Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Comic Book Artists

by Christopher Hart

Book Overview

This drawing tutorial from best-selling author Christopher Hart shows artists how to draw exaggerated musculature of super-sized figures in action poses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823023982
• ISBN13: 9780823023981
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Improve your skills as an all around artist

Shipped fast and in described condition. This is a great book for any artist, not just comic book types. Most artists have trouble with key features of the human body, i.e. feet, hands, faces, anatomy, and this is a great book to work on that. This helps with inking, perspective, action poses, and many others. Just a great all around book for improving skills. Highly recommended on the ol' book shelf.

Excellent 'how-to-book' for the child with artistic ability

I would stongly recommend for this 'how-to' book for any young junior-age artist. My 11-12 year grandson eagerly follows the drawing guides for each body part. Is good for self-starter children.

I would have written this review earlier...

...but I've been drawing ever since this book arrived! "Drawing Cutting Edge Anatomy" is: 1/3 "Gray's Anatomy", 1/3 "Dynamic Figure Drawing", and 1/3 "How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way" - three essential reference books for the serious illustrator. This has to be the most complete book for those who want to dive right in and start drawing proper anatomy. For me, I've always understood the principle anatomical structure of the human body - but there would be some improvising when it came to certain areas of the legs, back, shoulders, or forearms. Hart lays it all out and makes sense of some of the areas of the body you may not be completely familiar with. He also shows you how every muscle bends, stretches and works in conjunction with the other muscles around it (very important if you plan to draw a lot of poses and sequential art, like you would see throughout a 32 page comic book.) Whether you simply want to learn how to draw comic book type figures, or you're a professional lookng to refine their skills, there's a surprising amount of depth within this book and even seasoned artists may be reminded of a thing or two they may have forgotten over the years.