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Graphic artists who open this scintillating tutorial discover the beauty secrets of cartoon bombshells, then learn how to give them active roles in stories. Step-by-step illustrations show female anatomy and proportion, ways to render poses and body shapes, and methods to exaggerate or simplify female shapes for special effects. Artists learn to create convincing drawings of seductive supergirls, action heroines, sexy cyberpunks, feisty Manga babes, and other types. Instruction includes methods for drawing facial features, head-turning hairstyles, and fantasy wardrobes with eye-popping metal bikinis and skin-tight jumpsuits. A historical overview of females in animation and comics covers styles from Betty Boop to Tank Girl. The author explains the importance of storytelling in art and discusses ways to develop story concepts before starting to draw. Chapters that follow focus on choosing art equipment (pencils, papers, brushes, inks, paints, and pixels), selecting appropriate drawing styles to match characters’ personalities, rendering different feminine types, from goddess to the girl next door, and more.The book concludes with a brief survey of the business of commercial art, with advice on how and where to sell finished work, how to draw characters to order, and how artists can protect their rights. More than 200 flamboyant, full-color illustrations.

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From Lara Croft to Xena, supergirls are an ever popular feature of the cartoon genre, but can be one of the most challenging to illustrate. How do you create characters who are tough yet still sexy, who can pack a punch without losing their allure? Discover how to render fantasy females for computer games, comic books, and graphic novels.

Clear illustrations show the fundamentals of female anatomy and proportion, and how to render a range of different body shapes and poses

Find out how to exaggerate or simplify the female form to create raunchy heroines, seductive femmes fatales, out-of-this-world aliens, and feisty manga babes

Dress your character up in a wardrobe of eye-popping costumes, from metal bikinis to skintight leather catsuits, and arm her to do battle in the fantasy realm.

Chris Patmore is a journalist specializing in creative technology. He has worked internationally as a phographer and graphic designer, and is currently developing

a website for animators and comic book artists. Chris is the author of two more books

on animation and character design. He lives in London, England.

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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (February 6, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764130897
ISBN-13: 978-0764130892
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy title, not really a "How-To" Book, March 14, 2006

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I purchased "fantasy females" sight unseen, and with some reservations considering the title. (I find it somewhat degrading to see women referred to as "raunchy"). As a drawing book I considered the book to be 'okay.' The artist covers a lot of different artistic styles from realistic to chibi, to computer-generated. There isn't a lot of drawing instruction in this book. Most of the pics are already fully sketched or in need of colorization only. There is a little too much discussion of poser for a drawing book. Also the illustrations are crammed on the pages with a lot of text, in such a way that I felt the book was poorly designed.

On the plus side, if you are looking for ideas on how to improve your art, and can already sketch the human figure this book might be the book you are looking for. Interesting, but ultimately not particularly useful, especially if you are looking for drawing instruction. If you are, there are better books on how to draw female characters out there.

3 stars.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but too much Poser, October 2, 2006

By	John Hoagland (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book (without being able to see any interior pages), hoping it would be full of ideas, images, and techniques about how to draw and design "sexy cybperpunks, etc". Way too much time is spent on using Photoshop, Poser, and DAZ Studio. While these programs can be used to make excellent artwork (and I know numerous artists who use these programs), a book on "How to Draw" should not be talking about how to arrange Poser figures in a scene. Using Poser is like photography: you're arranging elements in a scene... there is no "drawing" involved.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A "how to" in need of more "how to", December 3, 2008

By	B. A. Gibson "Gatewalker" (Wilmington, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been doodling on and off for years, and have just recently started to get more serious with my drawing. I was looking for a book that would give me guidance on drawing female figures because my attempts to capture the female form on paper have been quite horrible. This book does not do that. It tells you what they should look like, but doesn't tell you how to get there. There are some black and white sketches of characters already drawn with the colorized final work next to them, but NO notes on how to actually start drawing such characters.

The author touches on using Photoshop, 3D modeling programs, and writing character background stories. No offense, but I'd rather have some suggestions on how to draw the characters; not how to scan and color or spin yarns around them. I mean, the book IS titled "How To Draw...". Granted though, like every other topic in the book, the author doesn't spend much time on these topics.

Seriously, I didn't see hardly anything on how to start drawing, and building these characters up. No stick figures, and very little in the way of rough sketches.

I really feel like I wasted my money on this.

There just isn't enough "how to" in this "how to".

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2.0 out of 5 stars Meh
This book was not what I expected, its not a bad book, but not what I was looking for. Glad I only paid three bucks for it

Published 2 months ago by Mickey

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Great...Actually, less than great
I tend to buy a lot of "How to Draw" books, art books, etc. and, over the years, I've developeda pretty good sense of what works and what doesn't. Read more

Published on September 29, 2007 by CB

2.0 out of 5 stars It's alright if you live under a rock
this book talks about the type of characters there are in stories and what not. And if you plan on drawing fantasy stuff, chances are you already know about these character types... Read more

Published on September 22, 2007 by Cory A. Hunt

1.0 out of 5 stars lousy book
This book isn't worth the paper it's written on. There's next to nothing useful in it, any other drawing book on the market is far better. I'm amazed a publisher released it.

Published on February 5, 2007 by M. Peirce Richardson

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice intro and useful catalog of techniques
Overall, besides the 'cheesecake' appeal, the breakdown of styles and techniques justify buying this book. I haven't yet, but I might. Read more

Published on January 14, 2007 by B. B. Bridenbaugh

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what you think
Drop the How to Draw from the title and you will get what you are paying for. This book covers software and tools used in the profession but lacks any step by steps useful to... Read more

Published on December 31, 2006 by D. Grzywa

5.0 out of 5 stars From plot and background reviews to making characters come to life
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Published on July 24, 2006 by Midwest Book Review

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad
The product is good, but is aimed more at people wanting to make a living off their art. Those doing it as a hobby might be disapointed, since the book looks more at the... Read more

Published on July 2, 2006 by R. Bain

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
I really enjoyed the images of this book and the descriptions on how they drew it. This book in my opinion is not for the new artist but the artist that wants to improve his or... Read more

Published on March 12, 2006 by Neil Berthiaume

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