The Best of Draw! Volume 1

Best of Draw! Volume 1 collects practical lessons and interviews from the first two issues of DRAW! magazine. This digital edition is a PDF download, available as soon as your purchase is complete.

Edited by Mike Manley, the book focuses on the core skills behind narrative comics, cartooning, and animation. It brings together working professionals who explain the techniques they use every day.

Book Overview

This volume features step-by-step instruction and interviews with artists such as Dave Gibbons, Bret Blevins, Ricardo Villagran, Jerry Ordway, Genndy Tartakovsky, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Klaus Janson, and Steve Conley. Topics include computer layout, drawing figures, inking, painting from life, producing web cartoons, working from script to print, self-publishing, and animation.

The material is drawn from DRAW! #1 and #2 and includes bonus full-color sections featuring Bret Blevins’ life drawings and designs from Samurai Jack.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Step-by-step penciling and figure drawing lessons by Bret Blevins
• Inking demonstrations and interviews with Ricardo Villagran and Klaus Janson
• Computer layout and drawing techniques by Dave Gibbons
• Interviews with Jerry Ordway on working from script to print
• An interview with Genndy Tartakovsky about animation
• Guidance on web comics and digital comics from Steve Conley
• Perspectives on self-publishing from creators Young and Heebink

Why This Book Matters

The Best of Draw! Volume 1 preserves practical expertise that is often missing from art school curricula. It emphasizes the foundations of imaginative storytelling and drawing rather than shortcuts, making it useful for serious students of narrative cartooning and illustration.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available after purchase through your account.

The PDF works with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.

FAQ

Is this an instant download? Yes, you can download the PDF right after purchase.

Will a physical copy be shipped? No. This is a digital product only.

Which devices are supported? The PDF can be read on Kindles, tablets, desktops, mobile devices, and most reading apps.

Add this practical collection to your library and learn from established professionals in comics, cartooning, and animation.

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