Drawing Comics

Submitted by Veronica G. [1] on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 8:55am

Do you appreciate graphic novels for their illustrative quality? Do you have a knack for drawing too?

Consider honing your skills with the library's collection of drawing manuals; go even further with our cartooning manuals!

Listed below are just highlights of our collection. Be sure to check out the online catalog for more titles [2]!

Drawing Comics Cartooning Cartoonist's Workshop Dc Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques Manga for the Beginner

Comic Book Design [3] by Gary Spencer Millidge
Cartooning: the best one stop guide to drawing caricatures, cartoons, comic strips, and manga [4] by John Byrne
The Cartoonist's Workshop [5] by Steve Marchant
The DC Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics [6] by Klaus Janson
The Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques [7] by Steve Whitaker
Manga for the Beginner [8] by Christopher Hart

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