Comic books in 'Art Instruction'
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Published Apr 2023 by Tuttle Publishing.$9.00
1st printing. By Ryo Sumiyoshi. Veteran illustrator Ryo Sumiyoshi stretches the boundaries of fantasy human-animal hybrids in his new book-presenting not just the usual jungle beasties but a fascinating array of strange and unusual creatures found nowhere else! Sumiyoshi's extensive sketchbook ideas, drawing tips and full-color examples combine insights on body structures and movement with conceptual sketches and notes linking physical attributes to personality and behavior. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC. Cover price $19.99.
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$9.00
$7.70
1st printing.
Written by Alan Moore. Art by Juan Jose Ryp and Jacen Burrows. Cover by Juan Jose Ryp.
The master of comic book writing shares his thoughts on how to deliver a top-notch script!
The main essay was originally written in 1985 and appeared in an obscure British fanzine, right as Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics, and has been tragically lost ever since. Now Avatar brings it back in print, collected for the first time as one graphic novel, and heavily illustrated by Jacen Burrows.
Alan Moore also provides a brand new essay on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since he first wrote it. For fans of Moore's work, new writers, or anyone who wants a peak behind the mental curtain of one of the greatest living writers, this is a can't-miss book!
Softcover, 48 pages, B&W.
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$5.99
2nd and later printings.
Written by Alan Moore. Art by Juan Jose Ryp and Jacen Burrows. Cover by Juan Jose Ryp.
The master of comic book writing shares his thoughts on how to deliver a top-notch script!
The main essay was originally written in 1985 and appeared in an obscure British fanzine, right as Moore was reshaping the landscape of modern comics, and has been tragically lost ever since. Now Avatar brings it back in print, collected for the first time as one graphic novel, and heavily illustrated by Jacen Burrows.
Alan Moore also provides a brand new essay on how his thoughts on writing have changed in the two decades since he first wrote it. For fans of Moore's work, new writers, or anyone who wants a peak behind the mental curtain of one of the greatest living writers, this is a can't-miss book!
Softcover, 48 pages, B&W.
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Issue #1
Published 1937 by House of Little Books.$22.00
View scansWritten and Illustrated by Chuck Thorndike. Instructional Cartooning book cover the basics of Caricature, Anatomy, and Animated Cartoons. Saddle Stitched, 8 1/2-in x 11-in, 40 Pages, B&W Cover price $1.00.
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Published Nov 2018 by Griffin Books.$15.00
1st printing.
By Tom Hart.
New York Times-bestselling author and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart has written a poignant and instructive guide for all aspiring graphic memoirists detailing the tenets of artistry and story-telling inherent in the medium. Hart examines what makes a graphic memoir great, and shows you how to do it. With two dozen professional examples and a deep-dive into his own story, Hart encourages readers to hone their signature style in the best way to represent their journeys on the page. With clear examples and visual aids, The Art of the Graphic Memoir is emotive, creative, and accessible.
Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, PC.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Jan 2008 by TwoMorrows.$20.00
Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Draw Magazine (2001-Present) #1-2.
This book compiles material from the first two issues of Draw!, and contains a wealth of interviews and tutorials with top professionals in the industry!
Featured are demonstrations by Dave Gibbons (layout and drawing on the computer), Jerry Ordway (detailing his working methods), Steve Conley (creating web comics and cartoons), and others. Each artist presents their work step-by-step to follow its progress from concept to finished form.
Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, B&W.
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Published Oct 1982 by Houghton Mifflin.$10.00
2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By David Macaulay. CASTLE was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book and ALA Notable Book. With typical zest and wry sense of humor, David Macaulay has traced the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town from the hiring of skilled master engineer to the actual test of castle defenses when hundreds of Welsh soldiers launch a direct attack. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.
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Published Oct 1981 by Houghton Mifflin.$6.80
2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.
By David Macaulay.
CATHEDRAL received the distinguished German Jugendbuchpreis, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, a Caldecott Medal Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book.
