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4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good comic figure reference, December 17, 2003
This review is from: How to Draw Comic Book Bad Guys and Gals (How to Draw (Watson Guptill)) (Paperback)
I got this book for my son who loves to draw and will practice endlessly when he enjoys the subject. Currently he enjoys tracing drawings to *isolate* lines and get a sense of what is actually necessary to make the entire picture. Sometimes this is difficult to picture in his head but with tracing it becomes simple... It gives him the ability to learn proportion in a *real* way... This book is quite good for what he likes to do as the drawings are of good size and highly colored. Finished drawings are interspersed with step by steps so when he wants to go from tracing to drawing he will know what steps to take to produce the results on his own. This book focus' on bad guys so there is text on what makes a bad guy bad...and what to add visually to put that point across (yellow teeth, baggy clothes...a scowl..etc) There are female as well as male villians and the females have the *typical*...errrr.... buxom comic book body type so perhaps for young children this would be a bit much. It is the typical style tho seen in the graphic novels so if your child is truly into the art form this is a good reference. The text is helpful but not intrusive and the style of it is informal and conversational. I think it would appeal to a young non-serious set. There is discussion of art /drawing issues in the text (proportion issues in comics... what makes male faces male and female female...shading...etc) but I wouldn't consider this a beginner book. I think there is an expectation of some drawing ability to start with. Overall, this is a very appealing book on alot of levels. I wish it was longer and that some of the pictures were a bit bigger but these are really minor issues for me and have mostly to do with how my son uses the pictures. The quality of the paper is very nice and heavy and the color is sharp and dramatic..excellent for the subject matter. This is quite a nice book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good How-To for intermediate Artists, July 21, 1999
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This review is from: How to Draw Comic Book Bad Guys and Gals (How to Draw (Watson Guptill)) (Paperback)
Are you an aspiring comic book artist who needs a little help with the finess and fine-tuning of your artistic style? Well step right up, friend, and pick up this book. Christopher Hart has written two books on How to Draw Comic Book. . . etc., this being his second, and it is a very well-illustrated book. However, it's more of an idea book, as well, as opposed to a direct beginner's How-To. As I mentioned above, it is more of a finess-type book for people who already have the artistic basics of comic book art down and need some helpful hints on costume, posing, character attitudes, etc. Also, it is an excellent companion volume to Hart's How To Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains. Combined, the two make quite a pair.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent compendium for intermediate artists, March 21, 2000
This review is from: How to Draw Comic Book Bad Guys and Gals (How to Draw (Watson Guptill)) (Paperback)
This book is a good follow up to How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains. It touches on more subjects of making up villains, muscle structure, and other such things. This book though is not for beginners who haven't drawn before. All in all, this is a good book to have if you have already read the How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains.
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