4.49/5
Author: Jessica Abel, Matt Madden
Publication Date: Jun 10, 2008
Formats: PDF,Paperback,Library Binding
Rating: 4.49/5 out of 1797
Publisher: First Second
Download or Read Online latest releases, and browse our best picks for the best graphic and comics novels of the year. Find Answers and Reviews on Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond by Jessica Abel,Matt Madden Read&Download Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond by Jessica Abel,Matt Madden Online Author:Jessica Abel,Matt Madden Formats:Paperback,Library Binding Publication Date:Jun 10, 2008 Ratings: 4.49 of 1797
"A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring
comics artist. Highly recommended." --Scott McCloud
Drawing
Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comic creation – for
college classes or for independent study – that centers on storytelling
and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering,
story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered – each
complete with homework, extra credit activities and supplementary
reading suggestions – provide a solid introduction for people interested
in making their own comics. Additional resources, lessons, and
after-class help are available on the DW-WP website.
Nov 03, 2018
This is actually incredibly insightful with short lesson/information section followed by exercises for both groups and individuals without critique/collaborative feedback partners. If you don't have the resources or opportunity to take an art class then this is a fantastic substitute. It addresses everything an interested comic book artist could want from materials to layout to narrative to technique. I am legit impressed. Granted this isn't my particular cup of art, hence why I'm reading This is actually incredibly insightful with short lesson/information section followed by exercises for both groups and individuals without critique/collaborative feedback partners. If you don't have the resources or opportunity to take an art class then this is a fantastic substitute. It addresses everything an interested comic book artist could want from materials to layout to narrative to technique. I am legit impressed. Granted this isn't my particular cup of art, hence why I'm reading it--can't help it, I'm naturally curious. I would buy this for an emerging drawing artist as a resource. ...moreJun 30, 2012
Reading this book from the library led me to one conclusion- I need to buy this book. There is just far too much useful material in it for me to digest in the period of a library loan. The book is set up like a course on drawing and writing comics - and I would love to be able to have my own copy so that I can follow that course and do all the exercises.Feb 02, 2010
Feb 08, 2011
Wow. This book is so definitive that it's easy to get bogged down. Great resource, but if I relied on just this, I"d lose my mind and stop drawing comics altogether. More of a reference book than a how-to, at least for me.Jan 09, 2019
This book was brilliant! Perfect for beginners!May 16, 2011
Written as a comic textbook. I will give it the designation of graphic novel bible. They also have a website that supports the book. It's written for classes, groups, and those working alone. Very supportive and you will learn tons! Jessica and I would argue over the term graphic novel. I like it; she likes the term "comics."Aug 03, 2015
Great resource. Checked it out of my local library, and found it useful enough to warrant purchasing a copy.Aug 08, 2009
An extensive instruction book on the art of making comics. This would be a great textbook for a class, but perfect for the independent learner. Each lesson includes a homework assignment, a bibliography, and practice activities. This is an excellent tool for comic artists.Feb 05, 2013
This book is an engaging and concise read. It really showed me a lot of technical and stylistic parts of making comics I couldn't find elsewhere. Very good for people like me who want to draw a comic but don't know how to start.Jul 27, 2011
Instuctive and informative filled with exercises, assignments, and ideas to really get one into the habit of designing a comic strip. Written in a 15 section lesson plan just like an intro class to graphic novels would be set up like.Feb 27, 2013
I checked this out at my university library because I am working on a comic book with a friend and it never hurts to brush up on things. It was detailed and thorough; everything you need to know if you have an idea for a comic book and you do not know where to start.Jul 01, 2008
gave a teen book talk on this one for an interview - pretty sweet - acknowledges that people like to work alone, and that people like to work in groups. excellent illustrations, pragmatic information.May 23, 2011
Written as a graphic novel textbook. I will give it the designation of graphic novel bible. They also have a website that supports the book. It's written for classes, groups, and those working alone. Very supportive and you will learn tons!Jul 07, 2014
My husband brought this home from work (he works at an art college) and it was riveting. Even though I'm not an artist, I found the technical elements of how a comic is produced fascinating and enlightening--it helped me see the medium in a different way. I imagine that if you're an artist, you'll get even more out of it.Jul 11, 2013
The deceptively simple subtitle (a definitive course from concept to comic in fifteen lessons) doesn't begin to reflect the detailed, comprehensive, sequential, and professional instructs ions in this self-instruction course in comic creations. it seems to me (a non-artist) that Tis book could be a master course for someone to achieve his/her dreams.Apr 14, 2012
This book provides lessons for turning an idea into an actual comic strip and/or comic book. Basically a classroom in book and includes lessons and assignments.Jan 08, 2009
This is a must read for comic creators along side Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics. As far as I can tell, it's pretty much a massive reference book chock full of useful technical tips, techniques, tool use/missuse, and general comics/manga theory with examples from a host of recent manga and comics creators from all over the industry.Jun 14, 2013
