things. I wish books like this would go into more detail on comic specifics, and skip over things like 'figure drawing'. One page on figure drawing isn't sufficient so like, why include it at all? It's shallow but it has a really wide breadth of topics, and has examples from actual comics. Good, one of the better 'how to comics' books, but I wish it had gone deeper into the topics.

[Faye Villanueva · Rating 4 out of 5]

awesome!!