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How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics

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I can't believe how bad the drawings are in this book. Awkward bodies and faces that look like they came from a high school kids figure drawing class. These guys worked in comics? Incredible.

Don't expect much instruction and you DO NOT want to practice your skills by looking at the junk in this book. The bodies are oddly distorted and faces unattractive and unbalanced. Just bad bad stuff.

Avoid this book like the plague.

If you're like me and a bit serious about comics (and older than 15), the title of this book probably puts you off. Don't let it, as it's a good guide to drawing the female form in the modern comics style. Better than the modern style, often, as they pay attention to anatomy and proper structure rather than focussing too heavily on certain, um, assets.

The book also discusses Manga and pin-up girls, but too briefly for my tastes. It would have rounded out the book more to provide a stronger background in these alternative styles. And while they cover hands and hairstyles, they ignore that other bugbear, feet. Personally, I have trouble with feet and was disappointed to find the subject wasn't discussed.

On the plus side, the parts on weapons, coloring and computers are great, and useful for comics beyond drawing good-looking superhero babes. If you want to draw comics, or improve your technique, this does belong on your bookshelf.

you will most definitely, never ever EVER know how to draw those bodacious babes of comics after studying this book! the drawings are god-awful and the "lesson plan" has more holes in it than Robert Davi's face (haha!!) all of the advice is weird and really useless, like telling you draw beautiful women for like four hours a day and fill "sketchbooks full of drawings of hands". so does being a comic book artist mean you have to keep a bodybuilder's schedule? The worst feature is the chapter on computers. Why would somebody who is still trying to learn drawing skills need to even begin to worry about cheesy computer effects? seriously, wasted paper guys. It says on the back the artist has "been in the feild for years", but you would think that after looking at his illustrations for this book that this is his sole commision. The only pleasure I got from reading this book is from seeing that so many other people agree that this book is garbage. Don't buy it.

I buy most every art book on how to draw comics, and leapt at the chance to purchase this book, sight unseen.

My biggest beef with this book, is the lack of diagrams and real drawing reference. Instead we get a lot of 'figure drawing' style sketches accompanied by an occasional full color illo. Not bad, but not what I'm looking for in a drawing instruction book.

This book needs more diagram style drawings with art measured in head lengths (muscles) we women have them you know...(Grin). And step-by-step instructions. Regretfully, this book is composed of nearly finished illustrations. The "turnarounds" that exist are small and amateurly done (page 12 & 13), and should reflect MORE body types and have better details in the arms and legs.

Also the artist seems to have trouble drawing arms. The arms seem disproportionate, and at times are drawn so long, they appear almost ape-like, other times they hang at awkward angles as thought the artist doesn't know quite what to do with them.

Additionally, many of the illustrations in this book, look like they were done in figure drawing class, and don't look like comic book women.

The sections on faces needed to be expanded and improved. Women are drawn with staring eyes and open snarling expressions, making them look like they are suffering from a bad hangover.

What I DID like was the fabulous use of color. Some art is quite good, such as the art used to head each chapter.

While this book is not likely to provide you with anything new in the way of art reference, it has some decent artwork overall and may be able to give the beginning artist some insiration.

This book helps to cut through the rather difficult process of drawing the shape most difficult to get right: the human female form. This book, however, mostly deals not with the human body per se, but with the nuances involved in creating the comic book superheroine. A knowledge of basic human anatomy would be most helpful in dealing with this book. There are, however, some extremely helpful sections dealing with posing, proportions, using computers in drawing, the different inking and coloring techniques, and differing ways to draw faces, hair and (the bane of many a neophyte artist) the hands. Overall, an excellent work with only a few minor flaws. Check it out!

this is not a buy!
you figure because of the title that its going to be awsome chicks but noooo.
bad drawings of women. they need to buy a book of how to draw women.
a pass!

Good and Bad babes are shown into perspective here with this book, how they relate, how they are different, and how to render both. Topics covered include (but are definitely not limited to):

Facial Features, Costumes, Weapons, Values and Hues, Inking, Hand Expressions, etc etc (to both good and bad girls respectively)

The two sections worth the price of this book itself are the sections on hand and facial expression... two 'highly' overlooked areas where I feel beginning (and even some pro) artists oversee. These guys didn't make special topics about them for nothing! Don't worry, there are more than just hands and faces to be learned in drawing these ferocious gals, see for yourself...

The downfall is that I got through this book in half an hour, tops. The written work is minimal and the pictures very large. I like alot of text to read, but then again many people may like this books' format?

Awesome book, the artwork is pretty good, and of course,... the babes! Females seem to be the toughest to draw (for me and many other 'breaking in' artists), but you'll learn how to draw 'em right here, no doubt about it... the authors are very clear about what they are trying to teach you.

I've been searching for the information contained in this book for 3 years now and had all but given up. An excellent starting point for beginers with critiques on how to go from traceries to inkings to color, it appeals to those just starting out. But my reason for finding it a fantastic book was how simply the marker work was made. Referencing exact colors and techniques that were at best difficult, if not impossible to achieve without watching someone else do it.

I highly recommend this book and look forward to any further books by these two authors! Kudos!

Although the title is incredibly cheesy, the book itself is pretty good. They cover solidly the foundations of comic-style character design and how to implement them into a scenario. The only thing I really disliked was that they didn't spend enough time on manga. But, there are many many other books that take care of it. The other thing is the cheesiness of the "good girl" in their book. I don't know of a single MODERN comic that had heroines that look like that... they ALL look like the "bad girl" these days!