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Title: Drawing Cutting Edge Comics by Christopher Hart ISBN: 0-8230-2397-4 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (19 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Very dissapointing
Comment: This book is perhaps one of the WORST comic drawing guides out there.
It is just typically based on the styles of average American comics that the author is telling you to dismiss. Entire pages are wasted with pointless forshortening, panel layouts, and already gives you 'sketches' on characters later in the book, signalling that you have learned nothing from the ever-so-basic anatomy studies at the start. Or the fact that no tutorials are given on such things as inking materials to use, etc.
This book fails in that it teaches you nothing for later lessons, it wastes pages on pointless subjects, and the author has made the fatal mistake of calling manga a 'genre', when it is in fact the Japanese word for comic.
Speaking of which, I want everyone to turn their attention to the 'How to Draw Manga' series instead. Even though the series is based around drawing manga, they make a greater and more carefully managed lesson to draw 'real' comics.
The author should really try to study from his own books, and see how far he slips when he trys to make a professional submission. Bad value for money.
Rating: 1
Summary: Buy something else instead!
Comment: The comic book equivalent of "extreme" sports. While comic book figures are obviously drawn "larger than life," this book takes that technique well over the top. If you're not distracted by recurring illustrations of women with proportions which don't remotely resemble reality (augmention notwithstanding), you won't mind this book.
Instead, I recommend Hart's books "How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains" for a less "extreme" treatment of his method, and "Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy" for general guidelines on drawing the human figure without a live model, and checking the proportions of your subject by "internal" reference.
Others have suggested "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" by Stan Lee and John Buscema (1978) instead, and I concur. I also highly recommend "The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics" by Klaus Janson (2003) as a companion volume.
Make sure you look at this one in the bookstore before deciding to buy it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good compliment, but can't stand on its own
Comment: The good thing about this book is that most basic drawing ideas are covered: faces, basic anatomy, and perspective. One of the articles I particularly like is the drawing comparison between different top artists (from using the same reference). It gives an idea of how to develop your own unique style rather than copying someone elses. The focus in the "cutting edge" comic market today is to give a "dark" feeling. Hence inking is exaggerated and skin tones are darker (compare Witchblade to Wonder Woman and you'll know what I mean). If you're interested in these aspects of drawing, then this book will you a taste that no current other book can offer.
Despite the uniqueness of this book, the problem is that book is NOT a stand-alone (all-in-one) guide to drawing "Top-Cow" and "Chaos" style comics. If you are a newbie in drawing, then this book is more eye-candy than an aid to help you. You will have difficulties reaching Al Rio's level of quality on this book alone. There is little step-by-step instructions or diagrams. Since there are different artists contributing to different sections of the book, it can be a distraction. No offense, but I don't really think Chris Hart's artwork is "cutting edge." It looks rather cartoony as another reviewer said. Hence, I think this book can be better streamlined and edited. In addition, there should be more about shading, more about poses, and more about creating impact. I would rather have this book dump all the "basic stuff" and dig deeper into the "dark" style in popular comics today.
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Title: How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee, John Buscema ISBN: 0671530771 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 14 September, 1984 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy by Christopher Hart ISBN: 0823024970 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Drawing Dynamic Comics by Andy Smith ISBN: 0823003124 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Perspective! for Comic Book Artists: How to Achieve a Professional Look in Your Artwork by David Chelsea ISBN: 0823005674 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: How to Draw Great-Looking Comic Book Women by Christopher Hart ISBN: 082302394X Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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