Create a comic book illustration
Matt Huynh
Matt Huynh is a Sydney-based comic creator and illustrator. Huynh's graphic novels pursue experimental formats and diverse genres. His inky, energetic brushwork has appeared on magazines and prints, to clothing, accessories, health resources, tattoos, lm, performance projections, vinyl toys and dolls. When he's not at the drawing table, he can be found conducting instructional workshops, public presentations, exhibitions and live art demonstrations.Deke McClelland
Learn Illustrator CS4
Shell City
See how comic creator Matt Huynh uses Adobe® Illustrator® CS4 to convert pencil sketches into his signature comic book art. Matt shows you how he uses the Blob Brush tool, Calligraphic brushes, and other great Illustrator tool to create his striking art.
His inspiration for "Shell City"
“For me, comics are the clearest means of engaging audiences. I use the medium to find surprising ways to connect with audiences, both on a purely visceral level and to challenge conceptions of personal and communal identity.”
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Requirements
Adobe Illustrator CS4
Prerequisite knowledge
Intermediate knowledge of Illustrator CS4
Where to go from here
This work is licensed under a
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Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License
About the authors
In 1985, Deke McClelland oversaw the implementation of the first personal computer-based production department in Boulder, Colorado. In 1986, he became the artistic director for Publishing Resources, one of the earliest all-PostScript service bureaus in the United States. Deke McClelland is a well-known expert and lecturer on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and the broader realm of computer graphics and design. To date, he has written 85 books that have been translated into 24 languages, with more than 4 million copies in print.
