BARRON'S Anatomy For Fantasy Artists    Here in a single volume is a practical, comprehensive training course for budding illustrators working to master comic book art, graphic novels, fantasy posters, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games. The author, a highly successful fantasy artist, teaches the basics of human anatomical drawing and musculature, as ...
	BARRON'S Drawing & Painting Fantasy Beast   Art students with special interest in comic strips, graphic novels, and computer games graphics will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration in this new volume. A widely recognized artist in these media shows how to draw and paint fantastic beasts from literature and legend, double-headed sea monsters and ...
	BARRON'S Drawing & Painting Fantasy Landscapes & Cityscapes   Artists interested in graphic novels and comic book illustration will find all the guidance and inspiration they need to draw and paint landscapes that evoke myths and legends, lost empires, futuristic planets, dramatic dreamscapes, underwater worlds, and subterranean cities. Easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations demonstrate techniques for rendering a wide ...
	BARRON'S Fairy Artist's Figure Drawing Bible   Book illustrators, computer games artists, and others who want to develop their skill as specialists in fairy art will find this book a practical instruction guide. Following an opening chapter that specifies tools and materials, this book instructs in: Rendering fairy subjects from sketches and/or photos of humans to finished ...
	BARRON'S How to Draw and Paint Crazy Cartoon Characters   Aspiring cartoon artists, comic book collectors, and nostalgia buffs will discover a happy combination of cartoon history and practical instruction in this color-illustrated book. Find out how to inject personality into your artwork and create your own fresh and funny characters. Author: Vincent Woodcock Format: paperback, 128 pgs., 8 1/2 in. ...
	BLITZ Cartooning DVD Library   This collection of Bruce Blitz instructional videos is an entire cartooning library in one set. This complete course on cartooning and drawing comes on two double layer DVDs suitable for all regions worldwide. The set contains five instructional videos: “How to Draw Cartoons,” “Learn Basic Drawing,” “Draw Your Own Comic ...
	BLITZ Video Kits   All kits contain an easy-to-follow video tape, instructional wall chart, marker pen, sketch pencil, sharpener, drawing pad and art portfolio/lap top drawing board. Recommended for ages 6 to adult.
	CHARTWELL BOOKS Draw Manga: Complete Techniques   With hundreds of illustrations and 16 pages in full color, this book is the ultimate guide to creating your very own manga world. From learning how to draw authentic-looking characters to perspective and coloring techniques, its step-by-step approach makes drawing manga easy. Authors: Emmett Elvin and Eugene Felder Format: paperback, 144 ...
	COPIC How to Draw Manga: Special   How to Draw Manga: Special shows you techniques for using Copic Sketch Markers. It will show you basic procedures like avoiding blotches, using colorless blenders, selecting paper, refilling your markers and changing nibs. Learn how to use the Copic airbrush system for creating backgrounds, creating skies, and creating patterns ...
	DAVID & CHARLES Draw Comic Book Action   With this book, you will learn to draw superhero feats and fights. Techniques for drawing every dynamic action are explained from running, swinging and flying to fist fights, rumbles and battles. Author: Lee Garbett ISBN: 9781440308130 Publisher: David & Charles, 2010
	DK You Can Draw Marvel Characters   From bodies in action to computer-aided coloring, this step-by-step guide teaches budding artists everything they need to know to draw characters from the amazing universe of Marvel Comics. Includes tracing overlays and stencils. Features tips by expert Marvel artists. Three Master Class sections showcase favorite Marvel characters as they evolve from concept ...
	DOVER How to Draw Funny Monsters   Simple, step-by-step diagrams make it easy to create a one-eyed centipede; a scowling, four-legged fright that's literally all head; and 28 other comical creatures. Barbara Levy's fun-filled, how-to guide is designed for youngsters but will equally delight aspiring cartoonists of all ages. Paperback book measures 8 1/4 in. x ...
	F & W Manga Fantasy Madness   Want to create fantastic manga fantasy art? This is the perfect guide for you! Manga Fantasy Madness provides over 50 easy-to-follow dynamic demonstrations in pencil, colored pencil, and markers. Follow along with the hundreds of action-packed illustrations of popular manga fantasy characters such as knights, wizards, elves, princesses and more ...
