Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men and Boys [Paperback]

Buddy Scalera (Author), Amy Jeynes (Editor), Rodolfo Migliari (Illustrator), David Hahn (Illustrator), Rafael Kayanan (Illustrator), Mike Lilly (Illustrator), Mark Smylie (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Comic Artists Photo Reference | Publication Date: October 29, 2008

Draw characters that leap off the page!

Whether the storyline calls for your character to perform incredible feats of strength, puts him in a shoot-out with the bad guys or hurls him across the page, Comic Artist?s Photo Reference: Men and Boys will help you draw the perfect pose. With more than 1,000 high-quality photos to choose from, you?ll find the inspiration you need to give your heroes, villains, studs and other characters attitude and authenticity.

• Four models with a range of ages and body types.



• A wide variety of poses, from talking on the phone to flourishing a cape, copping an attitude, running, jumping and wielding weapons.



• Specially lit poses for ultimate drama.



• Hundreds of additional images and other bonus material included on companion CD-ROM!

This book provides essential reference for mastering every nuance of gesture, form and facial expression. It?s the next best thing to having real, live superheroes in your studio!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Buddy Scalera, author of IMPACT's top-selling Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses, is a comic-book writer and publisher who is well connected with artists and others in the comics industry. His writing credits include issues in Marvel Comics' Agent X, Deadpool, Marvel Knights and X-Men series. He is an active self-promoter with marketing, journalism and web experience, who knows his way around the comic-industry news outlets.


www.buddyscalera.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Impact; 1st edition (October 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600610048
• ISBN-13: 978-1600610042
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Arts & Photography > Drawing > Figure Drawing

More About the Author

Buddy Scalera is a writer, editor, marketer, and photographer. He is best known for his photo reference books and CD-Roms.

For more info:
http://www.buddyscalera.com

Check out the Facebook Fan Page for Buddy's Photo Reference:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Photo-Reference-for-Comic-Artists/224221057835

These CD-ROMs and books are popular among professional and aspiring artists and remain strong sellers at Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and Borders.

He's an active photographer with published work in books including Body Dump , Doll Fashionistas , and more. He also served as the Interactive Consultant on the book Artist's Digital Photo Reference - Landscapes.

He's written 150+ published articles on a range of topics including health, politics, government, multimedia, marketing, comic books, games, movies, television and much more.

Credits include The Suburban News, The Ridgewood News, Wizard Magazine, Comic Buyer's Guide, Comics Values Monthly, Collector's Advantage, Scarlet Street, Combo, Spin Magazine Online, Pharmaceutical Voice and others.

For over four years, Scalera also wrote and hosted "ComixVision," a cable-access television show that explained the comic book hobby to mainstream viewers.

At his previous job, Scalera was the original Online Editor for Wizard Entertainment. He was joined by Rus Wooton in developing Wizardworld.com, Wizardschool.com, Toyfare.com, Toywishes.com, and Inquestmag.com.

Scalera is also an active self-publisher. With his partner Darren Sanchez, After Hours Press released the graphic novels Necrotic and Celestial Alliance. He is also self-publishing "Visual Reference for Comic Artists," a series of multimedia art-reference CD-ROMs.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Boys; All Men., April 5, 2009

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This review is from: Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men and Boys (Paperback)

I suppose this sounds a little bit odd - but I was sort of irritated by the misleading title? The youngest model is 18, which I suppose I at 20 would consider a young man rather than a boy. As someone who was illustrating a story that involved a younger boy, I was hoping for some good dynamic reference - of, well, a boy - like the title claimed.

The models range in age otherwise, but not so much in terms of build. It would also have been nice to see a few more for each age group rather than just the one model for each.

I appreciated it because it's definitely a reference for comic artists - lots of cool poses with interesting items; guns, swords, things you don't find in your run of the mill guide. The poses are dynamic and come up often in a typical action-based comic book.

So although I think it could have been better, it would be a lie to say I won't get a lot of good use out of it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, April 17, 2009

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I've been a fan of Comic Artists Photo Reference since the beginning and this last edition in the series (this is the 3rd) did not disappoint. The book builds on the previous editions by adding different poses and a few different weapons and themes. And of course, the models are different as well. It follows the format of the earlier editions by providing 4 different sections with a different model in each - ages 18, 25, 37, and 44. The book crackles with energy and provides page after page of dynamic and energetic poses. The models stand out well from the backgrounds and overall the lighting has been done very nicely... sculpting the bodies and making them pop out 3-dimensionally. The accompanying CD is really nice as well and gives you hundreds of photos that you can put on your computer. One of the ways that I utilize this is to to use a slideshow format (in iphoto or any other program) and draw from the model with timed poses. You can work with a book like "The Natural Way to Draw" very easily this way if it's hard to hire a model or attend classes. This book is also really helpful when studying anatomy. I've used George Bridgeman, Burne Hogarth and others and I like to lay this book out next to what I'm studying to help give my studies depth and such. Some reviewers complained about the ages of the models. There's a great book called "Virtual Pose - Children and Teens - that covers this age group very well (although it lacks the dynamic qualities that Scalera is so good at capturing. Until Buddy Scalera does a book on just children (hint, hint:) Virtual Pose might suffice. But regardless, "Men and Boys" is a great book to add to your library.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men and Boys (Comic Artists Photo Reference), November 16, 2008

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Rickey Johnson "Rick" (Tuscaloosa, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This is another fine product from author Buddy Scalera. He included a nice assortment of models and the poses are very useful. Since I've purchased Scalera's previous books, I knew what to expect, and I wasn't disappointed. This book will be used often.