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Summary: Maybe not for beginners, but nothing much for the advanced.
Review: Some nice samples of comic art, with basic 'how to draw people' info. Unfortunately the author never really shows a direct connection between the two. Something about exaggerating motion and form would have been helpful.About 1/4 to 1/3 of the book covers developing a complete comic, that is finally inked in B/W. But nothing about using color. Nothing about getting work 'camera ready' and / or how to digitalize it. I think some of Burne Hogarth timeless books would be a much better investment
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Summary: Good but, difficult for beginners
Review: This book is a great new look at drawing your own superheroes villians ect..But, beware this book is not for most beginners it goes over the subjects in the booka little to quickly. Andrew Smith assumes the reader has a pretty good understanding of what he talks about. SO, if your a beginner I would stay away from this book till you have learned the basics. I gave this book 4 stars because I already had the firm understanding of what he talks about. This is a great book overall and helped my drawing ability greatly.
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Summary: very good
Review: This book is excellent for getting a good basis on drawing and inking comic book figures. The simplified musculature diagrams alone are worth the price. Andy Smith seems to be a much better artist and instructor than Christopher Hart. The only problem with this book is the title - it should be Drawing Dynamic Comic Figures. It does touch on topics like perspective and layouts, but it's main focus is on the comic book hero/heroine.
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Summary: Great help
Review: This book is worth getting. Andy Smith gives great tips to help you draw better, how to use simple shapes to form figures and objects. Of all the books I have gotten a lot of books on drawing and this one just help it all click. I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn how to draw.
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Summary: a good overveiw
Review: This is an excellent overview of the process of drawing comics. It does place heavy emphasis in figure drawing, but also covers composition, perspective, and shading. It is the different shading techniques which drew my attention to the book, since I enjoy working in pen & ink. It was very useful in that it shows how different artists handle inkwork by showing the same picture in pencil and then in ink, as done by each artist.
I think this book would be good for a beginner or someone more experienced. For the beginner, it features the basic traceable figure drawing (diving the figure into simple shapes and the like) for the more advanced artist it features different inking techniques, perspective and layout composition. I believe this to be a good book for artists of all skill levels.
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