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Draw out the story : ten secrets to creating your own comics / by Brian McLaughlan.
Ten tried-and-true secrets for creating your own comics.
Record details
- ISBN: 1771470038 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781771470032 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 143 p. ill. (chiefly col.)
- Publisher: Toronto : OwlKids Books, c2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Silver Birch Award nominee, 2014. Includes index. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | J 741.51 McLa | 31681002657906 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | J 741.51 McLa | 31681002651719 | JNONFIC | Checked out | 02/13/2026 |
- Baker & Taylor
Offers advice for effective storytelling in comic book format, covering such topics as color, placement, pacing, visually representing ideas, and other techniques for short gag strips as well as graphic novels and other more involved storylines. - Baker & Taylor
The comic artist behind Princess Planet provides simplified introductions to advanced comics-drawing concepts for younger readers, sharing easy-to-grasp coverage of such topics as making text and illustrations work together, giving characters personalities and using the correct tools for various projects. Simultaneous. - Perseus Publishing
From single-panel comics to full-blown graphic novels, there are dozens of ways to use comics to tell a story. In this book cartoonist and author Brian McLachlan explains the ten crucial things kids need to know to get started. - Perseus Publishing
table of contents; index; diagrams; various types of print; instructional (step-by-step) illustrations; internet resource Whether kids want to write or draw a comic that's funny or scary, long or short, made-up or true-to-life, cartoonist and author Brian McLachlan maintains there are just ten crucial things they need to know to get started.
Using colloquial text, images, and examples, each chapter hones in on a different secret to creating great comics. Budding comic artists will learn how to make text and illustrations work together, how to give characters personality, how to choose the right tool for each project, and much more.
A worthy addition to the how-to comics canon, Draw Out the Story simplifies advanced concepts for younger readers, providing invaluable lessons and pointers for kids who want to learn to write and draw â and imagine â great stories.