Since its publication in 1973, David Macaulay has acquired national and international acclaim. His books have been translated into a dozen different languages, and he has been honored by countless awards, including a medal from the American Institute of Architects for being "an outstanding illustrator and recorder of architectural accomplishments."
Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, B&W.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Apr 2023 by 3dtotal Publishing.$7.00
$7.00
Volume 24 - 1st printing. CHARACTER DESIGN QUARTERLY (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 104 pages, full color. Cover price $16.00.
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Published Oct 1983 by Houghton Mifflin.$10.00
2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By David Macaulay. The superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information that distinguished all of David Macaulay's books is nowhere more evident than in this marvelous creation of the imaginary Roman city of Verbonia. Through his impressively detailed drawings and clear descriptive text, Macaulay shows how superbly the Romans built new and exciting, yet functional, cities for the people who were to inhabit them. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Feb 2019 by B.E.S. Publishing.$18.00
$18.00
$8.50
$13.50
1st printing.
Instruction by Daniel Cooney.
Aspiring comic book artists and storytellers will thoroughly enjoy this book!
Seasoned author Daniel Cooney shows readers how to draw credible perspective from any point of view for convincing backgrounds and their relationships with the characters that inhabit them. This instructional book works like a journal filled with exercises for creating scenes in the context of storytelling. Practical demonstrations and interactive workbook grids to complete show readers how to enjoy the process as they develop their drawing mechanics and storytelling "chops."
Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Jul 2022 by Watson-Guptill.$6.00
1st printing.
Story and art by Mark Crilley.
On her quest to turn her story into a comic book, Emily visits her comic book shop and local comics convention, where she meets three mentors. Trudy, a high school student working on comics of her own, teaches Emily how to create expressive characters and how art can convey action and suspense.
Madeline, a self-published manga artist, teaches Emily how to use panel composition and layout to tell a story visually and how to develop a comic from script to sketch to finished pages. Sophie, a professional graphic novelist, guides Emily through fine-tuning the details of dialogue, sequence, and pacing to lead readers through the story.
Each lesson builds off the previous information and skills presented, and the sequential art format provides the perfect vehicle for step-by-step instruction.
Softcover, 160 pages, full color. All Ages
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Published Jan 2004 by Poorhouse Press.$9.20
$9.20
$4.60
Expanded Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Will Eisner. This is the best single book on how to tell a story with words and pictures, by the master of the form and the father of the graphic novel. Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. One of the most insightful and dynamic examinations of the comic art form to date! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.
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Published Apr 2019 by Toon Books.$8.00
1st printing.
By Françoise Mouly.
Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists.
This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium. Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts.
A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package.
Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. All Ages.
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Published May 2019 by Toon Books.$6.95
$5.49
1st printing.
By Françoise Mouly.
Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists.
This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium. Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts.
A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package.
Softcover, 56 pages, full color. All Ages.
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Published Jun 2023 by Ilex Press.$10.00
$8.30
1st printing. By Sonia Leong. The complete crash course in how to draw your own manga characters and comics Award-winning manga artist Sonia Leong, with the help of other acclaimed manga creators and educators, gives you all the tips, tricks and tools you will need to get your ideas onto the page. Discover how to get started, build your confidence, and boost your skills, beginning from first principles. Learn how to draw faces, bodies, hands, feet, and create unique characters with their own styles. Get the most out of your drawing materials, from traditional pens and pencils to digital software, and discover how best to use them to work up your own manga stories and comics. Softcover, 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.
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2nd and later printings. By John Adkins Richardson. Now, whether you've had any form training or not, this book offers ou step-by-step directions on how to do all types of cartoons and caricatures. In this practical guide, the author reveals the secrets of composition, characterization, and rendering used by professional cartoonists in such areas as single-panel gags, editorial cartoons, strips, comic books, greeting cards, and even animation. You'll learn what tools and techniques to use in drawing your cartoons, as well as how to prepare them for such printing processes as letterpress, halftone, and color. Including a section on how to get your work published, The Complete Book of Cartooning could be the first step to an interesting and rewarding career. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 266 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Mar 2011 by Krause Publications.$7.00
$7.00
1st printing. Readers will discover in detail how comic books are made-from brainstorming, writing and editing to penciling, inking and coloring-as told by top professionals who offer real-world advice for breaking into and staying in the business. Readers will enjoy in-depth interviews with respected industry insiders including: Mike Marts, Mark Waid, Darick Robertson, Chris Eliopoulos, and John Cerilli. Plus, unprecedented interviews with Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada and comics legend Stan Lee. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.99.
