What books should I study to become a better comic book artist?
I love graphic novel and comic book art. Any suggestions on books I should study to become a better comic book artist? I'm thinking both art books and perhaps specific graphic novels or comic books?
Any suggestions you might have would be appreciated. Thank you!
If I could draw (and I can’t), I would find out if my favorite artists have a webpage and contact them for suggestions. Sometime they have message boards where people post their art to get pointers on how to improve.
Otherwise, I would go to Amazon.com and search for books specific to comics such as "Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy: The Ultimate Reference for Comic Book Artists (Paperback)". Read the reviews and see what other artists recommend.
books that show you how to draw comics. also look for a style that you like and try to see if you can come up with your own style.
I suggest Naruto and Death note note just b/c they are awesome manga but they do alot of different angles that really make their art pop out, and be different from regular mangas.
Plus I would suggest books that show anotomy, I find finding the balance really hard and when you do you need to be able to project it in many differnt poses.