Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images (Comic Artists Reference)
by Buddy Scalera
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Author: Buddy ScaleraEditor: Amy Jeynes
Illustrator: Sean Chen
Illustrator: William Tucci
Illustrator: Greg Land
Illustrator: Paul Chadwick
Illustrator: Matt Haley
Illustrator: Mitchell Breitweiser
Illustrator: Fernando Ruiz
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-24
ISBN: 1581807589
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Impact
Book Reviews of Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images (Comic Artists Reference)
Book Review: Essential
Summary: 5 Stars
One of things first things to do while getting started as an artist is to build as big a reference library as possible. The utility of the classic "morgue" can never be emphasized enough.
First it is an essential element in studying poses, people, expressions, and learning from it. Particularly for the self-taught, in the absence of regular life drawing, and drawing from models, the reference images are a great aid. Secondly and more practically it is essential for actually creating images.
All great artists including Alex Raymond, and Norman Rockwell drew from reference. Some from live models some from carefully arranged photographs. The reference files of the evergreen Herge will talk a ton about his art.
One can often get lost in the "How to draw" part of things, including figure drawing, that when it comes time to create a graphic, one struggles if attempted purely from memory. The secret is the richness of the morgue. One out to collect as much as images, of all kinds, photographs, drawings, paintings, etc of people, things, places, animals, in all possible situations. Today the internet has changed the way we think about reference. images are flooding the e-world. And search engines make it so easy.. all you need to do is ....ask!
Yet we need structured reference material, prepared in coherent manner for consistence. This book and the companion series is a truly essential ingredient in the practicing artist's book shelf. It offers a very good variety in terms of poses and expressions, and models. Great to get started. Pictures are well shot and presented.
It will add amazing amount of creative firepower, while trying to set up a scene, thinking up a pose, or while visualizing the muscular tensions for an action hero!
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Summary of Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images (Comic Artists Reference)
Supercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference!Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses . . . or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library.
You're holding in your hands over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos?500+ in the book and 600+ on the CD-ROM?all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist.
Inside you'll find:
- Handsome, muscular men and gorgeous, fit women in dynamic poses
- Extreme angles, foreshortening and complex body mechanics
- Poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting . . . and more
- Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows
- 7 fantastic art demos by professional comic artists
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