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Published Sep 2016 by Penguin Books.$6.00
1st printing. Think you can draw Doctor Who? Time to get creative with scribbles of all shapes and sizes in this interactive Doctor Who doodle book! Cover pages with monster footprints, sketch the scariest villains imaginable and design dastardly foes from your own imagination. Design a new scarf for the fourth Doctor, some sand shoes for the tenth Doctor, and dream up a new look for the Master. Doodle new gadgets, outfits, hiding places and battlegrounds. The Whoniverse is yours to design in this awesome Doctor Who book! Softcover, 12-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.
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Draw Alien Fantasies (1998) #1-1STTags: Art InstructionPublished Sep 1998 by Scholastic.$2.50
First printing.Weird alien heroes, helpers, and villains! Space stations, space ships, and astronauts! Step by step instructions show you basic drawing techniques while giving you some great characters to add to your drawing repertoire... Softcover, 8 1/2 x 11-in, Black and white interior. Cover price $4.99.
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Draw Furries SC (2009) #1-1REPTags: Art Instruction$8.50
1st printing. By Jared Hodges and Lindsay Cibos. Readers will learn how to draw their favorite anthropomorphic characters including felines, canines, equines, rodents, and birds in this selection of 38 demonstrations covering features, faces, full figures, action poses, variations, and morphing. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $22.99.
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Published Apr 2017 by Impact Books.$21.00
$21.00
1st printing. HOW TO DRAW THE BAD GUYS OF ANIME AND MANGA If you love to draw anime and manga, you know that every great story needs a great villain. Luckily, inspiration is all around you and the possibilities are limitless! From plant to animal to mineral, all you need to do is borrow from the natural (or supernatural) world--from insects and plants to animals, and even elements. You will see how to incorporate their parts into your character drawings for completely original (and sinister!) results. Blurring the line between reality and fantasy, creatures inspired by bears, jellyfish, spiders, trees, smoke and more make really good bad guys! Inside you'll find: • 50 original characters, including the evil Whispy Witch, a flame-inspired villain who can make herself invisible and who possesses shapeshifting abilities • Front, back and action-pose views of all 50 characters with close-ups of important details, like the Conniving Cutie, a mischievous villain whose yellow eyes are reminiscent of a snake and whose hair and clothing emulate snake-like imagery and movement • Advice for developing personality and coloring your creatures, like the dangerous Crusading Crustacean; you'll want to color him red and include details like an impenetrable shell and spiky hair to symbolize his toughness Be inspired to create your own dastardly manga characters! Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.99.
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Published Jan 2002 by Watson-Guptill.$10.00
2nd and later printings. By Burne Hogarth. Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than 40 years, Burne Hogarth's series of Dynamic rendering is recognized worldwide as the classic, indispensable text on artistic anatomy. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $23.99.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Nov 2013 by University Press of Mississippi.$36.00
$36.00
1st printing. Comics scholars engage the roles of trust, truth, family memoirs and autobiography in works from such greats as Art Spiegelman, Marjane Satrapi, and Alison Bechdel; from cult-status figures such as Martin Vaughn James; and from lesser-known works by artists such as Frédéric Boilet. Contributing scholars include Jan Baetens, David M. Ball, Lopamudra Basu, Christopher Bush, Isaac Cates Michael A. Chaney, Alisia Chase, Sharon O'Brien, Davida Paens, Yaël Scjlick, Rachel Trousdale, and Benjamin Widiss. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in. 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $60.00.
