false 1093525 1 <div><div>"A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring comics artist. Highly recommended." --Scott McCloud<br><br><br><br><i>Drawing Words and Writing Pictures</i> is a course on comic creation &#8211; for college classes or for independent study &#8211; that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered &#8211; each complete with homework, extra credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions &#8211; provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics. Additional resources, lessons, and after-class help are available on the accompanying website, www.dw-wp.com. <br><br></div></div> 1080341 10 6 2008 Drawing Words and Writing Pictures total:43|5:13|4:16|3:14|2:0|1:0| 43 171 109 14 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 14:33:56 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 14:36:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 15:28:56 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 14:55:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:32:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:42:59 -0800 2009
And it's a damn fine one.

I've always liked to read 'how to' books, even when I already know how to do something. You can never know everything and a good 'how to' book should always teach you something new. This bo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 23 19:55:49 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 19:59:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 19:21:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 22:30:09 -0700 2008
Definitely worth my time and money. Through some great illustrations, I finally learned how to use my Ames lettering guide, properly save my work, and how to use a Proportional Scale. The authors also stress a lot of ways to take care of your tools and materials, which to ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 13:57:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 13:58:54 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 10 15:23:48 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 15:24:45 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 15:34:46 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 15:50:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 18:33:53 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 11:41:42 -0800 2009 Understanding Comics. As far as I can tell, it's pretty much a massive reference book chock full of useful technical tips, techniques, tool use/missuse, and general comics/manga theory with examples from a host of recent manga and com...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 03 08:51:52 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:51:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 10:24:54 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 15:54:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 18 17:48:26 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 09:57:54 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 19:47:16 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 19:48:08 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Aug 05 14:12:15 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 08:52:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 17:57:33 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 17:57:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 10:06:18 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 10:06:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 20:22:08 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 20:22:08 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 30 16:06:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 16:06:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 20:40:14 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 20:40:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 17:49:15 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 17:49:15 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1093525