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In compiling the Third Edition of How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips, it quickly became apparent that it would not be possible to find space for all the picture material I wanted to include. This was made worse because the space allocated to History had been reduced from the First and Second Editions of the book, perhaps fairly.	There had been some comment at Amazon.com that in the earlier editions perhaps too much energy had been expended on the History of the artform. I, of course, disagree with that view. It's essential to have at least some understanding of the history of comics if it's a field you want to make a living in, if only to learn from the past mistakes of others.	However, these days we have an Internet and it's now much easier to make available material that has been squeezed out of a print publication by offering it on a supporting web site. Which is what I'm doing here. So enjoy the material we didn't have room for in How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips, material that should help illustrate my points more fully.

Contents Chapter 1 - The History of Comics The Newspaper The Golden Age of Comics The Silver Age of Comics The Bronze Age of Comics The Modern Age of Comics Chapter 2 - Basic Elements Comic Covers The Figure The Figure in Motion Perspective Lighting Chapter 3 - Storytelling Understanding the Story The Panel Laying Out the Page Putting it on Paper Chapter 4 - Drawing the Story What is Pencilling? What to Draw The Characters		Facial Expressions and Body Language Props Backgrounds and Composition What is Inking? Mastering Textures Chapter 5 - Lettering and Colouring Hand Lettering Balloons Display Lettering Traditional Colouring Techniques Digital Colouring Chapter 6 - Selling Your Work Commercial Considerations Your First Professional Job Staying Creative Self-publishing Publishing Online

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