Learn to Draw Action Heroes: An Easy Step by Step Guide to Drawing Comic Book Characters

Authors: Marzullo, Robert
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: ART004000, ART010000, ART034000
ISBN: 9781440351020, Related ISBNs: 1440350922, 1440351023, 9781440350924, 9781440351020
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 144,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a superhero drawing book!

Professional comic book artist and YouTube guru Robert Marzullo teaches you the building blocks of creating your own action heroes and explosive comic book scenes. Easy to follow step-by-step demonstrations break down advanced drawings into basic shapes and shading for you to replicate and master before applying your newfound knowledge to create your own dynamic comic book characters and settings.

INCLUDES

   • 50+ step-by-step demonstrations
   • Chapters on drawing faces, bodies, character details and scenes
   • Instruction on depicting both superhuman men and women using different perspectives, expressions, proportions and poses
   • Ideas for costumes, such as basic cuffs, capes, helmets, armor and weaponry
   • Tips for rendering power effects, from flying and wall smashing to magic-orb wielding and energy blasting
   • Lessons on blocking in a scene to create powerful comic panels that tell a story
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