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Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images (Comic Artists Reference) | 
| Author: Buddy Scalera
Creators: Amy Jeynes, Sean Chen, William Tucci, Greg Land, Paul Chadwick, Matt Haley, Mitchell Breitweiser, Fernando Ruiz
Publisher: Impact
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 18067
Media: Paperback
Edition: Paperback & CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1581807589
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN: 9781581807585
ASIN: 1581807589
Publication Date: May 24, 2006
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Book Description
The ultimate reference for comic artists, this unique book/CD set is packed with photos of men and women in basic and dramatic superhero poses uniquely tailored to the comic artist's needs. Comic Artist's Photo Reference: -Delivers over 500 color images of beautiful women and muscled men in the poses comic artists need -Features six step-by-step demonstrations by well-known artists, so readers can learn firsthand from the pros -Comes with a CD-ROM of over 500 additional photos for added inspiration With this reference, comic artists of all skill levels can draw from a diverse group of models in a hundreds of poses--any time they want!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Great photo Reference for artists! March 23, 2008
This book is great for getting proper perspective and foreshortening etc. into your action drawings. I'll take a whole lot more of them! Perfect for graphic novel or comic illustration where you don't have models available for reference shots, or you need an inspirational shot for a particular mood. Like I said, my only complaint is that I want more! It includes a CD also so you can reference that as well, but I haven't checked to see if that has different poses or not yet. Hopefully it does. As an accurate anatomical reference for drawing humans or heroes in action, it is great! It does what it sets out to do. Top Notch.
 Photos to fuel your creativity March 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Do you ever get that perfect composition in your head but can't seem to work it out when sketching? I know I do. As a comic book artist and cover painter I have the usual reference library of cheesecake pin-ups, muscle magazines, and old comics laying about. A new addition to my reference library is People and Poses. This is a terrific resource and helps me nail the anatomy in my drawings and paintings the first time. People and Poses brings me real life, right now, awesome poses to help me turn my creative ideas into reality. A must for any artist's library.
Brian Miller, Author: Hi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional Results
 Disappointed October 21, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm surprised by all the positive reviews that this book/CD has been given. I bought it based on the feedback from other buyers and I was pretty disappointed.
The lighting of most of the models is pretty good but the angle of too many of the photos is either straight-on or shot from above. This causes the models to look squatty and distorted. The choices for female models was pretty poor. I'm sure they are very beautiful in real life but their body types are not suited for this type of photography. I also discovered that there are photos featured in the book that are not included on the CD or website link. I was also disappointed to discover that the photos are not high resolution. They are only 72 dpi and not very good quality.
There are very few books like this on the market and something like this is a nice alternative to the expense and time associated with shooting your own photos. Unfortunately, this book will not be the alternative I was looking for. Hopefully Scalera will release a future edition that will address these problems.
Fantastic reference guide! October 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fantastic reference book for action poses. Has great pictures at varied angles and perspectives. Very comprehensive. Comes with a disc that has even more images and features. Nice little addition of industry talent giving their approach to figure drawing/cartooning. A good book for artist's of all
skill levels.
A great reference companion for comic book artists October 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a beginning professional comic book artist, I've had a lot of trouble nailing certain poses that have to deal with obscure angles and foreshortening. This book has made things a lot easier, as there are a ton of very helpful photos and tutorials in it. The bonus CD is also a great addition.
A good comic book artist should always be prepared to know how to draw anything at any given time. One should also always draw what's right for the story and not take too many shortcuts. While this is hard to do, it it will help you grow as an artist and stand out in the competitive world of comics. And for the difficult aspects of human anatomy and poses, this book should serve as a great reference guide to artists of any level.
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