Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics: From the Legendary Creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, X -Men, and Iron Man Author: Neal Adams with contributed art by Jack Kirby Stan Lee Sr John Romita Gil Kane Jr Mike Deodato Frank Cho and Jonathan Lau Jack Kirby John Romita Sr. | Language: English | ISBN:
B004KABDKM | Format: EPUB
Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics: From the Legendary Creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, X -Men, and Iron Man Description
In
Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics, Stan Lee reveals his secrets for:
* Costumes * Penciling, Inking & Coloring * Lettering & Word Balloons
* Digital Advances * Perspective & Foreshortening * What Makes Great Action * Page & Panel Layout * Covers * Creating a Portfolio * Getting Work
When it comes to comic books, one name says it all: Stan Lee. His characters are classics. His industry knowledge is vast. His creativity is boundless. And now, he’s sharing what he knows with you, Grasshopper!
His cohorts have always been—and still are—some of the best in the business: Jack Kirby, John Romita, Sr., Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Mike Deodato, Jr., Frank Cho, and Jonathan Lau, and many others, Stan includes their work here and discusses what exactly makes it so great.
He touches on all the important stuff: anatomy, foreshortening, perspective, action, penciling, inking, hand lettering vs. digital lettering, color, character and costume design, panel flow, materials and tools, computers, file formats, and software. He includes an overview of the history and development of the comic book industry, and there’s an extensive section on various types of covers—the super important element that makes the reader want to pick up that comic!
In a world where good battles evil at every turn and the hero fights valiantly to get the girl, no stone is left unturned! Here you’ll also find info on all the small details—that really aren’t so small: word balloons, thought balloons, whisper balloons, bursts, sound effect lettering, and splash pages!
And KA-BLAMMM! . . . once you’ve created your art, then what? Lest you think Stan would turn you out into the wilderness without a road map, fellow traveler, there’s also information on preparing and submitting your portfolio, on getting work, and on suggested reading and schools.
Stan Lee’s How to Draw Comics features a cover that reunites long time collaborator John Romita Sr. and original cover artist of
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way. John Romita Sr. was most famous for his collaboration on The Amazing Spider-Man with Stan Lee!
It’s time for a new approach . . . “a cornucopia of cutting-edge, techno-savvy instructions to lead you down the freshly laid yellow brick road of creativity.” It’s time for a book that takes you on the new journey of creating comic books for the 21st century and beyond! Excelsior!
From the Trade Paperback edition.- File Size: 60033 KB
- Print Length: 224 pages
- Publisher: Watson-Guptill (October 12, 2011)
- Sold by: Random House LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004KABDKM
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
- Lending: Not Enabled
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One of my first books about drawing is How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way (from now and on referred as the "first book"). As I recall, the first book was about the only resource that I could get my hands on that taught you how to make a comic. And coming from the man, Stan Lee, what else did you need?
After more than 30 years Stan Lee does it again. If you got the first book, you must get this one as well. And if you didn't get it, but you would love to make a comic (at least as a hobby) get both.
Now, into this most excellent book.
Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics is the latest book from the man himself. This is not a rehash of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way, although you may find a couple of drawings borrowed from the first book. Instead, this is a how-to-draw book that stands by itself and is bound to become a classic, just like the first book did.
This is how this book is organized
Preface
Introduction
A Brief History of Comic Books...
Tools of the Trade
The Basics
The Human Head
Amazing Anatomy, Action & Acting
Characters and Costumes
Bring on the Backgrounds
The Life Behind the Layouts
Peerless Penciling
Imaginative Inking
Lively Lettering
Crafting the Color
Commanding Covers
Getting Work
Suggested Reading, Website, Schools & Supplies
Index
At this point, it is very difficult for me to resist a direct comparison between the first book and this one.
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