Jessica Abel
American cartoonist, graphic novelist, and teacher, known for works such as La Perdida, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures (with Matt Madden), and Out on the Wire; co‑founder of the Sequential Artists Workshop.
Books
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1. Drawing Words And Writing Pictures
A Definitive Course from Concept to Comic in 15 Lessons
A practical, lesson-based guide to creating comics that teaches both visual storytelling and the craft of writing for sequential art, covering fundamentals like figure drawing, composition, panel-to-panel transitions, pacing, character design, dialogue, lettering, inking, coloring, page layout and production; it combines clear step-by-step demonstrations, exercises and real-world examples to help beginners and intermediate creators develop techniques, build comics-ready scripts and layouts, and understand the workflow from thumbnail to finished page.
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