You Can Draw Star Wars (You Can Draw)
by Bonnie Burton
from DK CHILDREN
From droids and wookies to Darth Vader, this step-by-step guide teaches budding artists everything they need to know to draw characters from the amazing world of Star Wars. For a live demonstration of the book's drawing techniques, watch these three dynamic video guides featuring Matt Busch, one of the illustrators of You Can Draw Star Wars. (Click on each image to launch the video.)
 Episode I: Preparation |
 Episode II: Light and Shadow |
 Episode III: Drawing |
Cartooning the Head and Figure
by Jack Hamm
from Perigee Trade
Big Book of Cartooning
by Bruce Blitz
from Running Press Kids
Get out your number 2 pencils! Bruce Blitz, professional cartoonist, television personality, and all-around enthusiastic guy, is going to teach you how to draw! The Big Book of Cartooning is a fun, comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to the basic techniques of cartooning. In his Big Book, Blitz explains the process of drawing cartoons with detailed chapters that cover everything from the selection of paper and pencils to sketching animals and portraits. And don't worry if it doesn't turn out right the first time--Blitz's optimistic style and encouraging words will help smooth over the rough spots. In the forward, Bil Keane, syndicated cartoonist and creator of "The Family Circus," writes, "It is a brilliant compilation of the many basic aspects of drawing, simplified and presented in a breezy, entertaining style." Whether you're a budding young artist or an old dog still scratching out stick people, The Big Book of Cartooning can help you sketch more interesting and expressive pictures. Reading this book won't necessarily turn you into the next Gary Larson, but with a little guidance from Bruce Blitz and a lot of practice, you could be drawing better cartoons in no time! --George Laney
How to Draw Animals (How to Draw (Dover))
by Barbara Soloff Levy
from Dover Publications
Art for Kids: Cartooning: The Only Cartooning Book You'll Ever Need to Be the Artist You've Always Wanted to Be (Art for Kids)
by Art Roche
from Lark Books
Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine?
by Esther Pearl Watson
from Graphia
A zine is a handmade magazine or mini-comic about anything you can imagine: favorite bands, personal stories, subcultures, or collections. They contain diary entries, rants, interviews, and stories. They can be by one person or many, found in stores, traded at comic conventions, exchanged with friends, or given away for free. Zines are not a new idea: they've been around for years under various names (chapbooks, flyers, pamphlets). People with independent ideas have been getting their word out since before there were printing presses.
This book is for anyone who wants to create their own zine. It's for learning tips and tricks from contributors who have been at the fore front of the zine movement. It's for getting inspired to put thoughts and ideas down on paper. It's for learning how to design and print your own zine so you can put it in others' hands. Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine? is for anyone who has something to say.
Action! Cartooning
by Ben Caldwell
from Sterling
Written and illustrated by a former Marvel Comics’ artist with brilliant hand-done images throughout, this graphic handbook of cartooning is without equal. It's simply larger, better illustrated, and more in depth than any similar title on the market. In elaborate detail, it focuses on superheroes and their atmospheric world filled with speed and movement. Every aspect of creating cartoons is taught: the supplies, developing mood, and the techniques that endow characters with personality. See how to draw a variety of faces (female, heroic, cute, gaunt), and give the appearance of age. From the skeleton to the torso, to the arms, hands, and legs, follow every stroke that goes into producing bodies of all shapes and sizes. Finally, there's instruction on sending those figures into running, jumping, punching, kicking action in a fully realized scene. With advice so thorough, any amateur can become a pro.
Transformers Animated: How to Draw (Transformers)
by Sadie Chesterfield
from HarperEntertainment
The Transformers come to life as you learn how to draw Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Ratchet, and more.
With step-by-step instructions on every page, all you need is a pencil to create your own Transformers masterpiece!
You Can Draw Marvel Characters (You Can Draw)
by Dan Jurgens
from DK CHILDREN
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.
How to Draw the Legend of Zelda
by Michael Teitelbaum
from Scholastic
In the best-selling tradition of How to Draw Pokemon, this new title in one of Troll's most popular series teaches heroes and villains, from Link and Princess Zelda to Ganondorf, Tektite, Goron, Lizalfos, and more!
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