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Martinbrough, Shawn. How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2007. Added by: joachim (3/12/10, 9:27 AM) Last edited by: joachim (11/10/21, 6:27 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 0-8230-2406-7 BibTeX citation key: Martinbrough2007 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Authorial poetics, Creative process, Instructional comic, Martinbrough. Shawn, USA Creators: Martinbrough Publisher: Watson-Guptill (New York) |
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How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn Martinbrough. Martinbrough’s work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is his first book. In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design, and cover design. How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture. Table of Contents Greg Rucka: Foreword (8) Preface (11) 1. The Tools (12) 2. The Basics (20) 3. Creating a Mood with Shadow and Light (34) 4. Visualizing the Script (52) 5. Page Layout (66) 6. Staging Action (84) 7. Creating Drama (100) 8. Designing the Covers (114) Graphic Novel: The Truce (124) Acknowledgments (142) Index (144) Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |