Comic book art is judged by two criteria: the drawing and the storytelling. Most people can understand what the drawing part of comics is: the ability to draw in such a manner that the audience finds the world you create convincing. If anything within the drawing pulls the reader out of the illusion that the artist is creating -- characters that look like vegetables, cars that are too outdated, an unconvincing kitchen, hands that don't look like hands -- then the artist has failed as a penciller. Drawing hinges on credibility: practice. The more you draw, the better you will get. Excerpted from The DC Comics Guide to Pencilling Comics by Klaus Janson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
