Set The Action! Creating Backgrounds For Compel... ✦ Updated

– Explores advanced scene construction and storytelling. Major topics include:

The book is structured into three "Acts" that take the reader from foundational concepts to advanced scene design: Set the action! Creating Backgrounds for Compel...

Published by Routledge/Focal Press in 2012, this 240-page book focuses on moving backgrounds beyond mere afterthoughts. Hernandez, an MFA in sequential art and a faculty member at the Art Institute of Washington, uses a practical, "conversational lecture" style to teach how settings interact with characters to drive drama. – Explores advanced scene construction and storytelling

This book is best suited for who already have a handle on character design but struggle to ground those characters in a believable world. It is a valuable "missing piece" for visual storytellers looking to master staging and composition. This book is best suited for who already

: Comprehensive coverage of 1, 2, 3, and 4-point perspective.

– Covers gaining perspective and laying out action.