Drawing Words and Writing Pictures
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Summary
“A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring comics artist。 Highly recommended。” — Scott McCloud
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comic creation – for college classes or for independent study – that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic。 With chapters on lettering， story structure， and panel layout， the fifteen lessons offered – each complete with homework， extra credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions – provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics。 Additional resources， lessons， and after-class help are available on the DW-WP website。
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comic creation – for college classes or for independent study – that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic。 With chapters on lettering， story structure， and panel layout， the fifteen lessons offered – each complete with homework， extra credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions – provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics。 Additional resources， lessons， and after-class help are available on the DW-WP website。
Reviews
Emily
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A very comprehensive guide for those learning the art of comic books。 Full of tips from drawing to world-building， designing pages and all the considerations needed in a comic book or graphic novel。 Very useful and instructive。
Salgood Sam
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Use it in teaching my own courses！
Amanda
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Essential for writing， illustrating and teaching graphic novel。
Truebluedah ♪
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This book was brilliant！ Perfect for beginners！ 👌🏼⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Can’t wait to try out these tips！
Dani
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I found this while searching for another book on making graphic novels。 Even though this ended up not being the book I was looking for， this had a wealth of information for making a graphic novel and in great detail as well。 And something I thought was cool was all the tools they mentioned were all hand drawn。 Talk about an awesome way to show importance！ So yeah， this was a great book and I recommend it to anyone that was detailed information on making a graphic novel。
Vivian
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This is actually incredibly insightful with short lesson/information section followed by exercises for both groups and individuals without critique/collaborative feedback partners。 If you don't have the resources or opportunity to take an art class then this is a fantastic substitute。 It addresses everything an interested comic book artist could want from materials to layout to narrative to technique。 I am legit impressed。 Granted this isn't my particular cup of art， hence why I'm reading it--ca This is actually incredibly insightful with short lesson/information section followed by exercises for both groups and individuals without critique/collaborative feedback partners。 If you don't have the resources or opportunity to take an art class then this is a fantastic substitute。 It addresses everything an interested comic book artist could want from materials to layout to narrative to technique。 I am legit impressed。 Granted this isn't my particular cup of art， hence why I'm reading it--can't help it， I'm naturally curious。 I would buy this for an emerging drawing artist as a resource。 。。。more
Anne
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This book is a must for anyone seriously contemplating the graphic novel/sequential art field。 Great step-by-step chapters full of practical information。 A must read。
Aj
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This book was on a further reading list for a comics course I attended。 Great book， comics may seem as if for kids， but there's a lot of technique， skill and history to this medium。 Useful for anyone learning about any sort of visual language。 This book was on a further reading list for a comics course I attended。 Great book， comics may seem as if for kids， but there's a lot of technique， skill and history to this medium。 Useful for anyone learning about any sort of visual language。 。。。more
Mar
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Great textbook style book for those who want to work on drawing skills， particularly in terms of comics and graphics。 Very helpful。
Deirdre Keating
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Read this in 2014 as part of our Comic Creators club。 Our little town library had a great collection of books on the art of comics， and this as well as Scott McCloud's two books， were great。 Read this in 2014 as part of our Comic Creators club。 Our little town library had a great collection of books on the art of comics， and this as well as Scott McCloud's two books， were great。 。。。more
Melusine Parry
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This book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in drawing and/or writing comics。 It isn't theoretical like Scott Mc Cloud's books， it is a practical guide， very precise， detailed and varied。 This book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in drawing and/or writing comics。 It isn't theoretical like Scott Mc Cloud's books， it is a practical guide， very precise， detailed and varied。 。。。more
Ginidir
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Some excellent exercises for students beginning graphic novels。
Meredith Andrews
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Great resource。 Checked it out of my local library， and found it useful enough to warrant purchasing a copy。
J。C。
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If you’re interested in drawing comics， this is an essential resource。
Steve Garvin
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Good introduction into the process of creating sequential art， especially comics。 It went through everything from setting up the page to inking the drawings to emanata and word bubbles， etc。
Trey
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Filling the void in formal comic book education， Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is intended to be a text book for a group （or individuals） to follow over 15 weeks （either with or without a lead instructor）。 If you read the suggested reading and do every exercise in this book as rigorously as if you were taking a class at school， you will come out the other side a better artist/writer。 And you will have in your hands at minimum a mini-comic's worth of material to （self-）publish。 The book is n Filling the void in formal comic book education， Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is intended to be a text book for a group （or individuals） to follow over 15 weeks （either with or without a lead instructor）。 If you read the suggested reading and do every exercise in this book as rigorously as if you were taking a class at school， you will come out the other side a better artist/writer。 And you will have in your hands at minimum a mini-comic's worth of material to （self-）publish。 The book is not as in-depth in analysis as Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics， but it's way more practical， explaining the steps you need to take to turn an idea into a finished comic book in your hand。 。。。more
