DRAWING WORDS & WRITING PICTURES SC NEW PTG
(W) JESSICA ABEL (A) JESSICA ABEL
Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course on comic creation for college classes or independent study that centers on storytelling and concludes with making a finished comic. With chapters on lettering, story structure, and panel layout, the fifteen lessons offered - each complete with homework, extra credit activities and supplementary reading suggestions - provide a solid introduction for people interested in making their own comics. Additional resources, lessons, and after-class help are available on the DW-WP website.
MASTERING COMICS SC NEW PTG
(W) JESSICA ABEL (A) JESSICA ABEL
A new course of material to accompany First Second's widely acclaimed 2008 comics textbook. School of Visual Arts cartooning professors Matt Madden and JESSICA ABEL bring their expertise to bear on the "second semester" of a course of study for the budding cartoonist. Covering advanced topics such as story composition, coloring, and file formatting, Mastering Comics is a vital companion to the introductory content of Drawing Words and Writing Pictures.