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

Buddy Scalera

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440309221 ISBN 13: 9781440309229

Publisher: IMPACT Books, 2011

Synopsis

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

The "Colossal Collection of Action Poses" is a book that features a best-of style group of anatomy poses from Scalera's first three photo books, which include: Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People & Poses (2006), Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Women & Girls (2008), and Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men & Boys (2008). 

The pose file book boasts an all-new cover by fan favorite artist Amanda Conner (Power Girl, Black Cat, Vampirella) and Paul Mounts (Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Ultimates). If you are looking for photo reference for artists, this is the original and best resource for figure drawing and cartooning. 

Scalera also includes never-before-seen photographs that were shot for the original books, but were not included due to space. And, the book features brand new art lessons from Michael Avon Oeming (Powers) and Thom Zahler (Love & Capes). Also included are classic educational lessons from Mitchell Breitweiser (Captain America), Sean Chen (Wolverine), Paul Chadwick (Concrete), David Hahn (Spider-Man), Matt Haley (Wonder Woman), Jamal Igle (Superman), Josh Howard (Dead@17), JG Jones (Wanted), Rafael Kayanan (Conan), Mike Lilly (Batman), Greg Land (X-Men), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Fernando Ruiz (Archie), William Tucci (Shi), and Mark Smylie (Archaia).

About this title

From the Back Cover

The most complete photo reference collection ever assembled for comic book and fantasy artists!

Action-packed with 1,200 poses!

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.

By Buddy Scalera

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: IMPACT Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1440309221
• ISBN 13: 9781440309229
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Illustrator: Amanda Connor, William Tucci, Mitchell Breitweiser, Sean Chen, Paul Chadwick, Jamal Igle, JG Jones, Terry Moore, Greg Land