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