Notes to Draw From, Vol. 1: Comic Book Illustration [Paperback]

Mich Byrd (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2003

Mitch Byrd's incredible charming artwork comes to life with this ultimate handbook on illustrating comic concepts. Notes to Draw From displays the processes of illustrating important ideas central to comics such as character mood, page layout, perspective, and much more. All this is achieved with the incredible charming artwork of Mitch Byrd, making for a pleasurable reading experience. Byrd's narratives of step by step visuals create an environment ideal for learning new techniques and ideas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Blue Line Pro; 3RD edition (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888429151
• ISBN-13: 978-1888429152
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,723,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on comic book illustration, October 4, 2003

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picardfan007 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Notes to Draw From, Vol. 1: Comic Book Illustration (Paperback)

This one is a keeper. For those of you who love comic book illustration this one shows you forced perspective and how to draw the human form for comics. It's a medium that gets no respect. Yet it requires it's illustrators to be very dynamic and inventive to keep a readers attention. This one shows you how dramatically light your characters and backgrounds. The amount of technical skill that is needed to draw a comic is more than good looking pinups. I hope there are more books from these authors. It's a step in the right direction with the flood of how to draw books. This one tells you something about making good comics.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it, Keep it, read it more than once., May 31, 2008

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Larry L. Sanmiguel "Syntax" (San Antonio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notes to Draw From, Vol. 1: Comic Book Illustration (Paperback)

An actual comic artist suggested that I read this book to help with my current struggle of discovering my own style and becoming an overall better artist. Mitch's drawings are quite unique and he uses just the amount of words to get his message across about the importance of using certain technique's. There's nothing OVERLY detailed, but if you really want to learn, you'll see the point he's trying to get across and learn from it.

Very good illustrations on every page of this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mitch Byrd Art Advice, July 18, 2008

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J. S. White (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notes to Draw From, Vol. 1: Comic Book Illustration (Paperback)

Mitch Byrd has always been one of my absolute favorite illustrator/artists. His characters have a visual depth that few other artists can achieve, even when they're unrendered line drawings. This book is full of tips on how he gets that look, but it's worth buying just to flip through and marvel at his sketches.