Comic & Fantasy Artist's Photo Reference: Colossal Collection of Action Poses

by Buddy Scalera

Overview

Created specifically for comic book and fantasy artists, the Colossal Collection of Action Poses features page after page of energetic, high quality, artfully composed reference photos. This isn't your average visual aid full of boring, lifeless models in the same staid poses.

In this book, you get WHAM! (Karate chop to the head!) WHOOSH! (Leaping out of danger!) ARGH! (I've been shot!). Running, flying, kicking, wielding weapons, it's all here, along with a great selection of casual activities (talking on the phone, getting dressed, drinking) for carrying your storyline forward.

• 1,200 dynamic facial expressions and poses, with an emphasis on action
• Extreme angles, perspective and special lighting poses for maximizing drama
• Male and female models represent a range of ages and ethnicities
• 16 step-by-step demonstrations show how professional comic artists from DC, Marvel and other top publishers use photo references to create cutting-edge art

This collection brings together all three previously published Comic Artist's Photo Reference books, along with brand new actions and demonstrations. It's powerful inspiration for drawing smokin' scenes and creating authentic characters that leap off the page.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440309229
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/26/2011
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Buddy Scalera is a comic and graphic novel writer whose credits include work for Marvel Comics' Deadpool, Agent X, Pet Avengers and X-Men Unlimited as well as Image, Mad Science Media, Penny Farthing Press, Claypool, American Mule Press, Lacunae Press, Big Entertainment and Voices for Children. He is also known for his photography as the author of the bestselling Comic Artist's Photo Reference series (IMPACT Books) and CD-ROM series Visual Reference for Comic Artists, which Scalera distributes through Diamond Comics Distributors to comic book retailers, as well as through the Bud Plant Comic Art catalogue and online store (www.BudsArtBooks.com). Scalera works with the New York Comic Con to create educational materials for the convention and hosts several panels on creating comic books. Read more at www.BuddyScalera.com. Buddy lives in Paramus, NJ.