This clever book teaches artists the unique skill of drawing perspective for spectacular landscapes, fantastic interiors, and other wildly animated backgrounds to fit comic-strip panels.
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290 reviews for Perspective! for Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in your Artwork
This product was bought for, and reviewed by, Soul Cooke.
This is a fantastic book on perspective. It was recommended to me by an artist friend, and I in turn recommended it to a college art teacher I to help her with students who were having a hard time with the subject matter.
It goes over everything you could ever want to know about perspective in wonderful, glorious, humorously illustrated detail. The material is approachable, it doesn’t seem daunting, academic, overly precise or mathematic. I’d recommend it to every artist, and I think every artist can learning something from it, not just those drawing comic books.
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m787 –
Attenzione: libro in inglese! Il libro è strutturato come un fumetto: i due personaggi ci guideranno attraverso l’uso e le tecniche della rappresentazione prospettica come in un racconto. Molto scorrevole da leggere, utile sia a principianti sia a chi mastica già questo tipo di argomenti: non si tratta di un manuale tecnico, ma offre spunti e scorciatoie molto interessanti da applicare in ambito artistico. Consigliatissimo quindi per chi cerca tecniche e vari trucchetti per disegnare in prospettiva. Non consigliato per chi vuole conoscere le tecniche e la teoria in maniera approfondita per studiare.
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Karen Alcazar –
Un libro muy recomendable si deseas aprender a dibujar perspectiva, independiente a si quieres ser un dibujante de cómics o no.
Llegó en excelente condición.
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Luisa Felix –
This is the DEFINITIVE book on Perspective. With Vertical and Horizontal lines drawn in, it really illustrates what Perspective is. But attempting to draw perspective in art is difficult to begin with, and this book is NOT for Amateur Nights. The art lines drawn here can really make you dizzy. It is a struggle to keep up with it, unless one does tons of practice. I am a cartoonist and I tried it, and I had to back off and give my eyes a rest. This book is complete, and interesting to study, but some pages may go over your head to attempt to grasp. This book is for serious people, not Amateur Nights. You really have to put your head into it, to get it right. But this book illustrates the Blueprint of perspective better than other books I’ve seen. If this book does not melt your brain, then try book “MAKING COMICS” by Scott Mc Cloud. It is the better drawing book.—– Luisa Felix
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Bücherwurm –
Ich bin total begeistert. Perspektive zeichnen lernen durch Comic lesen😍. Kein bisschen trocken oder langweilig und man hat durch die Comic-Strips gleich mega viele Beispiele. Warum gibt es solche Bücher immer nur im englischsprachigen Raum? Meiner Meinung kommt man auch mit Schulenglischniveau klar.
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Michael Robin Cooke –
This is a book about perspective for comic book artists and it is itself, a comic!
But understand ‘for comic book artists’ means that you are already attempting to draw comics, you are NOT completely new to drawing or attempting perspective!
This is a book for people that want to ADVANCE their knowledge of perspective! And for those people this book progresses from basic concepts to advanced concepts, with a cartoon author teaching a carton cartoonist that needs help with perspective.
Now I have had other books on perspective, and this book is better at explaining clearly and also helping an artist understand how to APPLY perspectives to drawings in the real world.
Now myself, I had to get David Chelsea’s ‘EXTREME PERSPECTIVE’ for comic book artists to answer a question I hoped this book would answer (now that the desk is in perspective, how do I draw the three pieces of paper scattered at different angles on the desk – in perspective?).
But now I have both books I’m happy as a clam and whenever I forget something I can return to these books for the answer!
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Jim Gray –
In my opinion, the only perspective book (of the many I’ve looked through) that covers practically EVERYTHING is Vanishing Point by Jason Cheeseman-Meyer; that one goes into just about every possible variety, and really digs deeply into technique, but he glosses over things too quickly and moves on, and can leave you puzzled, not explaining WHY something should work, just believe it or leave it; I like Chelsea’s book because he takes more time to explain things in a clear and understandable manner (tho he does spend way too much time on some of the very basic and obvious concepts; how hard is it to understand that objects get smaller in the distance?) but he doesn’t go as far as Cheeseman-Meyer into such things as curvilinear. I think the two books together could just about cover it for anyone really trying to learn and understand perspective. When you can’t figure out what an author says, it helps to read another author’s explanation of the same subject, and these two complement each other well.
