Draw words and write pictures
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures is a systematic course on that teaches the alchemical art of combining words and pictures to make comics. In it, we have laid out a complete, structured syllabus that guides students from creating narrative within a single drawing to orchestrating all the skills involved in creating a multi-page, complex story.
• learn to exploit word-image juxtaposition
• explore panel transitions
• overcome penciling obstacles
• master the fundamentals of story structure
• lay out comics pages clearly and quickly
• apply principles of composition to your work
• letter dialogue and narration and design titles
• create compelling characters
• learn to ink with a brush and a nib pen
• develop convincing visual environments
There’s a website that goes along with the book to help people using the book on their own, outside of a classroom, and for teachers who want to incorporate DWWP into their curriculum. Check it out here: www.dw-wp.com
Read an excerpt here. (Scroll down a bit to find links to the next pages.)
Published by First Second Books