How to Draw Monsters for Comics takes you step by step through the creation of flying monsters, vampires, grotesque ghouls, human/chrome hybrids, and even cute little monsters. Its hows you how to reveal motives through eyes, mouths, and gestures. It clues you in on light and backgrounds, and even recommends materials you'll need, from graphite pencils to computer programs. With How to Draw Monsters you can manifest your darkest fantasies in comic form!
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Artist Frank McLaughlin (who has drawn such figures as Superman, Batman, and the flash) and author Mike Gold (editor, director of Chicago Comicon, and director of development for DC Comics) have created a brilliant guidebook and a worthy companion to How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics.
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Flying monsters, vampires, ghouls, and more,
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Frank McLaughlin is an artist with years of professional experience drawing such DC Comics characters as Superman, Batman, and the Flash. Mike Gold is a DC Comics editor and director of Development for DC Comics, as well as director of Chicago Comicon. In How To Draw Monsters For Comics, McLaughlin and Gold effectively collaborate to provide aspiring comic book and graphic novel artists a step-by-step guide to creating flying monsters, vampires, ghouls, human/chrome hybrids, and more. The cartooning techniques reveal the processes of successfully drawing eyes, mouths and gestures, as well as the use of lighting and backgrounds. How To Draw Monsters For Comics is a single, comprehensive, "how to" instructional that will prove an invaluable resource for anyone trying to break into the specialized art field of comic book or graphic novel illustration.
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Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, Jack Kirby, Mike Ploog, Pilot Razor Point, Steve Ditko New!
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It's a good idea to know where you've come from and to acknowledge those who have inspired you. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, Jack Kirby, Mike Ploog, Pilot Razor Point, Steve Ditko New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Green Arrow by Kevin Smith in Back Matter
- Grimms' Fairy Tales (Collector's Library) by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm on page 136
- Golden Apple in Back Matter
- Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond on page 149
- Flash Gordon by Harvey Kurtzman on page 149
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