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Published Feb 2015 by University Press of Mississippi.$18.00
1st printing. Drawing from Life: Memory and Subjectivity in Comic Art is a collection of essays about autobiography, semi-autobiography, fictionalized autobiography, memory, and self-narration in sequential art, or comics. Contributors come from a range of academic backgrounds including English, American studies, comparative literature, gender studies, art history, and cultural studies. The book engages with such well-known figures as Art Spiegelman, Marjane Satrapi, and Alison Bechdel; with such cult-status as Martin Vaughn James; and with lesser-known works by such artists as Frédéric Boilet. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 324 pages, B&W. NOTE: Indicia says 2013, but this softcover was released 02/2015. Cover price $30.00.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Jul 2016 by Watson-Guptill.$9.00
$9.00
1st printing. Story and art by Mark Crilley. Mark Crilley's YouTube drawing instruction videos have an enormous worldwide legion of fans and have been featured on sites such as Yahoo News and Reddit. In addition, Crilley is an accomplished graphic novelist. Now for the first time, he pairs both strengths resulting in a one-of-a-kind art instruction experience. Through the story of aspiring, overeager young artist-in-the-making David and his helpful, but often flustered mentor, Becky, readers gain a grounding in the basics of drawing and rendering, along with a helping of laughs and poignant entertainment. Each lesson builds off the previous, with sidebars at the end of each chapter that direct readers to tackle some of the very same drawing exercises that David has just completed. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $18.99.
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Published Apr 2023 by Tuttle Publishing.$9.00
1st printing. By Naoto Date and Kiyoshi Nitou. Learn the essentials of manga drawing from professional Japanese illustrators, and let them show you how to tell better stories with your manga art. Start with anatomy and body structure to create compelling characters in a few simple head-to-toe steps. Then it's time to build your world and tell your story. With this all-in-one guide, your characters, drawing, and storytelling abilities will quickly soar! In this book you'll learn not only the basics, but the insider tips and secrets only the professionals know. You'll also learn to avoid common pitfalls and overcome obstacles that might otherwise lessen the impact of your work and prevent you from becoming a successful artist! Softcover, 176 pagers, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.
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Published Jan 2002 by Watson-Guptill.$10.00
2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By Burne Hogarth. Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than 40 years, Burne Hogarth's series of volumes on drawing the human form will educate and captivate a new generation of artists. From the details of anatomy to an understanding of musclature, from the interplay of light and shadow to the subtlties of the human face, these volumes will give the artist a wealth of experience to draw upon in their own artistic explorations. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $23.99.
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Tags: Art InstructionPublished Jul 2010 by Krause Publications.$8.00
$8.00
1st printing. Story and art by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. Much of what modern writers and artists depict follows in the footsteps of ancient tales and imagery. Dreamscapes: Myth & Magic explores these ancient origins while demonstrating the author's proven techniques for creating stunning, ethereal fantasy characters, creatures, and settings. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.
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Duane Barnhart's Cartooning Basics Creating the Characters SC (1997 Cartoon Connections Press) #1-REPTags: Art InstructionPublished 1997 by Cartoon Connections Press.$5.30
2nd and later Printings. Foreword by Charles M. Shultz. Duane Barnhart's step-by-step guide to cartooning techniques and tips for creating characters. Softcover, 8" x 11", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.
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Issue #1-REP
Published Nov 2006 by Watson-Guptill.$10.00
$8.00
2nd and later printings. By Burne Hogarth. Understanding how the body moves is the key to rendering clothing. Eachaction creates specific kinds of wrinkles and folds, as world-renowned artist Hogarth demonstrates in this unique book. Softcover, 8 1/2-in.x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $23.95.
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Published Sep 2011 by Krause Publications.$10.00
1st printing. By Emily Fiegenschuh. Artists of all skill levels will bring fantasy creatures to life as they learn to draw and paint their favorites step by step. By using a "field-guide" approach, author Emily Fiegenschuh starts readers out with an introduction to materials and basic tips on using reference and finding inspiration for creating creatures. She then progresses to more than 25 step-by-step demonstrations on the basics of sketching and drawing various fantasy characters, and finally shows readers how to add color to finished sketches with gouache. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $27.99.
