I found these in my grandparents attic in the 1970s and from that point on ( I was in elementary school) I knew I wanted to be an Artist. I poured through these books and repeated the course again and again. It was a great start and so much fun.
I got my FAC last week and I'm very excited (bought on Ebay). I've always dreamed of knowing the secrets of the great American illustrators of the 50s and 60s and now I'm taking the course adapted to digital support (tablet). Obviously the school no longer exists and so, there is no any assessment and correction of work, but it still is an excellent starting point for learning illustration.
I always thought that picture of Albert Dorne looked like Abe Vigoda... which is kind of weird because Abe's brother Bill Vigoda actually WAS a cartoonist.
Opaque watercolor is gouache, for some reason they didn't know the name and called it that, probably the commercial name from the brands of that time in the US. In Europe it was also known as "tempera" and "poster color".
Thanks for checking out the video. I have 8 videos on Alex Toth and I have 3 more to make, so we are going through them. Glad to have you around, I have new videos every Tuesday and Saturday (Pacific time)
@@ArtofComics Nice job, I just downloaded and printed out a bunch of chapters I’d rather own hard copy if I could find a good edition at a good price. The lessons are really good some of the best they really cover a lot of information.
I found these in my grandparents attic in the 1970s and from that point on ( I was in elementary school) I knew I wanted to be an Artist. I poured through these books and repeated the course again and again. It was a great start and so much fun.
I got my FAC last week and I'm very excited (bought on Ebay). I've always dreamed of knowing the secrets of the great American illustrators of the 50s and 60s and now I'm taking the course adapted to digital support (tablet). Obviously the school no longer exists and so, there is no any assessment and correction of work, but it still is an excellent starting point for learning illustration.
I always thought that picture of Albert Dorne looked like Abe Vigoda... which is kind of weird because Abe's brother Bill Vigoda actually WAS a cartoonist.
Opaque watercolor is gouache, for some reason they didn't know the name and called it that, probably the commercial name from the brands of that time in the US. In Europe it was also known as "tempera" and "poster color".
I think as a kid, they were called Poster Paints too.
Thanks for going thru these
Hello from the Netherlands bro. I love comics and got
onto your page on Alex Toth!
Thanks for checking out the video. I have 8 videos on Alex Toth and I have 3 more to make, so we are going through them. Glad to have you around, I have new videos every Tuesday and Saturday (Pacific time)
How do I download it
How much did the books cost you?
Around $90 on eBay
@@ArtofComics
Nice job, I just downloaded and printed out a bunch of chapters I’d rather own hard copy if I could find a good edition at a good price. The lessons are really good some of the best they really cover a lot of information.
@@easterneuropeantracksuit3312 they are brilliant. I'm going to release another video on the next lesson next week. Subscribe so you don't miss it.