By
Steven Withrow, Writer and editor, based at Rhode Island, USA, he authored "Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning" and co-authored "Webcomics : Tools and Techniques for Digital Cartooning".
Alexander Danner, Writer of the Web Comic "The Discovery of Spoons" (Web Cartoonist's Choice Award 2005) and the ongoing comic "Picture Story Theatre". Based at Rhode Island, USA.
Description
Character Design for Graphic Novels not only showcases the best in character design from the world's leading artists onscreen and on the
printed page, but provides you with a hardworking guide to the process behind the evolution and development of character design, the
key milestones of the art, the genre busters, and the genre definers.
This stunning book offers a unique insight into the creative
process, interviewing the genre's leading artists, showcasing their work, and showing how it is done so you can benefit from their expertise
when creating your own graphic novel characters.
Throughout the book biographies of the major artists in each field, their inspirations,
their achievements, and their finest hours, are highlighted to give you the inspiration required to succeed in this competitive field.
Learn how popular characters evolved from sketches, drawings, and initial inspirations, through fine-tuning, discussion, and alternative
proposals, to onscreen debut and first-edition publication on the printed page.
Featured artists include: Colleen Doran (Illustrator
on the Neil Gaiman's - New York Times bestselling author- Sandman series), Kurt Busiek (Writer for Marvel Comics), Eddie Campbell (Illustrator
of Alan Moore's acclaimed 'From Hell')and Stan Sakai (creator of the famous character Usagi the bunny).
Audience:
Graphic designers; games designers; comic and graphic novel readers; graphic novel designers; web designers; animators and students in these areas.
