How To Draw A Graphic Novel - Balthazar Pagani

This is the ultimate guide on how to create a graphic novel, packed with professional tips and interviews with leading graphic novelists.

Written by graphic novel producer Balthazar Pagani, the book is structured as a series of short art courses that combine technical advice with creative inspiration. There are lessons in how to construct a narrative, develop characters, design settings, as well as the basics of printing, binding and digital file set-up.

Each lesson has striking illustrations by graphic novel artist Marco Maraggi, and professional artworking tips in the style of a graphic novel by renowned Italian cartoonist and comics lecturer Otto Gabos. The book also includes biographies of and interviews with cult creators who share insights into their working process as well as work from their sketchbooks.

Featuring reproductions and a recommended reading list of famous graphic novels and comic books past and present, this is the ideal workbook for all aspiring graphic novelists.