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Annie –
It teaches you some important information about drawing, in a fun way
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J.E.C. –
THIS IS THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, THE MAN TEACHES COMPLICATED PROCEDURE LIKE A GENIUS WOULD, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES ARE SUPER SOPHISTICATED, EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT (OR ATLEAST A TEENAGER) AND CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY, YOU DONT HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK TO PUT IT TO USE IMMEDIATELY AND GET INSTANT, PROFFESSIONAL RESULTS GUARANTEED! I CANNOT WAIT FOR HIM TO MAKE BOOK TWO, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A 10+ THIS MAN REALLY KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF AND TO THINK THERE’S MORE TO THIS, NOT JUST FOR ARTIST BUT ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE, AS YOU KNOW ART TEACHES YOU ABOUT LIFE AND IT’S HIDDEN MYSTERIES ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE QUIET, LOOK WITH A BEGINNER’S MIND IN ALL THINGS, WITH THE EYES OF SOMEONE WHOSE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND YOU WILL LEARN AND THIS MAN USING THE KNOWLEDGE OF MANY LEGENDARY MASTERS AND GENUISES PRESENTS IT TO YOU IN A VERY EXCELLENT FORMAT AND IN ADDITION THERE ARE PARTS IN IT THAT ARE EVEN FUNNY!!! VERY TASTEFULLY DONE, IF ONLY MATH TEACHERS AND HISTORY TEACHERS AND ALL TEACHERS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND PRESCHOOL WOULD TAKE THE SAME INTEREST AND IF ONLY THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WOULD REALIZE THAT TEACHING, EVEN SERIOUS HEAVY DUTY LEARNING CAN BE SOO MUCH FUN, SO INTERESTING AND FANTASTIC. THUMBS WAY UP ON THIS ONE, SHOULD BE ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL ARTIST!!!
TO THE AUTHOR PLEASE WRITE BOOK TWO AND IF POSSIBLE BOOK THREE THE WORLD DESERVES THIS KIND OF EXCELLENT THOUROUGHNESS!
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Rudy Gardea –
I am an illustrator and perspective has always been a challenge. I asked a comic book artist at a convention if he could recommend a book and he pointed me in the direction of this fine publication. It is fun as it is presented as a graphic novel and the information is presented clearly and concisely. A must for any artist.
Amazon カスタマー –
過去に何冊かのパースの教本を参考にしてきたが、いずれも用例がイマイチだったり、回りくどい解説だったりと、本当に必要な知識を得るためにはとても難解な手順を踏む必要があった。
だが、この本は違う。無駄が無く、非常に分かりやすい。
英語で書かれてはいるが、それでも国産の教本よりもはるかに理解しやすいのです。
Rebecca Cooke –
This product was bought for, and reviewed by, Soul Cooke.
This is a fantastic book on perspective. It was recommended to me by an artist friend, and I in turn recommended it to a college art teacher I to help her with students who were having a hard time with the subject matter.
It goes over everything you could ever want to know about perspective in wonderful, glorious, humorously illustrated detail. The material is approachable, it doesn’t seem daunting, academic, overly precise or mathematic. I’d recommend it to every artist, and I think every artist can learning something from it, not just those drawing comic books.
m787 –
Attenzione: libro in inglese!
Il libro è strutturato come un fumetto: i due personaggi ci guideranno attraverso l’uso e le tecniche della rappresentazione prospettica come in un racconto.
Molto scorrevole da leggere, utile sia a principianti sia a chi mastica già questo tipo di argomenti: non si tratta di un manuale tecnico, ma offre spunti e scorciatoie molto interessanti da applicare in ambito artistico.
Consigliatissimo quindi per chi cerca tecniche e vari trucchetti per disegnare in prospettiva.
Non consigliato per chi vuole conoscere le tecniche e la teoria in maniera approfondita per studiare.
Karen Alcazar –
Un libro muy recomendable si deseas aprender a dibujar perspectiva, independiente a si quieres ser un dibujante de cómics o no.
Llegó en excelente condición.
Luisa Felix –
This is the DEFINITIVE book on Perspective.
With Vertical and Horizontal lines drawn in,
it really illustrates what Perspective is.
But attempting to draw perspective in art
is difficult to begin with, and this book is
NOT for Amateur Nights. The art lines drawn
here can really make you dizzy. It is a struggle
to keep up with it, unless one does tons of
practice. I am a cartoonist and I tried it, and
I had to back off and give my eyes a rest. This
book is complete, and interesting to study, but
some pages may go over your head to attempt to
grasp. This book is for serious people, not
Amateur Nights. You really have to put your head
into it, to get it right. But this book illustrates
the Blueprint of perspective better than other books
I’ve seen. If this book does not melt your brain, then
try book “MAKING COMICS” by Scott Mc Cloud. It is the
better drawing book.—– Luisa Felix
Bücherwurm –
Ich bin total begeistert. Perspektive zeichnen lernen durch Comic lesen😍.