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Tags: Art Book, Art Instruction$44.00
$44.00
1st printing.
Foreword by Dan Abnett.
Renowned Marvel & 2000AD artist Paul Davidson, takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at his process, and the art techniques used to illustrate a comic book.
Fantastic Illustrated gives readers unique insight into the mind of a comic book creator as he develops an idea from sketching, inking, and finally colouring the final page. 100 pages of character design, concept art, and the how-to construction of a comic book page.
Foreword by legendary comic book writer, Dan Abnett.
Hardcover, 100 pages, PC/PB&W.
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Tags: Art Book, Art Instruction$20.00
$20.00
1st printing.
Foreword by Dan Abnett.
Renowned Marvel & 2000Ad artist Paul Davidson, takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at his process, and the art techniques used to illustrate a comic book.
Fantastic Illustrated gives readers unique insight into the mind of a comic book creator as he develops an idea from sketching, inking, and finally colouring the final page. 100 pages of character design, concept art, and the how-to construction of a comic book page.
Foreword by legendary comic book writer, Dan Abnett.
Softcover, 100 pages, PC/PB&W.
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Tags: Art Book, Art Instruction$36.00
$36.00
Limited Edition Variant Cover
Foreword by Dan Abnett.
1st printing.
Renowned Marvel & 2000Ad artist Paul Davidson, takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at his process, and the art techniques used to illustrate a comic book.
Fantastic Illustrated gives readers unique insight into the mind of a comic book creator as he develops an idea from sketching, inking, and finally colouring the final page. 100 pages of character design, concept art, and the how-to construction of a comic book page.
Foreword by legendary comic book writer, Dan Abnett.
Softcover, 100 pages, PC/PB&W.
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Issue #1-REP
Published May 2011 by Titan Books.$23.00
$23.00
2nd and later printings. By Andrew Loomis. Titan Books reprints the legendary art instruction books from illustrator Andrew Loomis back into print! Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists, including comics superstar Alex Ross, for his mastery of figure drawing and his clean, realist style. His hugely influential series of art instruction books have never been bettered! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.95.
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Published Apr 2013 by Titan Books.$23.00
1st printing. By Andrew Loomis. Andrew Loomis is revered amongst artists, including comics' superstar Alex Ross, for his mastery of drawing. His first book, Fun With a Pencil, published in 1939 is a wonderfully crafted and engaging introduction to drawing, cartooning, and capturing the essence of a subject all while having fun. With step-by-step instruction from Professor Blook, Loomis's charming alter ego on the page! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.95.
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Published Oct 2022 by Amulet Books.$9.95
$5.99
1st printing.
Story and art by Nathan Hale.
From the New York Times-bestselling creator of the Hazardous Tales series comes an exciting activity book that puts kids' writing, drawing, and researching to the test!
Readers will tackle seventy-one comic creating challenges, with help from some of their favorite characters from the series! With each challenge, young cartoonists will learn new skills, from sound effects and character creation to building their own ten-page comic. This hardcore comics workbook will get kids writing their own thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and totally true histories!
Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, 2C.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Aug 2001 by Graphic Sha.$14.00
$14.00
$10.00
English Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Bringing Daily Actions to Life!" Volume 3 shows how to bring to life common, everyday mannerisms, ranging form impulsive expressions, cuteness, and looks of surprise. Softcover, 156 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.
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Issue #3-REP
Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Feb 2003 by Graphic Sha.$7.99
English Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Bringing Daily Actions to Life!" Volume 3 shows how to bring to life common, everyday mannerisms, ranging form impulsive expressions, cuteness, and looks of surprise. Softcover, 156 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.
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Issue #1-REP
Published Jan 1978 by Simon & Schuster.$37.90
View scan- 1.5" Tear in dust jacket.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
2nd and later printings. By Stan Lee and John Buscema. Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor, and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips. Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.
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Issue #1-REP
Published Apr 2008 by Simon & Schuster.$5.49
2nd and later printings.
Step-by-Step Instructions By Stan Lee and John Buscema.
