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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
DEDICATION
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Who Should Read This Book?
What’s in This Book?
What Comes with This Book?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What tools do I need?
What if I can’t draw?
When should I use comics?
How do I convince my client or team to use comics?
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Comics?!
CHAPTER 2 Properties of Comics
Comics Around the World
Comics for Young and Old
Comic Formats
Anatomy of a Comic
The Four Properties of Comics
Communication
Imagination
Expression
Time
Summary
CHAPTER 3 You Don’t Need to Be an Artist
Getting a Lot for a Little
People Are People
Proportions
Body Language
Drawing More Complex Figures
Faces
Expressions
Proportions
Settings and Objects
Summary
CHAPTER 4 What’s Your Comic About?
The Comic Creation Process
The Example: Square
Goals of Your Comic
The Length of Your Comic
The Audience for Your Comic
Selecting a Representative Use Case
Summary
CHAPTER 5 Writing the Story
A Crash Course in Scriptwriting
Setting
Characters
Dialogue
Choosing Your Words Carefully
Captions
How You Tell the Story
Remove Unnecessary Details
Be Direct
Combine Points
Show Don’t Tell
Writing the Square Script
Summary
CHAPTER 6 Laying Out the Comic
Composition
The Rule of Thirds
Leave Enough Room
Intersecting Lines
Perspective
Distance
Angle
Selecting a Variety
Flow and Progression
Laying Out the Square Script
Summary
CHAPTER 7 Drawing and Refining
Reference Materials
Photographs
Avatar Generators
Scene Generators
Templates
Comic Creation Software
Online Creation Tools
Summary
CHAPTER 8 Applying Comics
Communicating Vision
Getting on the Same Page
A Great Starting Point
Validating Ideas
Read It Twice
Solicit Feedback
Feedback on Comic vs. Concept
Market Your Product
An Alternative Medium
Summary
CHAPTER 9 Breaking Down the Barriers
Understand Your Audience
Sell the Time Savings
It’s All About Framing
It Gets Attention
Everybody’s Doing It
Summary
CHAPTER 10 Wrapping Up
APPENDIX Useful Templates and References
Interesting Comic Panels
Gesture Dictionary
Facial Expression Dictionary
Index
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Footnote
Chapter 7
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