Kein bisschen trocken oder langweilig und man hat durch die Comic-Strips gleich mega viele Beispiele. Warum gibt es solche Bücher immer nur im englischsprachigen Raum? Meiner Meinung kommt man auch mit Schulenglischniveau klar.
Michael Robin Cooke –
This is a book about perspective for comic book artists and it is itself, a comic!
But understand ‘for comic book artists’ means that you are already attempting to draw comics, you are NOT completely new to drawing or attempting perspective!
This is a book for people that want to ADVANCE their knowledge of perspective! And for those people this book progresses from basic concepts to advanced concepts, with a cartoon author teaching a carton cartoonist that needs help with perspective.
Now I have had other books on perspective, and this book is better at explaining clearly and also helping an artist understand how to APPLY perspectives to drawings in the real world.
Now myself, I had to get David Chelsea’s ‘EXTREME PERSPECTIVE’ for comic book artists to answer a question I hoped this book would answer (now that the desk is in perspective, how do I draw the three pieces of paper scattered at different angles on the desk – in perspective?).
But now I have both books I’m happy as a clam and whenever I forget something I can return to these books for the answer!
Jim Gray –
In my opinion, the only perspective book (of the many I’ve looked through) that covers practically EVERYTHING is Vanishing Point by Jason Cheeseman-Meyer; that one goes into just about every possible variety, and really digs deeply into technique, but he glosses over things too quickly and moves on, and can leave you puzzled, not explaining WHY something should work, just believe it or leave it; I like Chelsea’s book because he takes more time to explain things in a clear and understandable manner (tho he does spend way too much time on some of the very basic and obvious concepts; how hard is it to understand that objects get smaller in the distance?) but he doesn’t go as far as Cheeseman-Meyer into such things as curvilinear.
I think the two books together could just about cover it for anyone really trying to learn and understand perspective. When you can’t figure out what an author says, it helps to read another author’s explanation of the same subject, and these two complement each other well.
Annie –
It teaches you some important information about drawing, in a fun way
J.E.C. –
THIS IS THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, THE MAN TEACHES COMPLICATED PROCEDURE LIKE A GENIUS WOULD, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES ARE SUPER SOPHISTICATED, EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT (OR ATLEAST A TEENAGER) AND CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY, YOU DONT HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK TO PUT IT TO USE IMMEDIATELY AND GET INSTANT, PROFFESSIONAL RESULTS GUARANTEED! I CANNOT WAIT FOR HIM TO MAKE BOOK TWO, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A 10+ THIS MAN REALLY KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF AND TO THINK THERE’S MORE TO THIS, NOT JUST FOR ARTIST BUT ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE, AS YOU KNOW ART TEACHES YOU ABOUT LIFE AND IT’S HIDDEN MYSTERIES ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE QUIET, LOOK WITH A BEGINNER’S MIND IN ALL THINGS, WITH THE EYES OF SOMEONE WHOSE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND YOU WILL LEARN AND THIS MAN USING THE KNOWLEDGE OF MANY LEGENDARY MASTERS AND GENUISES PRESENTS IT TO YOU IN A VERY EXCELLENT FORMAT AND IN ADDITION THERE ARE PARTS IN IT THAT ARE EVEN FUNNY!!! VERY TASTEFULLY DONE, IF ONLY MATH TEACHERS AND HISTORY TEACHERS AND ALL TEACHERS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND PRESCHOOL WOULD TAKE THE SAME INTEREST AND IF ONLY THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WOULD REALIZE THAT TEACHING, EVEN SERIOUS HEAVY DUTY LEARNING CAN BE SOO MUCH FUN, SO INTERESTING AND FANTASTIC. THUMBS WAY UP ON THIS ONE, SHOULD BE ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL ARTIST!!!
TO THE AUTHOR PLEASE WRITE BOOK TWO AND IF POSSIBLE BOOK THREE THE WORLD DESERVES THIS KIND OF EXCELLENT THOUROUGHNESS!
Rudy Gardea –
I am an illustrator and perspective has always been a challenge. I asked a comic book artist at a convention if he could recommend a book and he pointed me in the direction of this fine publication. It is fun as it is presented as a graphic novel and the information is presented clearly and concisely. A must for any artist.