Comics Artists Information
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• Comics Organisations and Publisher Links
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• Independent Publishers
• Educational
Comics
• Web Comics
• 2D Artist Magazine
Link: www.2dartistmag.com
A Downloadable PDF Magazine for
Concept Art, Digital & Matte
Painting creatives around the globe. 2DArtist Magazine will focus on techniques,
tutorials, interviews, articles, project overviews and galleries. The magazine
will have news and reviews too but says they find that these topics are
best covered by the online news and CG sites that thrive on daily updates.
The magazine will focus on becoming more of a timeless resource for artists
to turn to again and again whether you view it from your screen or choose
to print it off.
• Art 4 Comics
Link: www.art4comics.com
Features a huge Jungle Girls gallery, Daredevil gallery plus scans of art from a huge number of artists
Comic Art Fans
Link: comicartfans.com
This amazing site is a collection of art held by fans which they've taken the trouble to
publish online. There's a wealth of both familiar and rare work here, well worth a visit.
• Comic
Book Artist
US-based magazine devoted to celebrating the lives and work of the
great cartoonists, writers & editors
• Cartoonists.co.uk
Link: www.cartoonists.co.uk
This site features many cartoonists from the UK, all hoping for work
• Cartoon Stock
Link: www.cartoonstock.com
CartoonStock is a searchable database of over 40,000 quality gag cartoons, political cartoons, cartoon pictures and illustrations by over 250 of the World's best cartoonists. Their work appears in leading newspapers and magazines including Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, Maxim, Punch, Private Eye, The Spectator, The Times, The Guardian and many others.
With instant cartoon search, purchase and downloads, we offer a convenient and affordable way to license cartoons for use in print or web publishing or for presentations. We also sell custom cartoon gifts and merchandise and act as an agency for you to commission new illustrations for such uses as ad campaigns and book illustration.
• Comic Creators' Index
Shizuka Abe's links to comic creator's official web pages.
• Comic Book Resources
RECOMMENDED Database-driven general News and resource site with hundreds of links -- far better than you'll find here!
• David A. Law's Creating Comics Site
Link: www.members.shaw.ca/creatingcomics
An invaluable guide to comics resources on the web for writers, artists,
self-publishers and anyone interested in creating comics.
• Doctor Who Comic Strip maker
Link: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/comicmaker
• How to Draw Manga
Link: www.howtodrawmanga.com
More than 1 million "How to Draw Manga" books have been sold worldwide.
"HTDM: Getting Started" has been used at UCLA and two other major universities.
Glenn Kardy, author of "Kana de Manga," is also the editor of 7 "How to Draw Manga" books.
Professional manga artist Chihiro Hattori uses Manga University Art Paper exclusively.
• I Draw Girls
Link: idrawgirls.blogspot.com
A blog maintained
by Xia Taptara which includes the online strip
Dogs of War. How to draw: step by step and
Learn to draw & paint
video tutorials.
• Itchy
Animation
Line Work Tutorial Link: www.itchy-animation.co.uk/lines.htm
Artist Kev Hopgood came across this site about digital inking which might be of interest.
• Lambiek
Link: http://lambiek.net/
An invaluable guide to comics, including European creators. Lambiek is Europe's first comics shop, and the finest of Holland. Founded in 1968, the name is derived from a popular Willy Vandersteen character, and now it's probably the oldest comics shop in the world. As publisher and editor of two comic encyclopedias and other related books, it's widely recognized for our expertise on all matters concerning comics and sequential art.
• Rok Comics
Link: www.rokcomics.com
Turn your comics strips into comics for mobile and earn money from sales
• Scott
McCloud
Link: www.scottmccloud.com
In addition to various guides to creating comics, opinion and more, Scott,
writer of the excellent Making Comics, also offers
a handy visual guide offering tips and tricks to creating web comics at: www.scottmccloud.com
• Splash Pages
Link: www.splashpages.com
Site dedicated to Wally Wood and Classic Comics
Art Supplies
Dip Pens
• Hans Presto: hans.presto.tripod.com
This Swedish (with English translation) site apparently stocks and sells just about every dip pen ever made. It also has sections on Lettering, Comics and Handwriting. (thanks to artist Kev Hopgood for this one)
Art Guides and Courses
• Joe Kubert's Comic Art Courses
After several queries about postal comic
art courses for would-be UK artists, I contacted the Joe Kubert
School to find out if his world famous Correspondence Courses were
avaialble to people outside the US. Joe Kubert kindly wrote back
to tell me that his famous comic art Correspondence Courses are
open not just to North Americans but also to residents of the UK. "In fact, we have a tremendous amount of students participating in our courses from all over the world!" he says. "The
cost of an initial course [as of May 2003], complete with art supplies,
is $325.
"After the purchase of the initial course, there is a $50 reduction for
each subsequent course because subsequent courses do not include art supplies.
Thus, the first course you take is $325 and every subsequent course is $275.
There is also an additional shipping cost of $51 for us to send the course package
and to return the 5 critiqued assignments to the UK.
"The videos are also available in the PAL format (European version) for
an additional $8. Otherwise, a VHS video will be included in each course package
at no additional cost."
• Itchy Animation
Line Work Tutorial Link: www.itchy-animation.co.uk/lines.htm
Artist Kev Hopgood came across this site about digital inking which might be of interest.
• Larry Dempesey's Comic Book Inking Survey
Larry conducted interviews with many comics artists to find out about their inking techniques. All the results are posted on this site, including responses from luminaries such as neal Adams, Brian Bolland, Gary Erskine, Dave Gibbons and many, many more.
• The Art Instruction books
of Andrew Loomis
Link: www.saveloomis.org
Downlaodable versions of books by this highly-recommended artist, regarded as the premier commercial illustrator of the '40s and '50s. . He was responsible for numerous print ads, billboards, and calendars; his romantic and imaginative style inspired artists throughout America.
You can also find a downloadabe version of his works Creative Illustration here (www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=13); Drawing the Head and Hands (www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=14); and Successful Drawing (www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=15)
• Human Photo References for 3D Artists and Game Developers
Link: www.3d.sk
Buying Art
• Artdroids
Link: www.artdroids.co.uk
Run by the brilliant Rufus Dayglo, this site
offers art from Dave Gibbons, Cliff Robinson, Carlos Ezquerra, Henry
Flint, Arthur Ranson, Garry Leach and others.
• DMOZ
Comics Art for Sale Directory
• For samples of a huge number of artists work,
all with the theme of something do with cliff's, check out Walt's The
Cliff Guy site. You won't regret it.
Printers
• Printers
UK Directory
If you're thinking of publishing a fanzine, here's a comprehensive list
of UK litho printers who embrace the Internet and online business.
Printing firms are ranked below in order of user popularity. In each
case their service response and quality has been anonymously checked
by the site's directory team.
