{"product_id":"foundations-in-comic-book-art-isbn-9780770436964","title":"Foundations in Comic Book Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtists 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 \u003ci\u003eFoundations for Comic Book Art\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.1.  Anyone Can Draw\u003cbr\u003e The Two D’s: Desire and Discipline\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Necessary Materials\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Drawing Objects from Memory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2.  Learning to See\u003cbr\u003e Drawing Straight Lines\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Freehand Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seeing Forms\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contour Drawings\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Defining Volume through Line\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing Multiple Objects\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.  Perspective Basics\u003cbr\u003e How to Divide a Square\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Creating Symmetrical Curves within \u003cbr\u003e Two Squares\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Cube Method\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perspective Drawing\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Placing Objects\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4.  The Figure\u003cbr\u003e Gesture Drawing\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreshortening\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Drawing Figures from Memory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing Multiple Figures\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5.  Visual Problem Solving\u003cbr\u003e Thumbnail Drawings\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Composing Thumbnails\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using Photo Reference\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Visual Research\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using Photoshop with Photographic Reference\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Creating Blue Line Pages to Ink\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6.  Inking\u003cbr\u003e Inking Tools\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pen Inking Techniques\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Inking with a Pen Nib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brush Inking Techniques\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eExercise: Inking with a Brush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7.  Advanced Inking Techniques\u003cbr\u003e Using Unconventional Materials to Create Unique Textures\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Masking an Illustration\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e X-Acto Knives and Straight Razors\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sponges, Toothbrushes, and Other Alternative Inking Tools\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Black-and-White Design\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8.  Software Applications in Comic Book Art\u003cbr\u003e Creating a Grid in Photoshop\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using the Perspective Tool in Manga Studio\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using Manga Studio to Apply Screentone Patterns\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Credits\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN PAUL LOWE\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebegan 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 \u003ci\u003eSequential Arts Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eWorking Methods: Creators Detail their Storytelling and Artistic Processes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the saddest lessons\u003c\/i\u003e you will learn when you go to art school is that your art is not very good. One day in sophomore year you will look down at your Dali-inspired colored pencil drawing of anthropomorphic lizards, and you won’t be able to ignore it any longer. You’ll look up at your professor and see it in her eyes: she thinks you’re a bad artist. She thinks you’re a bad artist, and she doesn’t think you’re ever going to get better. \u003cbr\u003e “Very creative,” she’ll say. \u003cbr\u003e “Thanks,” you’ll say.\u003cbr\u003e John Lowe thinks you can get better. In fact, he’s sure you can get better. He’s sure you can get \u003ci\u003egood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is what makes John Lowe a great teacher and an unusual one. If you are his student, he is interested in you and he is interested in your art. He finds out what your goals are, and he doesn’t let you forget them. He finds out what your comfort zone is, and he jabs and teases you out of it. He finds out what tools you’re used to using, and he doesn’t let you use them anymore. He finds out how much homework you’re used to doing, and he assigns twice as much. He takes artwork you were up all night working on and tells you to change everything. He tells you to change everything, and you squawk in disbelief, and John laughs and say, “Nothing’s precious.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And it’s true: nothing you put on paper is precious. You have something else that’s precious, and it’s something John will find for you when you can’t find it yourself anymore. It’s why you started drawing in the first place. It’s in your hand, your eyes, your heart. Don’t lose it. Don’t let it get away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eleanor Davis\u003cbr\u003e SCAD Alumna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEleanor Davis a cartoonist and illustrator. She created the graphic novels \u003c\/i\u003eThe Secret Science Alliance\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eThe Copycat Crook\u003ci\u003e. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and Print. She has won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and the Russ Manning Award. Originally from Arizona, Davis now lives in Georgia.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299830911205,"sku":"NP9780770436964","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780770436964.jpg?v=1767727600","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/foundations-in-comic-book-art-isbn-9780770436964","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}