How to Draw Great-Looking Comic Book Women
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From basic anatomy, musculature, body positions, and action poses to facial expressions, hairstyles, and costumes, this truly invaluable and unique resource covers in great detail every aspect of depicting great-looking women for comic books. The book also shows how to handle perspective and compose art specifically for comic book panels. In addition to chapters offering effective drawing lessons are sections on tricks of the trade, lists of comic book publishers and their submissions addresses, and interviews with industry professionals Bobby Chase of Marvel Comics and Renae Geerlings of Top Cow, who provide insiders’ views of the business and give tips on how newcomers can land their first jobs in the field. Contributing illustrators have penciled and inked such famous characters as the X-Men, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Catwoman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Captain America, and many others.
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Susan Tanner –
I gave this three stars because it serves it’s purpose. I am an amateur illustrator myself. And I use books like this for inspiration as well as instruction. Also, girls just want to have fun. And the instruction in books like these is dirt simple. And I NEED dirt simple. But that being said, I only gave it three stars not because there is anything wrong with it. It’s only that it is just a nice help when it comes to inspiration and some instruction. If I was into Graphic Novels…then I would give it more stars because that is the medium being addressed here.
Michael Anthony Gilchrist –
Done in the Andrew Loomis style, Christopher Hart has done a masterful manual on drawing the comic-book female figure. Not only is the information and instruction first rate, the accesability of the various modules facilitates its’ ease of use. In digital terms, this is ”plug and play” in print. I love this book.
Travis S. Casey –
This is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to draw superhero-comic style women. It starts with the basics of drawing — how to draw a three-dimensional form. Sections cover the major muscle groups, the face and facial expressions, how to show lighting, and other details of drawing.
However, the book goes beyond just “How to Draw” into other related topics — how to make dynamic action poses, tips on creating costumes, and bits on layout, perspective, and other things needed to go beyond just drawing to actually creating an entire comic.
The book has a short section on getting started in the comic book industry, with tips on how to make your submissions look professional, where to submit them, artists’ groups, and more.
It ends with a pair of interviews with people from the comics industry; one from Marvel Comics and one from Top Cow.
All in all, I’d say the book is well worth the money.
nickolas cowan –
Im a comic artist who is trying to break it in to the comic world. when i picked up this book i didnt know that drawing women in the comics was so simple and fun..ive been drawing for 14 years now and drawing women was the hardist thing for me to draw but now thanks to Christopher hart and amazon.com i can draw women like the pros.this is a must for anybody who whant to draw there best and try to get to a dream in comics this book is for you its worth the money thanks Chris.and Amazon.com
Stefano Mendoza –
There’s no way this is good anatomy, just get any Marvel or DC comic from your bookshelf and you will notice the huge difference. the bodies are just weird looking. Sorry.
Chris McGee –
This book is definitely a good one for learning to draw women in the style of those typically found in older comic books. Of course, times have changed a bit and now an artist is generally encouraged to come up with his or her own style of drawing without trying to emulate others and just be a dime-a-dozen comic book artist.
That said, if you want to learn to draw women in this style, go for it. Be warned, however, that this book is for SERIOUS artists. That is, unless you want to put forth the time and effort to really draw, then it might end up being a wasted purchase. It helps if you already know how to draw some, but there are some beginner tips just in case you don’t. Just be prepared to use up LOTS of paper and pencils; there is absolutely NO substitute nor shortcut for practicing.
Kindle Customer –
I love the Hart books because they seem to be an extention of the book “How to draw Comics the Marvel Way”..I think this guy must have read Marvel Comics and is showing us how he draws those Super Hero Women..It’s covers everything from how to pose to how to place the figue on the page and making scenes look dramatic. As a cartoonist I have to say I will borrow heavily on his illustrations for reference and guidance.
mysp –
This is a great tool for comic strip drawing. Everyone interested in Comic stripping should get this. Two Thumbs up
a cartoonist –
When I saw this book at a bookstore, I casually flipped through it, but 5 minutes later I was at the register buying it. This book not only tells you how to draw women like in famous comic books such as X-Men or Superwoman, but it tells you how to layout a page, the cover, and how to draw great action poses and details.It is NOT a step-by-step book, so if that’s wat your looking for, go to the kiddie section.it does, however, show you the three basic steps: guidlines, fleshing it out, and then fine-tuneing it.