Synopses & Reviews
At last-the first guide to drawing comics digitally! Artists! Gain incredible superpowers...with the help of your computer! The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics shows how to give up pencil, pen, and paper and start drawing dynamic, exciting comics art entirely with computer tools. Author Freddie E Williams is one of DC Comics' hottest artists and a leader in digital penciling and inking-and here, in clear, step-by-step directions, he guides readers through every part of the digital process, from turning on the computer to finishing a digital file of fully inked comic art, ready for print. Creating a template, sketching on the computer, penciling, and finally inking digitally are all covered in depth, along with bold, timesaving shortcuts created by Williams, tested by years of trial and error. Step into the digital age, streamline the drawing process, and leap over the limitations of mere physical drawing materials with The DC Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.
About the Author
Freddie E Williams II, one of DC Comics hottest artists, has been drawing digitally since 2000. He has worked on the record-breaking, best-selling DC miniseries 52 and is a regular contributing artist to the comic book series Robin. During his tenure at DC Comics, Williams has developed an astonishing number of time-saving tools, and is by far the most accomplished digital artist in the field. His Web site www.freddieart.com has become a meeting point for comics artists exploring the new methods of digital pencilling and inking. This is his first instructional book.