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單書介紹 第一冊：漫畫與連環畫藝術 啟發當代無數創作者的視覺語彙超能力！ 漫畫與連環畫做為當今動畫、遊戲、影視作品的始祖，蘊藏的高度視覺性與強大故事動能，不僅是無數創作者的養分，也是創作、改編、敘事手法的靈感來源。 《漫畫與連環畫藝術》作者威爾‧艾斯納（Will Eisner）是國際公認的漫畫藝術宗師、圖像小說之父、美漫教父，美國漫畫界的奧斯卡「艾斯納獎」更是以他為名。本書是艾斯納在紐約視覺藝術學院的授課精華，作者以豐富的漫畫為例，講述在連環畫形式中，視覺語彙與表現的基本觀念與實踐方法，深具啟發性，是所有利用連環畫面說故事的漫畫及動畫創作、影視分鏡、腳本編劇不可或缺的重量級著作。 「《漫畫與連環畫藝術》是一部經典巨作，集結威爾˙艾斯納天賦與才華之大成，才有了這一本解說清楚又內容吸睛的著作。」 ──麥可˙謝朋（Michael Chabon），美國普立茲獎小說家《卡瓦利與克雷的神奇冒險》作者。 「書中含有動漫教父所開創的必備漫畫技巧。」 ──傑夫˙史密斯（Jeff Smith）骨頭》漫畫作者 「當我決定著手創作漫畫時，我就買了威爾˙艾斯納的《漫畫與連環插畫藝術》，並且詳細拜讀。假使我直至今日才決定開始創作，在市面上汗牛充棟的漫畫與圖像小說教學書中，我依然會選這本作為我的入門書。」 ──尼爾˙蓋曼（Neil Gaiman），《睡魔》《美國眾神》作者 「世上沒有一位漫畫家未曾得益於威爾˙艾斯納的漫畫巨作，以及他令人欽佩的眼光與遠見。」 ──史考特˙麥克勞德（Scott McCloud）《了解漫畫》作者 本書教你深入漫畫與連環畫藝術的形神精髓 圖像創作的概念 圖像溝通 製造意象 掌控時間 景框與視角 肢體語言資料庫 腳本 寫實風格vs.卡通風格 發展歷史與複印技術 壁畫與象形文字 連載漫畫與諷刺畫 圖像小說 複印技術的影響 紙本與數位的差異 實驗性質的漫畫 頁面與框格 起始頁的功用 分格形式 框格與線條設計 營造節奏 視覺動線 內容繪製 草稿繪製 構圖 視覺焦點 時間的控制 凝結瞬間 姿態與表情 對話設計 圖文搭配 對話泡泡 字體與符號 圖像vs.對白 創造聲音感 啞劇手法 連環畫的應用 圖像小說 網路漫畫 技術教學漫畫 態度引導漫畫 分鏡腳本 第二冊：

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