Creating 3D Comix

The advancements in 3D software make creating 3D Comix possible for any skilled artist, designer, animator, web designer, or comic enthusiast. Whether you want to create a traditional comix, a 3D comix, or an innovative print or web ad campaign using comix, this text provides the instructions. For professional illustrators and designers making the leap from pen and ink to digital, and/or students and novices trying their hand at comic creation, every step of the process is covered in this book, from creating 3D art and effects, compositing and text, to storyboarding, script writing, and marketing your comix. It details how to integrate digital elements, new media looks, and special effects while preserving your personal style and uses various comix themes throughout from fantasy and adventure to instructional. The text covers popular 3D programs for all aspects of comic creation including Poser, Amorphium, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, After Effects, page layout application hints, and a variety of other 3D programs. It provides an indepth look at traditional and non-traditional archetypal characters.
The Colour Gallery is a series of comix page examples that show how to create through the information in the book and the files on the CD. 3D GLASSES are included for viewing the stereogram, and the CD-ROM (Mac/Windows) includes a library of ready-to-use comix elements, a variety of characters and backgrounds, and the files for the sample comix pages covered in the book.