Drawing Cutting Edge Comics

by Christopher Hart

Book Overview

Comic book artists are now developing cutting-edge, extreme comic book characters that go beyond the traditional heroes and villains. The heroes are grittier. The women are sexier. The pages are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823023974
• ISBN13: 9780823023974
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The best art teaching book available...

"Drawing Cutting Edge Comics" has been the best drawing book I have seen on the market by Chris Hart in a long time. Totally blows his other books away! How ever, it's more for ppl who already know how to draw human anatomy...a.k.a they don't show you how to draw the human body in motion like "How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way." This book is def. like a book for ppl who are serious about going into the Comic Book Industry. It's a must buy.

Doesn't get much better than this

Two thumbs up! This book blows Hart's previous how to books based on comic art out of the water. It shows examples of correct anatomy, facial expressions, different camera angles, foreshortening, perspective, page design, and genre types. And for those who want to draw beautiful women and massive men this book shows you how. Those basics are a must have for those of you who want to be aspiring artists, because the comic industry is very compeitive. Some of the samples of art are outstanding! This book is for more of advanced artists. It also gives you tips from top people in the industry from TopCow and Chaos comics. The styles shown is this book are how many top artists draw now so if you wanna be a perfessional comic artists I implore you this book is absolutly a must have! I use this book as an everyday reference so it's easily worth it's money and can help you develop that cutting edge you need. DO U ENJOY DRAWING COMIC ART AND READING COMICS AND LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT, E-MAIL ME.

The Best Around

I have almost every single book on comic book art written in the last ten years, and this one tops them all. By far.I recommend this book not only to people who want to be comic book artists, but also those who are interested in more "serious" art forms. The tips and tricks are indispensible for anyone drawing the human form or face, regardless of the style. I've read this book a hundred times, and I still use it every day for reference.

Draw like a pro

Well, what can I say but Chris Hart has totally outdone his previous books! This book is an excellent source of information with art and tips from pros from company's such as Top Cow and Chaos comics. There is even a small section on coloring with a 2 page comic preview of Bad Kitty (Chaos) at the end. The best book on the market I have ever seen. I myself am a freelance comic book artist and I give this book a 5/5!

Great Book!

I recently purchased this book, and I found it quite useful, and the artwork and instructions quite good. I especially found the art of Al Rio quite helpful. For me, Al's art pages (5, 8-23, 25, 52-61, 116) was worth the cost of the book alone. Constructive criticism: I wish they hadn't shrunk the facial diagrams on page 14-15 so small that they were difficult to see. This is useful and beautiful art reference. Also, although I enjoy Chris Hart's writing, his artwork, which dominates the second half, is not as good as the other artists ands is excessively cartoony. I really wish Al Rio or Grant Miehm did more of the interior drawing. I also would like to see more 'turnarounds' (such as are done on the top of 18-19) for anatomical reference. The ones that are included are small, but good. Overall, though this book is another great in a series, and has many good pictures for artists of all skill levels. Keep producing more Christopher!