Benzini
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Where 'Making Comics' is a good start， this book gives practical LESSONS in the art form。 Where 'Making Comics' is a good start， this book gives practical LESSONS in the art form。 。。。more
Sarah
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My husband brought this home from work （he works at an art college） and it was riveting。 Even though I'm not an artist， I found the technical elements of how a comic is produced fascinating and enlightening--it helped me see the medium in a different way。 I imagine that if you're an artist， you'll get even more out of it。 My husband brought this home from work （he works at an art college） and it was riveting。 Even though I'm not an artist， I found the technical elements of how a comic is produced fascinating and enlightening--it helped me see the medium in a different way。 I imagine that if you're an artist， you'll get even more out of it。 。。。more
Melissa
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Really useful setup of exercises and basic info on diy comics。
Jason Fella
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I've bought just about all the "How To Draw Comics" type books out there， and they are mostly pretty mediocre。 They have some good info in them， but leave many more questions unanswered。 This is definitely the best of the bunch， especially since it talks about much more than just the drawing part of comic creation。 Panel design， inking， lettering， etc。 is all in here。 The presentation and writing style is nice and it flows well。The only real complaints I have about this book， were mentioned by o I've bought just about all the "How To Draw Comics" type books out there， and they are mostly pretty mediocre。 They have some good info in them， but leave many more questions unanswered。 This is definitely the best of the bunch， especially since it talks about much more than just the drawing part of comic creation。 Panel design， inking， lettering， etc。 is all in here。 The presentation and writing style is nice and it flows well。The only real complaints I have about this book， were mentioned by one of the other reviewers， and I have to agree: 1） there is a LOT of wasted space in this book， where the print and/or pictures take up like half or 2/3 of the page。 And 2） the type face is a little small。 This wouldn't be such a problem if the books dimensions didn't make it a little unwieldy and big。 So， the impressive page count isn't as impressive as I previously thought。 If they fixed those two problems， I'd most likely give it 5 stars。Problems aside， this is definitely not a book you want to pass on。 Check it out and I'm sure you'll be pleased 。。。more
Sandy Brehl
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The deceptively simple subtitle （a definitive course from concept to comic in fifteen lessons） doesn't begin to reflect the detailed， comprehensive， sequential， and professional instructs ions in this self-instruction course in comic creations。 it seems to me （a non-artist） that Tis book could be a master course for someone to achieve his/her dreams。 The deceptively simple subtitle （a definitive course from concept to comic in fifteen lessons） doesn't begin to reflect the detailed， comprehensive， sequential， and professional instructs ions in this self-instruction course in comic creations。 it seems to me （a non-artist） that Tis book could be a master course for someone to achieve his/her dreams。 。。。more
Troy
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The other reviewers pointed out how this is a good instruction book， and it is。 My main beef with this， though？ The fact that， to add a spot color （for emphasis and captions， and so on） is a great idea， but don't make that color bright and light。 THey used a light orange for the color， and it makes it VERY difficult to make out words and concepts。 They do a better job in the follow up book with dark purple， but this color choice was FAIL。 The other reviewers pointed out how this is a good instruction book， and it is。 My main beef with this， though？ The fact that， to add a spot color （for emphasis and captions， and so on） is a great idea， but don't make that color bright and light。 THey used a light orange for the color， and it makes it VERY difficult to make out words and concepts。 They do a better job in the follow up book with dark purple， but this color choice was FAIL。 。。。more
rachel williams
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I checked this out at my university library because I am working on a comic book with a friend and it never hurts to brush up on things。 It was detailed and thorough; everything you need to know if you have an idea for a comic book and you do not know where to start。
Deborah
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This book is an engaging and concise read。 It really showed me a lot of technical and stylistic parts of making comics I couldn't find elsewhere。 Very good for people like me who want to draw a comic but don't know how to start。 This book is an engaging and concise read。 It really showed me a lot of technical and stylistic parts of making comics I couldn't find elsewhere。 Very good for people like me who want to draw a comic but don't know how to start。 。。。more
Cherish
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If you like comics and you are interested in how to create your very own comic， please purchase this book。
Laura Cushing
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Reading this book from the library led me to one conclusion- I need to buy this book。 There is just far too much useful material in it for me to digest in the period of a library loan。 The book is set up like a course on drawing and writing comics - and I would love to be able to have my own copy so that I can follow that course and do all the exercises。Definitely on my To Purchase list。 It's very well written and gives plenty of examples and exercises。 There are even supplemental materials avai Reading this book from the library led me to one conclusion- I need to buy this book。 There is just far too much useful material in it for me to digest in the period of a library loan。 The book is set up like a course on drawing and writing comics - and I would love to be able to have my own copy so that I can follow that course and do all the exercises。Definitely on my To Purchase list。 It's very well written and gives plenty of examples and exercises。 There are even supplemental materials available for free on the book's website。 It takes into account comic artists of all skill levels - even people who just draw stick figures can benefit from this book if they want to learn to make comics。 。。。more
Michael Jantze
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Good enough。 Read it twice。 Found it missing some connective tissue between theory， practical and the business of comic literature work。
Caoimhe
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Very helpful book with lots of useful advice。 Its what made me start taking comicbook making seriously。 However I never used the exerises so I can't speak for how useful they are。 Very helpful book with lots of useful advice。 Its what made me start taking comicbook making seriously。 However I never used the exerises so I can't speak for how useful they are。 。。。more
Mark
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