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How to Draw a Graphic Novel

By Balthazar Pagani
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How to Draw a Graphic Novel by Balthazar Pagani is an engaging guide for young artists eager to create their own graphic novels. This book offers step-by-step instructions on developing characters, crafting compelling storylines, and mastering dynamic illustrations. It combines practical tips with creative exercises to inspire budding storytellers and illustrators.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a budding artist eager to dive into the world of creating graphic novels. With its step-by-step guidance and engaging illustrations, it's perfect for young readers who love storytelling through art and want to bring their own characters and plots to life.

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How to Draw a Graphic Novel

Packed with professional tips and interviews with leading graphic novelists, this is the ultimate guide on how to create a graphic novel.

Packed with professional tips and interviews with leading graphic novelists, this is the ultimate guide on how to create a graphic novel

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Packed with professional tips and interviews with leading graphic novelists, this is the ultimate guide on how to create a graphic novel.

How to Draw a Graphic Novel is structured as a series of short art courses that combine technical advice with creative inspiration. Written by graphic novel producer Balthazar Pagani, the book includes lessons in how to construct a narrative, develop characters, design settings, as well as the basics of printing, binding, and digital file set-up.

Each lesson is supported by striking illustrations by graphic novel artist Marco Maraggi, and professional artworking tips are delivered in the style of a graphic novel by renowned Italian cartoonist and comics lecturer Otto Gabos. The book also includes biographies of and interviews with cult creators who share insights into their working process as well as work from their sketchbooks.

Featuring reproductions and a recommended reading list of famous graphic novels and comic books past and present, this is the ideal workbook for all aspiring graphic novelists.

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How to Draw a Graphic Novel by Balthazar Pagani is praised as a sophisticated and insightful guide offering solid advice for aspiring artists. It effectively walks readers through each stage of the creative process, including planning, layout, tool usage, and publishing, making it a useful teaching tool for artists and casual readers alike.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500660201

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: illustrated in colour throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Marco Maraggi
  • Illustrated by Otto Gabos

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 96

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Arts & Culture Balthazar Pagani Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels Penguin Books

About the Author

Balthazar Pagani is the founder of BesideBooks based in Milan. He produced the Graphic Lives series of graphic novels for Laurence King, including Basquiat and Kusama, and more recently produced His Name is Banksy. Otto Gabos is an established cartoonist, illustrator and author who teaches on the Comics and Illustration Course at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. Marco Maraggi is a cartoonist based in Udine, Italy, and is the illustrator of His Name is Banksy.

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