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I actually purchased this guide a few years back, and it is very good investment for the beginning comic artist. It is not a method drawing book...it doesn't really teach you a particular style of drawing, but instead focuses on the different elements of comic art that come in handy regardless of the specific details of your drawing style. There are chapters devoted to the layout of a comic page, one dealing with panels and words, one with camera angles and composition, and the all-important chapter on character design and anatomy. There's also a quick, full-color comic in the middle of the book that helps to illustrate many of the concepts. All in all, a great reference book for the first-time comic artist.

Well, if you love Disney's Aladdin, then this is a MUST-HAVE! It teaches you how to draw Jasmine, The Genie, Jafar, Abu, Iago, and of course, your beloved Aladdin! You'll learn more about the making of the movie, especially how they created such wondeful characters! Try to draw them by yourself, there'll be lots of fun - Buy it, and don't forget to have a look at the other books in the "Disney How To Draw" Series !!!

This book is great, for kids or older people who want to draw the disney princesses. I was suprised to find that tinkerbell is in this book too. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to draw all the princesses, but I am sure that the separate books ie: How to draw the little mermaid would be much more informative to draw her in all poses, but this book is still very good!

Even though I have already drawn good pictures of the Nemo characters, I bought this book to see if it would help me improve, and I also hoped it would assist my friends and family (who are a bit artistically challenged, yet still love Nemo). "How to Draw Finding Nemo" is a very cleverly written book, from Marlin's point of view, and he describes each character (as well as the entire movie plot) quite perfectly.

The first day I got this book (today), I drew and colored 24 good pictures of the Nemo characters. Each one is illustrated in detail and various poses, with helpful tips and hints. The book includes Nemo, Marlin, Dory, the sharks, Nemo's school friend trio, and the whole Tank Gang. It's only missing the turtles, for some reason. Anyway, it is a very nice drawing book.

Like any "how to draw" book, you may find it alot easier to draw without all those annoying 'guidelines' that you need to erase. But unlike most "how to draw" books, this one makes it EASY to follow each step individually and come out with a great drawing! Hey, I'm 16 and use it...this is NOT just for eight year olds!

My recommendations when using this book? First of all, USE IT. Don't just buy it, flip through, and never draw any of the pictures. It shows you how to do so quite simply. I know it's cheap. But still, use the thing! For instance, you may find Sheldon, as I did, easier to draw from his final result (all those little lines on his head are complex.) For another, they lie only once in this book. Jacques, it says, is half the size of Nemo? No, that's impossible. Jacques MUST BE BIGGER than Nemo (just a bit, as in the film), or he would also be able to fit inside the filter.

More examples you wish? I shall gladly oblige! Gill is alot of fun to draw. So is Bloat--you can make him inflated or deflated! Bubbles is a ton of fun because once you get the hang of him, you can make various cute poses! Deb is tricky because you must draw her whispering to her reflection/sister, Flo. Gurgle, the "fish after Marlin's own heart," is also alot of fun and fairly simple: just watch the diamond pattern, it's a bit tricky. I found a flat, head-on Peach difficult, but the shaded picture you can draw of her peeling off the tank glass is VERY COOL! The sharks do not look much like themselves in this book, sadly...except for Chum, he's ok. Anchor is kind of tough to draw, even though he looks simple, for they've given him a humpback. Bruce looks like a meat cleaver.

Tad and Sheldon come out nicely if you draw them properly. And Pearl is THE EASIEST character of all to draw, bar none. She is good for the absolute beginning child artist. The other nice thing I noticed about this book is that, unlike other "how to draw" books, it doesn't keep hammering over and over: "It's YOUR drawing! Make it unique!" and such. Yes, you SHOULD make your drawing personal, but...it's more important that you make it look like what it IS, AND have your own style. Accomplish first the task of making it look good and distinguishable. Then get fancy, if you please. I read this other "how to draw" book, and it must have said "It's YOUR drawing!" at least 25 times! I KNOW it's my drawing. It serves to make readers feel embarrassed/ashamed/harrassed/pressured about their artwork! Marlin makes gentle suggestions. Overall, this book is great for providing hours of entertainment!

Even though this book is meant for kids, I bought it anyway. I'm 16 and I really want to be an animator when I'm older, and surprisingly this book really helped me learn to draw all the Toy Story 1 & 2 characters on my own. The characters are computer-animated in the movie, but this book helps you bring them alive on paper, too. I have all the books in this series and I LOVE them all, they seriously helped my cartooning skills & they're fun to use as well!

My 8 year old son choose this book at a school book fair. He has been drawing ever since. As an artist myself I was impressed to see the book demonstrate different technical aspects of drawing such as texturing, tracing, shadowing and attention to detail. The comic book like illustrations make it a fun read for the school age child. Very simple instructions help the reader see how the drawing comes together. Many secret tricks on how to acheive various effects such as transparent people make it a especially interesting! A big hit with elementary school boys. My son is enjoying it so much I'm ordering one for my Nephew.

I am not probably the most better drawer you`ve seen but this book surely improved my drawing technics. It is not matter if you are an artist or a total beginner this hints from the real guru will certainly be a big help. A+ and a five star recommendation from me.

Like most of the How to Draw Manga series, this is more of a reference guide then a book on how to draw. The cover says Guns and Military, but it's mostly only guns (although it does have about 3 pages dedicated to Russian, Japanese and American police uniforms). It has over 22 different types of guns, and gets very detailed as with the types of bullets the gun uses, who uses them, and how to a person would aim them. You probably shouldn't get this unless you have some experience in drawing, since as I said this is a reference guide and it only shows drawings of what the guns look like, not how to draw them.

The types of guns shown in this book are:
Walther PPK
Parabellum P08
Beretta Cougar
Walther P38
Heckler & Koch P7M13
Beretta M92SB-F
Kalashinikova AK-47
Schmeisser MP40
S&W M29
Glock 17
Wildey .45 Magnum
Nambu Taisho 14
Gyrojet
Makarov
Remington M31 Riot Shotgun
Colt SAA (Single Action Army)
Nambu Type 94
C96/M1916
M1908 Pocket .25
Colt Third Model Dragoon
Webley & Scott MK. VI (IV)
Sten Mark II

Frank McLaughlin is an artist with years of professional experience drawing such DC Comics characters as Superman, Batman, and the Flash. Mike Gold is a DC Comics editor and director of Development for DC Comics, as well as director of Chicago Comicon. In How To Draw Monsters For Comics, McLaughlin and Gold effectively collaborate to provide aspiring comic book and graphic novel artists a step-by-step guide to creating flying monsters, vampires, ghouls, human/chrome hybrids, and more. The cartooning techniques reveal the processes of successfully drawing eyes, mouths and gestures, as well as the use of lighting and backgrounds. How To Draw Monsters For Comics is a single, comprehensive, "how to" instructional that will prove an invaluable resource for anyone trying to break into the specialized art field of comic book or graphic novel illustration.

This is a great book. The instructions are concise,simple and easy to follow. Initially, the drawings appear very basic but with repeated practice, they become quite adorable. My 8 year enjoyed this book because of the gratification he received when his drawing actually looked like the animal he was trying to draw. It's fun.