The other reviewers pointed out how this is a good instruction book, and it is. My main beef with this, though? The fact that, to add a spot color (for emphasis and captions, and so on) is a great idea, but don't make that color bright and light. THey used a light orange for the color, and it makes it VERY difficult to make out words and concepts. They do a better job in the follow up book with dark purple, but this color choice was FAIL.Apr 23, 2009
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures is a formal and disciplined textbook for a 15-week college course in creating comics, including homework, and with ample guidelines for DIYers as well. The authors teach cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and this book is clearly the result of many hours in the classroom: DW&WP is the best single-volume pragmatic guide on making comics available and, like Scott McClouds Understanding Comics, it makes an equally engaging and illuminating read Drawing Words & Writing Pictures is a formal and disciplined textbook for a 15-week college course in creating comics, including homework, and with ample guidelines for DIYers as well. The authors teach cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and this book is clearly the result of many hours in the classroom: DW&WP is the best single-volume pragmatic guide on making comics available and, like Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, it makes an equally engaging and illuminating read for people who don’t want to be cartoonists themselves.Oct 23, 2008
This would be a wonderful tool if I were a beginning artist and a perfect textbook for the class I always wanted to take. But I am just a lowly writer, and this had little for me. It talked about storytelling from an artistic perspective, as in moving from panel to panel, but made no mention of writing as anything separate from the art and no mention of collaboration between writers and artists.Feb 20, 2015
Filling the void in formal comic book education, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is intended to be a text book for a group (or individuals) to follow over 15 weeks (either with or without a lead instructor). If you read the suggested reading and do every exercise in this book as rigorously as if you were taking a class at school, you will come out the other side a better artist/writer. And you will have in your hands at minimum a mini-comic's worth of material to (self-)publish. The book is Filling the void in formal comic book education, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is intended to be a text book for a group (or individuals) to follow over 15 weeks (either with or without a lead instructor). If you read the suggested reading and do every exercise in this book as rigorously as if you were taking a class at school, you will come out the other side a better artist/writer. And you will have in your hands at minimum a mini-comic's worth of material to (self-)publish. The book is not as in-depth in analysis as Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics, but it's way more practical, explaining the steps you need to take to turn an idea into a finished comic book in your hand. ...moreAug 09, 2013
I've bought just about all the "How To Draw Comics" type books out there, and they are mostly pretty mediocre. They have some good info in them, but leave many more questions unanswered. This is definitely the best of the bunch, especially since it talks about much more than just the drawing part of comic creation. Panel design, inking, lettering, etc. is all in here. The presentation and writing style is nice and it flows well.Jan 20, 2009
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures can be a guide or a course on how to draw, write, illustrate, create, etc. your own comic book. It is for any kind of comic lover: Superhero, manga, or personal artistic visionwhat I call a graphic novel, but I know others dont agree with that label. The introduction is done as a comic, but also as text, for an alternate way of looking at it. There is also a website that goes along with it where they encourage students to scan in and upload their work to show Drawing Words and Writing Pictures can be a guide or a course on how to draw, write, illustrate, create, etc. your own comic book. It is for any kind of comic lover: Superhero, manga, or personal artistic vision—what I call a graphic novel, but I know others don’t agree with that label. The introduction is done as a comic, but also as text, for an alternate way of looking at it. There is also a website that goes along with it where they encourage students to scan in and upload their work to show the world. There are also teaching guides for instructors and summaries of all the chapters for students, and the book encourages use in the classroom. They suggest creating a group if you are not a student although they also have special instructions if you are a Ronin (want to work at your own pace, on your own).Jan 02, 2009
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures can be a guide or a course on how to draw, write, illustrate, create, etc. your own comic book. It is for any kind of comic lover: Superhero, manga, or personal artistic visionwhat I call a graphic novel, but I know others dont agree with that label. The introduction is done as a comic, but also as text, for an alternate way of looking at it. There is also a website that goes along with it where they encourage students to scan in and upload their work to show Drawing Words and Writing Pictures can be a guide or a course on how to draw, write, illustrate, create, etc. your own comic book. It is for any kind of comic lover: Superhero, manga, or personal artistic vision—what I call a graphic novel, but I know others don’t agree with that label. The introduction is done as a comic, but also as text, for an alternate way of looking at it. There is also a website that goes along with it where they encourage students to scan in and upload their work to show the world. There are also teaching guides for instructors and summaries of all the chapters for students, and the book encourages use in the classroom. They suggest creating a group if you are not a student although they also have special instructions if you are a Ronin (want to work at your own pace, on your own).Feb 03, 2009
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