This instructional book offers thorough and practical lessons in drawing. The instruction is solid, covering proportion, shading, loose sketching, self-criticism, drawing shadows, and negative space.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Salkowitz is an Eisner-nominated comics journalist and author. I had a chance to catch up with two of the top performers in ...

Calling all graphic-novel lovers. Michigan author Mark Crilley, a master of the genre who has Paramount Pictures interested in making one of his series into a movie, is popping into town Thursday. The ...

When it comes to his young-adult novels -- "Akiko" and his Manga graphic novel "Miki Falls," which has been optioned by Paramount Pictures -- artist/writer Mark Crilley considers himself a showman. "I ...

Some might deem the video-sharing site’s 11 current categories adequate—but not artists on the site, who feel overwhelmed and lost within its vastness. Merrill Kazanjian, a visual artist and teacher, ...

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature’s purpose is fairly obvious from its name. The NCCIL celebrates author/illustrators of children's books, and the list of those who have ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Mark Crilley is a busy man. The Eisner Award-nominated artist is currently preoccupied with ...

In the world of Western comics, Mark Crilley occupies an interesting space. The artist rolled onto the scene back in 2001 with his series Akiko, a whimsical story that has since been nominated for ...

Marking a change of pace from the flurry of comic-to-movie deals dominated by testosterone-fueled stories of All-American manly men, Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt's Plan B have acquired Miki Falls.