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How to draw noir comics : the art and technique of visual storytelling

Title
How to draw noir comics : the art and technique of visual storytelling / by Shawn Martinbrough.
Author
Martinbrough, Shawn.
Publication
New York, NY : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007.
Supplementary Content
  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Description
144 pages : illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
Describes the techniques needed to draw noir comics such as creating mood, staging action, working with a script, characters, and lightning.
Subject
  • Noir comic books, strips, etc. > Technique
  • Comic books, strips, etc. > Technique
  • Drawing > Technique
  • Black
  • African American illustrators
  • Noir comic books, strips, etc
  • Technique
  • Comic books, strips, etc
  • Drawing
  • United States
Genre/Form
Graphic novels.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Foreword / by Greg Rucka -- Preface -- The tools -- The basics -- Creating a mood with shadow and light -- Visualizing the script -- Page layout -- Staging action -- Creating drama -- Designing the covers -- Graphic novel: The Truce / written and illustrated by Shawn Martinbrough.
Call Number
Sc F 23-192
ISBN
  • 9780823024063
  • 0823024067
LCCN
2007922226
OCLC
148833941
Author
Martinbrough, Shawn.
Title
How to draw noir comics : the art and technique of visual storytelling / by Shawn Martinbrough.
Publisher
New York, NY : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc F 23-192
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