In Comic Artist 3 you'll learn the skills to start painting amazing comic art with the help of the best in the business. Follow the professionals, like Dylan Teague and Julian Totino Tedesco, and their step-by-step workshops and you'll soon be painting Thor, Black Panther, Harley Quinn and loads more awesome characters. There's also loads of features and interviews to get you informed and inspired.
COMIC ARTIST
SKETCHBOOKS
SKETCHBOOK PRO STREAMLINE YOUR SKETCH PROCESS • Get to grips with SketchBook Pro’s Lagoon user interface and enhance your workflow in this excellent drawing programme, says our seasoned expert, PARIS CHRISTOU
SKETCHBOOK PRO GET TO KNOW THE BRUSH PALETTE • Next, we explain how organising your brushes and tools in SketchBook Pro and managing their properties will improve your creative workflow
SKETCHBOOK PRO CUSTOMISE AND SET UP BRUSHES • More is never enough when it comes to art! In addition to selecting the tools you want, you can customise any brush in SketchBook Pro or create your own. Here’s how…
SKETCHBOOK PRO TAP INTO THE POWER OF LAYERS • Think layers are a luxury? Find out how layers can help you take your work in SketchBook Pro from initial sketch to finished artwork
SKETCHBOOK PRO USING LOCK TRANSPARENCY • Take advantage of the power of SketchBook Pro’s Lock Transparency function and make life easier when you’re rendering or colouring your artwork
SKETCHBOOK PRO BRING YOUR ART TO ANIMATED LIFE • Learn the basics of the fledgling Flipbook feature in SketchBook Pro 7, and with a bit of planning you can use it to produce an effective animation
Sketchbook Ken Lashley • The comic look artist opens up his sketchbook and reveals how it helps him get out of his comfort zone
Sketchbook Patxi Peláez • Comic characters are trying to leap from the pages of this Basque Country artist’s sketchbook
Sketchbook Joverine • From familiar comic book characters to original concepts and childhood creations, this artist’s sketchbook is full of life!
Sketchbook Mark Brooks • Moments of all-out action mix with quiet vignettes and a one-man marching band on the pages of this accomplished comic book artist
Sketchbook Randy Bishop • When he’s not painting or storyboarding, Randy likes to sketch kooky characters…
INTERVIEWS
ARTIST PORTFOLIO TONY S DANIEL • This artist has had a glittering career drawing and writing some of the best comics out there.
THE TENTH • Creator-owned books are a big part of Tony’s career
LEARNING FROM THE GREATS • Tony talks about his comic art and writing influences…
ARTIST PORTFOLIO KEN LASHLEY • The Canadian artist tells Gary Evans about the Milestone reboot and how “the crazy 90s” changed comics forever
DRAWING AN ICONIC SUPERHERO • Ken reveals how his DC/Milestone project, featuring Icon, came about
A LONG TIME AGO IN A COMIC-CON FAR, FAR AWAY… • Ken really came into his own as an artist while vandalising a Volkswagen Passat in front of the crowds at San Diego’s Comic-Con
ARTIST PORTFOLIO FIONA STAPLES • The hottest artist in comics today talks to us about Saga, her drawing past and her future prospects…
HOW SAGA COMES TO LIFE • The epic space drama of love and war has become a hit, thanks to Fiona’s exceptional art
WORKSHOPS
PEN & PHOTOSHOP CREATE A COMIC SPREAD • LIAM SHARP pencils a Wonder Woman spread, then LAURA MARTIN adds the colour (see overleaf)…
CINEMATIC DRAMA
PHOTOSHOP & PAINTER PLANNING A SUPERHERO COVER • JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO walks us through the process of creating an image that’s both appealing as an illustration and functional as a cover.
ARTIST INSIGHT 15 TECHNIQUES FOR COLOURING COMICS • DAVE MCCAIG...