Draw Manga Monsters! (XTreme Art) [Paperback]

Christopher Hart (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: XTreme Art

Basic tips on drawing monster faces, heads, and bodies are followed by pages and pages of grinning, gurgling, gruesome monsters, from chibi—style cutie—pies to one—eyed, drooling ogres. And each one is easy to draw, because Christopher Hart uses just four simple steps, highlighting the new lines in each, to "build" his monsters. Kid—tested and teacher—approved, Xtreme Art: Draw Manga Monsters is fun, entertaining, and even a little (shhh!) educational—great for car trips, school vacations, or any time the kids have been monstrously good...or just plain monstrous.




• Great price point!


• Manga is hot - and Xtreme Art gets kids drawing manga fast


• Super-simple instructions show how to draw each monster in just four steps

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Christopher Hart is the world's best—selling author of drawing and cartooning books. His titles have sold more than two million copies. He lives in Connecticut with his family.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823003728
• ISBN-13: 978-0823003723
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.2 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art > Cartooning
  • #27 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Arts & Photography > Graphic Design > Cartooning
  • #47 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Art > Cartooning

More About the Author

Thanks for taking a look at my books, and this "Author Bio." I'm a competent tennis player, who also enjoys playing computer chess while I'm watching TV at night (Hey, it prevents me from channel-surfing). I'm keenly interested in M-theory, although i have become skeptical of it of late, despite Brian's Green's full-body gushing... I love being with my family, and even my extremely evil dog, a Welsh Springer Spaniel named "Rusty." Oh, yes, he truly is that evil.

As for my work, I'm the author of many How-To-Draw books, published by Watson-Guptill,the art imprint of Random House. Thanks to a lot of the wonderful readers (and you know who you are!), I have sold over 3 million copies domestically, which have been translated into 20 languages worldwide.

I'm fortunate to also have had 26 of the Best-Selling art books in the country, according to Bookscan.(Bookscan is the publishing industry's rating system for books, which is owned by same company that does the Neislen TV ratings.)

I also have my own drawing show on the Comcast Network, called, "How To Draw Action Heroes With Chris Hart." It's on Comcast's "Activity TV." I hope you like my books, and find them a valuable adjunct to your own imagination.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Xtreme-ly Excellent, June 2, 2005

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Larry "Larry" (Fairfield, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Draw Manga Monsters! (XTreme Art) (Paperback)

My children loved this book. They have been busy with this book for the past two weeks. The technique that Christopher Hart developed to teach young artists is a winner. Highly recommended

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What?!, November 24, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Draw Manga Monsters! (XTreme Art) (Paperback)

This book is not manga not at all. The art is way to chidish and cartoony. If you want to learn real manga try the "How to draw more manga" book by Katy Coope.It teaches how to draw manga monsters and people. Plus it is real art not these cartoons by Mr.Hart!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for elementary school age, December 9, 2010

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C. Dennison (NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Draw Manga Monsters! (XTreme Art) (Paperback)

This book was taken out of the school library by one of my daycare children. All 5 of the children that I watch have been enjoying it. If you are a much older child and are looking for more, this might not be the book for you. I agree with another reviewer. Using this kind of book can really help kids to draw and make them feel good about themselves. All the kids that have used it have made very nice pictures (they range from 2nd to 5th grade)