Artists on Comics Art

Having rummaged through the collective psyche of the comic industry's finest writers in the bestselling Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, indomitable journalist Mark Salisbury turns his attention to the artists; the visionaries who breathe dramatic, (larger than) life into today's comics. The secrets of translating comics script to graphic storytelling are laid bare, from concept to design, thumbnails to finished art, charting the evolution of this most vibrant of visual mediums. Technique, style, layouts, approach, penciling, inking... no possible facet of the artist's craft is left unexplored. Revealing, instructional, shocking and humorous, Artists on Comics Art has something for everyone, from comics fans to budding artists to hardened professionals. Fully illustrated throughout, the book features scores of rare and previously unseen designs, sketches, breakdowns and thumbnails, making it quite simply the only book on comics art you'll ever need! Book jacket.