Gnomon Workshop Comic Book Pinups With Joe Benitez

Weems presents examples of free-hand inking and utilizing stencils while discussing influences and personal insight from a career that spans more than 16 years.ĬOMIC BOOK COLORING WITH STEVE FIRCHOW Firchow gives an overview of how to color a comic cover from beginning to end in Adobe Photoshop. This focus on the work allows the viewer to gain a better understanding and appreciation of how the ink line is applied and constructed. Starting with the tools of the trade and examples of warm-up exercises, this instructional DVD contains a wealth of knowledge with extreme close-up shots of the artist's hand working on select portions of the image. You'll also learn about the physical tools used by the artist to create various effects and backgrounds.ĬOMIC BOOK INKING WITH JOE WEEMS Weems shows and explains in detail the technical aspect of comic book illustration inking. This lecture will lead you from the very basics of tube forms and page layouts to the finishing techniques of rendering and texturing an image. What these guys bring to our library is invaluable for anyone interested in learning comic book illustration.'ĬOMIC BOOK PENCILLING WITH DAVID FINCHFinch takes you step-by-step through the processes he uses to create the highly detailed pencils of a comic book page. 'When we decided to make these DVDs, we wanted to work with the most talented artists in comic book illustration today. 'Comic Books are not just a huge industry, they are truly one of the great American art forms,' stated Alex Alvarez, founder and director of The Gnomon Workshop.

All four DVDs include more than two hours of lecture, lots of detailed close-ups and lecture notes. This in-depth series covers such topics as thumbnailing variation and experimentation, using a range of textures and rendering techniques, working through your creative thought process, tools, workflow, picking and establishing your palette. The Gnomon Workshop continues their professional comic book illustration series with four new titles: COMIC BOOK PENCILLING WITH DAVID FINCH, COMIC BOOK LAYOUT AND PENCILLING WITH ALVIN LEE, COMIC BOOK INKING WITH JOE WEEMS and COMIC BOOK COLORING WITH STEVE FIRCHOW.

Gnomon Workshop Comic Book Pinups With Joe Benitez