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| Comic Artist's Photo Reference - People & Poses: Book/CD Set with 1000+ Color Images (Comic Artists Reference) | 
 enlarge | 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:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 16833
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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Product 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 colour 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; and 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 hundreds of poses - any time they want!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Ho-Hum August 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll list the GOOD, then I'll list the Not-So-Good (aka. BAD).
The best two things about this book are:
1) A decent amount of images therein show the models in clothing (cloaks, some street clothing).
2) There's some decent reference of models holding weapons in "battle" poses.
That's it, really...
The *not* good (ie. BAD) things about the photograph are as follows:
1) The images are SMALL. Even the ones on the enclosed CD-ROM. Seems like the largest they get is around 700-800px on the longest side.
2) The camera's focal length causes the subjects to look distorted (ie. Huge hands close to the lens, tiny feet far away). For example:
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3) Only 4 models total. And two of them don't take their socks off. It may seem like a small thing, but not showing the feet is kind of huge. There's a lot of important detail in the tendons/bones/toes that is completely missing from half the images in this book.
4) The lighting creates strong shadows. This could be good or bad. Good because you get some nice play of light across muscles/tendons. Bad because sometimes parts of the model cast shadows on their face/etc, and obscures expressions and such.
All in all, it's OKAY. Frankly, I wouldn't buy it again. I'll keep it now that I have it, but my recommendation is to look elsewhere for a good reference book.
Inconveniently Helpful August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book would be ideal if it was wire-bound, and you could flip to a certain photo, then lay the book flat to draw from it. Otherwise, it's hard to keep it open to one page without clips, clamps or otherwise incovenient tools. While the CD is helpful, leaving the computer on the whole time to draw from it wears your eyes out quickly.
Very Average Reference - Google Images is Better and FREE August 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed after purchasing this book. The content is average at best and the CD doesn't even contain ALL of the images found in the book which I thought was very misleading to the customer - you have to scan the images not on CD that you want - what a waste. You can do better by finding image references through Google Images and those are free. This book has some value, perhaps if one is just starting out, but hardly a top resource for anyone else. The "extremely positive" reviews here are no doubt either people who fall into this newbie category or friends of the author looking to help him out by placing positive reviews. Pass on this one or get it used / discounted somewhere. Not worth the full price that's printed on it. I was suckered.
 Great photo Reference for artists! March 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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
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