	GOOD YEAR BOOKS Classroom Cartooning for the Artistically Challenged   You won't believe what you can draw with these easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons for drawing animals, people, holiday objects, and characters. Use the special magic of cartooning to illustrate concepts across the curriculum and enhance your classroom environment. Let students' imagination run wild as they learn to draw 17 different letter ...
	HARPERCOLLINS Anime Art: Easel Does It   With special photography, Anime Art: Easel Does It shows how to draw, ink, and color anime characters, and how to use them to create animated sequences. All materials, equipment, and techniques needed to create anime characters and animated sequences are fully explained and accompanied by a gallery of anime figures ...
	HARPERCOLLINS Digital Manga Workshop   The unique Japanese cartoon style known as manga, with its exaggerated stylistic characters and vivid colors, has caught the attention of America. Now, with the advent of digital tools like Photoshop and Painter, manga artists have discovered new ways of bringing their artwork to life and onto the computer ...
	HARPERCOLLINS Drawing Action Comics: Easel-Does-It   With special photography, the book shows how to draw and color action superheroes, and how to place them in exciting scenes. Ten creative step-by-step projects, demonstrating how to draw and ink larger-than-life figures, how to get action into your artwork, how to use color creatively, and how to make ...
	HARPERCOLLINS Manga Art: Easel Does It   Manga Art: Easel Does It takes a subject with which Western audiences may not be too familiar and explains, in lucid and easy to follow text and logical step-by-step diagrams, how to draw in this exciting and innovative style. An introduction explains the comparatively recent origins of manga in ...
	HARPERCOLLINS The Art of Game Characters   Computer and video games are the entertainment media of the 21st century, and game characters like Lara Croft and Mario are now as famous as Mickey Mouse and Homer Simpson. This definitive guide examines the appeal of these iconic characters from the early days of gaming to the present. ...
	HARPERCOLLINS The Monster Book of Manga: Draw Like the Experts   From comic illustration Studio Joso comes the ultimate guide on how to draw manga. The Monster Book of Manga is divided into sections focusing on the most popular manga figures and themes-Girls, Boys, Samurai, Monsters, and Computer. Each illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions, ...
	IMPACT Comic Artist's Photo Reference-People & Poses   This book comes with a CD and over 1000 color images between them. It features six step-by-step demonstrations by well known artists. Comic artists of all skill levels can draw from a diverse group of models in hundreds of poses. Authors: Buddy Scalera & Amy Jeynes ISBN: 9781581807585 Publisher: Impact, 2006
	IMPACT Discover Manga Drawing   Discover the secrets to drawing manga and have fun creating dozens of guys and girls in a variety of costumes. The easy lessons in this book make drawing manga as easy as picking up a pencil. Start with the basics of drawing heads and bodies, then learn ways to customize ...
	IMPACT Dragonart Evolution: How to Draw Everything Dragon   This book contains everything you need to draw a variety of dragons. There is in-depth advice for drawing every part of the dragon. Also included are 60+ step-by-step demonstrations from medieval dragons to fairy and sea-dwelling varieties. Author: J. 'Neon Dragon' Peffer ISBN: 9781440302527 Publisher: Impact, 2010
	IMPACT Draw & Paint Fantasy Art: Warriors & Heroes   Ten extremely gradual step-by-step projects show artists how to conceptualize, draw and paint a great selection of warrior hero characters. Projects include all classic male and female warrior archetypes. Author: Alan Lathwell ISBN: 9781600619694 Publisher: Impact, 2010
	IMPACT Face Off: How To Draw Amazing Caricatures & Comic Portraits   This authoritative guide to the art of comic portrait drawing provides easy-to-learn techniques and 30 step-by-step demonstrations that make drawing caricatures fun and easy. Inside you'll learn to draw specific features for the front, ¾, and profile views, as well as how to color your art. There's even a gallery ...
	IMPACT Fantasy Art Expedition   This book introduces you to the supernatural and mythological characters of key locations. For each of 12 locations there is a map, an explanation of the site's lore, and a detailed step-by-step Demonstration showing the development of the key character. Projects show a wide selection of both traditional and ...
