Showing posts with label Drawing. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Review of EXTREME WORLDS by Francis Tsai

If you're a drawing artist, you might come to a point where you want to draw something that doesn't really exist in our world. Something out of this world. EXTREME WORLDS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING AND PAINTING SCI-FI ART by Francis Tsai gives artists the tools and knowledge to create fantastic sci-fi worlds, creatures, weapons, vehicles, and characters. 

After covering some drawing basics, the book launches into the steps to drawing sci-fi art. The book doesn't stop with drawing but puts the techniques into practice by discussing some storytelling concepts in the genre of the space opera. The author covers creating your characters and world. The book includes numerous illustrations throughout that encourage the mind of images an artist can create. 

EXTREME WORLDS is a great book for any artist interested specifically in creating sci-fi art.

Review copy provided by FW Media

Extreme Worlds
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Review of THE DC COMICS GUIDE TO PENCILLING COMICS by Klaus Janson



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Rating: 5 out of 5

THE DC COMICS GUIDE TO PENCILLING COMICS by Klaus Janson is a great book for fans of comic books and especially those interested in drawing comic books. Pencilling is the first stage in comic book making before moving on to inking, coloring, and lettering, so this a foundational text for anyone wanting to learn how to draw comic book characters and settings.

What I loved about this book is the time the author took to really break down the drawing process, especially for comic book art. From explaining the standard tools an artist needs to have, to showing how to draw faces and human anatomy, to understanding perspective in your drawings, to composition, angles, movement, etc, this book is a fun guide to learning how to draw well.

Because several of my favorite comic heroes are from the DC Universe, it was fun to see examples of heroes like Batman and Superman used throughout the text. THE DC COMICS GUIDE TO PENCILLING COMICS is a trustworthy resource for learning how to become a comic book artist.

Review copy provided by Watson-Guptill

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