
- 363 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Writing Graphic Novels For Dummies
About this book
Turn your ideas into graphic novels with this step-by-step guide—including drawing exercises
Writing Graphic Novels For Dummies walks you through the process of graphic novel creation step-by-step, guiding you through the process of developing ideas, concepts, and visuals to bring your unique stories to life. Learn how to develop plots, characters, and storylines, create storyboards to organize your work, and how to creative effective visuals to support the narrative. You'll progress from basic drawing skills to more advanced techniques specific to graphic storytelling. Get recommendations for using digital tools, and work through exercises to help jumpstart your creativity and develop your style as a graphic novelist. Plus, an 8-page color insert offers a mini-graphic novel within the book, so you can see all the stages of writing, illustrating, and development of a graphic novel in any genre, from initial concept to completion.
- Learn how to choose materials and drawing supplies to suit your needs
- Understand proportion and scale, and convey different emotions and facial expressions
- Practice your skills with helpful drawing exercises
- Get tips for sharing your creations with the world and promoting your work
This accessible guide is great for aspiring writers, artists, and graphic novel enthusiasts who want to learn how to create their own graphic novels as a hobby or potential career.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 Graphic Novels 101
- Part 2 To the Drawing Board
- Part 3 The Assembly of the Greats
- Part 4 Making a Scene
- Part 5 The Write Stuff – Coming Up with Your Story and Narrative
- Part 6 One More Thing (Well, Maybe Three)
- Part 7 The Part of Tens
- Index
- EULA