	IMPACT Girl to Grrrl Manga: How To Draw the Hottest Shoujo Manga   THE book on shoujo manga, from the top female creator working in American comics today! From the creative mind of superstar comic artist Colleen Doran, Girl to Grrrl Manga is your invitation to the drama, high romance and dreamlike settings of shoujo manga! Page after page of step-by-step instruction lets you ...
	IMPACT Vanishing Point   Vanishing Point helps the reader develop the fundamentals of perspective drawing. Included are complete instructions for drawing in one-, two- and three-point perspective; also four- and five-point curvilinear perspective. The step-by-step instructions use full-color real scenes. Shortcuts and tips offers the reader a new way of looking at perspective ...
	MOTORBOOKS How to Draw Crazy Cars & Mad Monsters Like a Pro   Award-winning car designer Thom Taylor and legendary kustom culture figure Ed Newton reveal the tricks and techniques used by masters past and present to render whack rods and their warts-and-all drivers. Authors: Thom Taylor and Ed “Newt” Newton Format: paperback, 144 pgs., 8 1/4 in. x 10 5/8 in. Publisher: Motorbooks, 2006
	NEW HOLLAND PUBLISHERS Draw Animation   Teach yourself how to draw and make fun animated short films with this all-encompassing guide. The book is written and illustrated by Paul Hardman, a professional cartoonist whose work has appeared in many films, magazines, and newspapers. Format: paperback, 96 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. Publisher: New Holland, 2007
	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Draw Your Own Manga: Beyond The Basics   Now that I've got the hang of the basic techniques, how can I improve my style? Color manga looks really cool, but I don't know what materials I need or how to use them! The Draw Your Own Manga team is back to help your take your manga to ...
	PUTNAM Cartooning the Head and Figure   Tried and proven methods that explain, simplify, and teach the art of cartooning. Step-by-step procedures with more than 3,000 illustrations. Paperback book measures 8.11 in. x 11.10 in., 128 pages. ISBN 0399508031. Perigee.
	QUARRY Illustration School Series   Created by one of Japan's most popular artists, these books provide detailed and complete instruction for illustrating fun and appealing characters and elements that celebrate life. The author's special and distinct style is simple, appealing, happy, and cute and offers artists, crafters, and art enthusiasts--with or without experience--the instruction ...
	RUNNING PRESS Blitz Dynamite Video Drawing: Cartooning Basics   Get a one-on-one lesson in cartooning-- in your own living room! Learn to draw cartoon faces, animals, action, and humor with DVD instruction from Emmy-nominated cartoonist Bruce Blitz. Follow along in the book as you replay the video lessons over and over until you've got it down, then move ...
	RUNNING PRESS Joe Kubert's Comic Book Studio   With this kit, you will have everything you will need to complete a comic book and become a comic book author and illustrator. You just need to supply the desire and imagination. Kit includes a portfolio, 72- page instruction book, tracing paper, bond paper, lead pencil, colored pencils, pencil ...
	STERLING Art of Drawing Manga   Learn to create manga, the globally popular comic books and graphic novels made famous in Japan. This comprehensive work will lead novices and beginners through the history of the manga phenomenon before plunging in-depth into their creation. Step-by-step instruction covers everything from the art supplies needed to the fleshing ...
	STERLING Fantasy! Cartooning   A former Marvel cartoonist and one of the most talented young artists in this very hip field, Ben Caldwell now delivers his thrilling follow-up to Action! Cartooning. Fantasy! Cartooning is ideal for all kids and adults who love the Lord of the Rings movies, anticipate the Christmas 2005 release ...
	WALTER FOSTER How to Draw Fallen Angels   Mysterious and graceful, angels have sparked imaginations for centuries, making their way into countless legends, works of art, movies, and fiction. And now anyone can learn to render these celestial beings with pencil, paint, and digital image-editing software. This book offers in-depth instructions that guide artists from initial sketches ...