Stan Lee, the Mighty Man from Marvel, and John Buscema, active and adventuresome artist behind the Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, the Mighty Thor, and Spider-Man, have collaborated on this comics compendium: an encyclopedia of information for creating your own superhero comic strips.
Using artwork from Marvel comics as primary examples, Buscema graphically illustrates the hitherto mysterious methods of comic art. Stan Lee's pithy prose gives able assistance and advice to the apprentice artist.
Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.
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Issue #1-1ST
Published 1981 by Watermill Press.$2.80
$2.80
Written and illustrated by Bob McKay. Art instruction. 7" x 9", 32 pages, B&W.
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Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Dec 2013 by DESIGN STUDIO PRESS.$32.00
$32.00
1st printing. By Scott Robertson and Thomas Bertling. The extensive number of refined step-by-step lessons and exercises Scott shares in this book will make it invaluable to those learning to draw, as well as those teaching others to draw. Early chapters focus on an introduction to the discipline with later chapters providing the knowledge needed to draw more complex forms and subjects. Written as an introductory educational book on the methods and techniques of perspective drawing as applied to a range of professions, this book will be an asset to entertainment designers, industrial designers, graphic designers, architects, illustrators and even engineers. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $54.95.
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Issue #3-1ST
Published Dec 2002 by Antarctic Press.$8.70
Volume 3 - 1st printing. The blockbuster instructional series from Antarctic Press continues to be in high demand - so much so that they're doing a third informative collection! The manga masters at AP dig up another gold mine of valuable instruction in assorted aspects of the manga medium, 128 more pages worth brought to you by such stellar talents as the Godfather of American Manga, Ben Dunn (Ninja High School, Marvel Mangaverse), multitalented creator/illustrator/animator Fred Perry (Gold Digger, Legacy), Eisner/Ignatz nominee Rod Espinosa (Courageous Princess), American manga sensation David Hutchison (Dragon Arms, Ninja High School), and legendary creator and illustrator Joe Wight (Twilight X). Learn the rules of the school from the people who built it! For anyone who missed out on issues #9-12 of the regular series, this is your chance to catch up on those missed lessons! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.
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Published Jan 2001 by Graphic Sha.$10.00
NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The 2nd book in the How to Draw Manga series focues on the art of drawing pretty girls! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.
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Issue #1B
Published Jan 2005 by Antarctic Press.$2.50
Variant cover by Fred Perry. Story and art by Robert Acosta, Fred Perry and David Hutchison. The popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate how to create the manga-influenced art of 21st century comics. The basics: how to use manga art paper; deciphering the markings in the margins. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #1-1ST
Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished 2007 by Antarctic Press.$2.99
1st printing. Story and art by Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison, and Yayoi Neko. Ben Dunn and the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate advanced techniques in manga-influenced art. In the 21st century, the manga style is often only a jumping-off point for artists on the way to creating their own individual styles. 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.
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Issue #5-REP
Tags: Art InstructionPublished Jan 2003 by Graphic Sha.$9.49
$9.49
English Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "Developing Shoujo Manga Techniques!" Fifth in the best-selling series! This volume shows the techniques used in manga for girls now so widely used today that they have come to define modern manga style. These techniques are indispensable for you to draw characters more realistically and pay close attention to backgrounds. This volume is a definitive compendium that reveals these techniques in extraordinary detail and precision. Accept no substitutes! This is the latest release in the official How to Draw series from Graphic-Sha! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.
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Issue #1-1ST
Tags: Art Book, Art InstructionPublished Sep 2016 by Watson-Guptill.$14.00
$14.00
1st printing. Story and art by Prentis Rollins. DC artist Prentis Rollins shows readers how to conceptualize, draw, colorize, and digitally enhance and finish dozens of sci-fi characters, settings, and scenarios with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to the entire process. His distinctive and varied styles, coupled with clear instruction, give artists of all levels the inspiration and techniques they need to create the future worlds of their dreams and nightmares whether for fun, graphic novels, comics, video games, movie shorts, etc. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $25.00.
