5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you really want to draw Batman, buy this book., September 21, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: How to Draw Batman (DC Comics How to Draw Books) (Paperback)
I went to 6 stores in search of this book because I was dying to learn how to draw Batman. Yes, I know, I sound like a loser, but to be honest, it's a great book. However, if you lack artistic abilities (like me) you'll struggle quite a bit on catching onto the drawing styles. I know this book is directed towards kids but I don't care. I like it. I just wish it were a longer book.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grab your art supplies, ready, set... go!, January 18, 2004
This review is from: How to Draw Batman (DC Comics How to Draw Books) (Paperback)
This beautifully illustrated, easy to follow, step-by-step, how-to guide is the first book you should buy to learn the basic drawing techniques you need to accurately depict each cartoon character from the Batman universe (in the Bruce Timm/Animated Series style).
The information and instructions contained in this book are wonderfully organized and presented in step-by-step format (from rough sketch to finished drawing), include a list of tools and materials you need to get started and cover topics that include: guidelines on basic figure drawing, head and figure proportions, movements and expressions, comparisons of male and female figure features, and perspective and foreshortening for backgrounds and figures. The book also contains a detailed treatment on how to draw each character, including Batman, Robin, Alfred, Commissioner Gordon, Batgirl, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, The Riddler, The Joker, and Ra's al Ghul. As a bonus, the book teaches us how to draw settings and accessories like Gotham City, the Batcave, the Batmobile, guns, bombs and Bat-a-rangs.
This book is a simple, yet excellent resource on how to create your own adventures for the Dark Knight, at the same time that you begin to understand the basic principles of cartooning and animation.
A must buy for kids and adults who want to draw the Batman universe like professional artists in a relatively short time. If you prefer a more general book on how to draw DC Comics super heroes, I recommend buying How to Draw Batman and the DC Comics Super Heroes by Ty Templeton instead, since it contains around 90% of the characters featured in this book, plus a lot of other characters from other DC Comics universes.
--Reviewed by M. E. Volmar
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than it looks!, March 3, 1999
This review is from: How to Draw Batman (DC Comics How to Draw Books) (Paperback)
Looks like a simple little drawing manual, but for people interested in actually drawing for animation or comics, its a pretty good book covering stuff that I haven't seen alot of other people cover... its actually very insightfull, I really recommend it to people other than just Batman fans who happen to want to draw the characters, there's alot more than that in here.
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