New Release Books by Buddy Scalera

Supercharge your drawing with the power of photo reference! An essential foundational tool for any aspiring artist! To draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire story or series, you need a serious reference library--all professionals use them. Inside, find more than 500 awesome-quality color photos depicting popular poses, props, outfits and activities for extraordinary and everyday comic characters--people pointing at heroes flying in the sky, lifting large objects, cowering in fear from impending doom and even doing battle in hand-to-hand combat. Lit with a superior two-source technique, these photos expose dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows and figure contours to add depth, realism and weight to every illustration. Use reference photos to: • Trick viewers into seeing 3-D places, people and things by leveraging art techniques like foreshortening, shading and perspective. • Breathe realism and action into drawings by referencing muscular models ranging in age, gender and ethnicity, brandishing guns, swords and knives while wearing everything from capes and street clothes to spandex shorts. • Explore the nuances of common facial expressions like pain, anger, fear, frustration, joy, shock, confusion and smug satisfaction. • Create dynamic poses including standing, sitting, flying, lifting, punching, kicking, smoking, screaming, drinking, laughing, sword-fighting, ducking...and more!

Collects Agent X #7-15, Fight-Man #1.

While on a mission in South America, Richie and the gang stumble on a map that leads to a conquistador's long-hidden treasure, but Reggie accidentally triggers an ancient time traveling device, which launches the crew back to the time when the ruins were first built...and dinosaurs ruled the earth!

Richie Rich, his dog, Dollar, and their pals travel the world, having adventures and helping the less fortunate.

Draw characters that leap off the page!&break; Whether the storyline calls for your character to perform incredible feats of strength, puts him in a shoot-out with the bad guys or hurls him across the page, Comic Artist?s Photo Reference: Men and Boys will help you draw the perfect pose. With more than 1,000 high-quality photos to choose from, you?ll find the inspiration you need to give your heroes, villains, studs and other characters attitude and authenticity. &break;&break; &break; Four models with a range of ages and body types. &break; A wide variety of poses, from talking on the phone to flourishing a cape, copping an attitude, running, jumping and wielding weapons. &break; Specially lit poses for ultimate drama. &break; Hundreds of additional images and other bonus material included on companion CD-ROM! &break;&break; This book provides essential reference for mastering every nuance of gesture, form and facial expression. It?s the next best thing to having real, live superheroes in your studio!

Draw characters that leap off the page! 1000+ poses! Whether a scene calls for your heroines to be sexy, scared or savage, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Women and Girls will help them strike the right pose. With more than 1000 reference photos to choose from, you'll find the inspiration you need in to give your female characters attitude, believability and life. Four models in a range of ages. A wide variety of action, dramatic and casual poses, as well as facial expressions—from applying makeup and getting dressed to flying, shooting, punching and more! 600 additional high-quality images on the companion CD-ROM! Four step-by-step demonstrations show how top artists use photo references in the creation of cutting-edge comic book art. &break;Working from these photos is a great way for beginners to improve their art. For more advanced artists, this book is a handy reference for mastering every nuance of gesture and form. It's the next best thing to having real, live superheroines in your studio! (In some ways even better, because you can count on these models to be there when you need them!)

Supercharge your drawings with the power of photo reference! Almost every professional comic artist uses photo reference. Finding really good photo reference is crucial to capturing accurate lighting, foreshortening and body language in your drawings. Sure, you can surf the 'net or flip through catalogs to find a few poses . . . or consult generic photo reference books with static poses and flat lighting. But to draw a character consistently and convincingly over an entire issue or series, you need a serious reference library. In this book, you get over 1,100 awesome-quality, color photos—500+ in the book and 600+ on the CD-ROM—all created specifically for you, the professional or aspiring comic artist. Inside you'll find: Handsome, muscular men and gorgeous, fit women in dynamic poses Extreme angles, foreshortening and complex body mechanics Poses including jumping, kicking, punching, standing, ducking, lifting, flying, sitting, smoking, drinking, kissing, screaming, laughing, cowering, shooting, sword-fighting and more Superior lighting that creates dramatic, muscle-revealing shadows 7 fantastic art demos by professional comic artists Unless you have a team of superheroes willing to pose for you, Comic Artist's Photo Reference: People and Poses will be the most important tool in your photo reference library. Get started today drawing the pictures that will launch or advance your comic book career!