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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71225478 Title: Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels Author: Scott McCloud Publisher: New York : Harper, ©2006. ISBN/ISSN: 9780060780944 0060780940 9781435261945 1435261941 OCLC:71225478

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Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels

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Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels

Author:	Scott McCloud
Publisher:	New York : Harper, ©2006.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	Presents instructions for aspiring cartoonists on the art form's key techniques, sharing concise and accessible guidelines on such principles as capturing the human condition through words and images in a minimalist style.
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Scott McCloud Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780060780944 0060780940 9781435261945 1435261941
OCLC Number:	71225478
Description:	264 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:	Introduction -- Writing with pictures -- Clarity and persuasion -- The five choices -- Choice of moment -- Connecting the dots -- The six transitions -- Choice of frame -- Distance, angle and P.O.V. -- Establishing shots -- The reader's camera -- Choice of image -- Choice of word -- Choice of flow -- Directing the eye -- Beyond the page -- Five choices checklist -- Working methods -- Panel-by-panel improv -- Clarity versus intensity -- Intensity versus persuasion -- Notes and exercises -- Stories for humans -- It takes two... -- Symmetry and recognition -- 3 steps to believable characters -- Character design -- Inner life -- Visual distinction -- Expressive traits -- Facial expressions -- Emotional communication -- Kinds of expressions -- The emotional primaries -- Mixing and matching -- Physical states -- Direct, specialized signals -- Facial muscles -- Drawing expressions -- Body language -- Differences from expression -- Types of relationships -- Elevation and status -- Distance and relationship -- Imbalance and discontent -- Other relationships -- Hand gestures -- Figure drawing -- Anatomy suggestions -- The importance of gesture -- Body language in action -- Digging deeper -- Notes and exercises -- The power of words -- Balance and integration -- The 7 types of W/P combination -- Word-specific -- Picture-specific -- Duo-specific -- Intersecting -- Interdependent -- Parallel -- Montage -- Using the 7 types -- Word balloons -- The "desperation device" -- Balloon to mood matching -- Emphasis and cases -- Sound effects -- Writer/artist collaborations -- Picking your story -- Heritage and strengths -- Notes and exercises -- World building -- Being there -- Revisiting the establishing shot -- Regional variations -- Comic strip minimalism -- Comics about place -- Perspective -- Non-western alternatives -- Western perspective -- Perspective and comics -- Improvisation -- Reference and research -- Not just "backgrounds" -- Notes and exercises -- Tools, techniques and technology -- The only essential tools -- Drawing on the cheap -- Traditional tools -- The basic equipment -- Brushes, pens and markers -- Traditional lettering -- Digital transitions/this book -- Digital to print -- Digital to screen -- Lettering and fonts -- Equipment -- Publishing alternatives -- Who's the boss? -- Notes -- Your place in comics -- Discovering your style -- Understanding manga -- Understanding genres -- Understanding comics culture -- Wandering far and wide -- Notes -- Making comics -- Nice work if you can get it -- Old and new markets -- Your turn -- "The blank page" -- Notes -- Bibliography/suggested reading -- Art credits -- Index.
Responsibility:	Scott McCloud.

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In a voice that mixes dry humor and clear, concise instruction, McCloud's cartoon narrator shows readers how to master the human condition through word and image in a brilliantly minimalist way. Read more...

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