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How to Draw Batman (DC Comics How to Draw Books)

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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.

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

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.

Highly reccommended for the Batman fan of any age. Another "How to Draw" book from the series by Walter Foster. For 7 and up, it helps if you have some very basic drawing skills before you try this book, but you don't have to. These "how to draw" books that feature comic heroes are even more fun if you have some basic skills first, then use these books to practice with. The Batman has been drawn in many different styles over the years, and this is the style from the 1990's animated series from Warner Brothers. It is very comprehensive and has Batman, Robin, Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred, Police Commissioner Gordon, Batgirl, and villians including The Joker,Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, The Riddler and more. Gadgets like the utility belt and batarangs are included, of course the batmobile, and even backgrounds from Gotham City and the Batcave to draw. It starts in very simple steps that progress to a complete drawing. To see more drawing books for kids you might want to check my lists on the subject. See Ed Emberly's Green Book, or Mark Kistler's books to get some basic drawing skills. I also reccommend books by Jack Hamm if you want to step up from there.

This book starts out like a book for kids.but towards the middle it gets a lot better.I needed help on posses and 3 point angles.This book is a great book if ur a beginner or love batman like me....

Very insightful.... it covered a lot of things that more realistic art books failed to cover. Great for kiddies or beginners. But try as I might, I'm still a cruddy artist, and I'm sort of peeved that this failed to cover shading and the thickness of lines, which is actually what I *really* need help on.

The book is greared for mostly kids and fans of the show. I thought they should have have more of the bad guys and gotham. Still, the book does offer ideas on how to start drawing in the Bruce Timm style and you can break off and create new charaters.