	WALTER FOSTER How to Draw Magical, Monstrous & Mythological Creatures   This book is for artistic tweens who dream about the magical, mystical, and darker side of things. Starting with an introduction to various drawing tools and techniques, the goth-inspired title will have entusiastic young artists learning to draw their favorite creatures and beasts across three categories, including Magical Characters, ...
	WALTER FOSTER Learn To Draw Disney   Each 40-page book features a different set of characters and includes step-by-step instructions and illustrations, fun ways to use action lines, tips on outlining and coloring, and hints on how to create different poses and expressions. Children will be entertained for hours as they practice drawing their favorite Disney ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Drawing American Manga Superheroes   Give your comic book heroes a fresh, Manga look! 15-year comics industry veteran Andy Smith walks you through step-by-step through creating a Japanese-style comics character, including tips on inking, computer-aided special effects, and simple 3-D rendering. Side-by-side comparisons of Manga characters and their American counterparts will help you get ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy   The follow-up title to the hit title Drawing Cutting Edge Comics, this drawing tutorial shows artists how to draw the exaggerated musculature of super-sized figures in action poses. The guesswork is taken out of figuring out which muscles show through to the surface and how muscles appear through clothing. ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Drawing Dynamic Comics   A fresh, up-to-date approach to creating comics shows artists of all ages and talent levels how to build basic figures into stylized characters, set them in action, and add the backgrounds needed to complete the visual storytelling process. Chapters include instruction on basic shapes and perspective; human anatomy, figure drawing, ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Drawing Faeries   Aimed at all those who love fantasy art, this latest instruction guide from best-selling author Christopher Hart deals with all the popular ingredients of the faerie kingdom-faerie personalities, faeries at work, faeries at play, faerie expressions, faeries in flight, faerie magic, faeries facing predatory household pets, and the secret ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Hi-Yah! How to Draw Fantastic Martial Arts Comics   Through carefully detailed steps, learn to create compelling warriors who dropkick right off the page. This book includes techniques to translate standard anatomical forms into action-packed brawls and instructions for accurately rendering martial arts weapons and costumes. Perfect for taking the next step in developing your own action comics! Author: ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL How to Draw and Paint Fairies   How do you draw a fairy? It’s not like you can convince one to do life modeling in your studio. How to Draw and Paint Fairies confronts the fairy labor shortage directly, explaining all the techniques needed to bring fairy art to life. For beginners, explanations of basic techniques ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Kids Draw Anime   The eighth book in the popular Kids Draw series, this is the first book specifically designed to teach kids ages 6-12 how to draw the popular anime style themselves. Focusing on shojo-and shonen-style anime, the book teaches the familiar "big eye" look, in which characters are drawn cute and ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Kids Draw Manga   The characters from manga-or Japanese comics-have begun to dominate the world of kids' cartoons and comics. Now kids can learn to draw their own manga-style characters with Kids Draw Manga, the newest addition to the Kids Draw series. Young artists will find a complete introduction to the basics of ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Manga Mania: Magical Girls and Friends   Magical girls, ordinary schoolgirls given superpowers, are hugely popular in Japan and the United States. Now Christopher Hart shows fans everywhere how to draw these manga faves. Faces and body proportions, action poses, costumes, expressions, transformations, special effects—they’re all here, all in Hart’s distinctive step-by-step approach. So are magical fighting ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Muscles in Motion: Figure Drawing for the Comic Book Artist   Superhero comic books usually call for two things: muscles and action. Comic book artists are constantly looking for sources for those superhuman muscles, and now Muscles in Motion will heed their cry for help. While most figure drawing books focus on static poses, Muscles in Motion analyzes the movement ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist   Streamline, stylize, simplify! Author Christopher Hart breaks down the super-defined body-builder physiques of comics past into a sleeker, highly stylized cartoon style reminiscent of TV shows such as "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Justice League." Including tons of helpful tips and hundreds of superhero drawings, Harts book takes the ...
	WRITER'S DIGEST DragonArt   From the artist behind the wildly popular NeonDragonArt.com, DragonArt will help you create mythical beasts that awe, delight, and disturb the sweet dreams of little ones. Armed only with your trusty pencil and ink pen, you will begin your artistic quest by conquering a super-easy dragon that even the ...