You Can Draw: Marvel Characters

by Dan Jurgens

Book Overview

This title is a working toolbook. It's meant to be drawn in, colored over and read. Nearly every one of its 94 full-color pages has space reserved on it for the artist/reader. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756614708
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: DK Children
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book!

Wow! This book is beautiful AND it really helps you to draw Marvel or any other character! A great guide for those starting in the world of drawing, and a good help for those who are farther along the path. The presentation is really breathtaking, the pages are big, colorful and detailed, and it includes transparent pages so you can see the rough work over the finished piece. By far the best "How to Draw Marvel Characters" book I've ever laid my hands on!

Good for beggining comic book artist

If I had to compare this book to another one I'd say it's like a new version of "How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way". This is very good introduction of comic book artist's tools and techniques. The book really encourages to start drawing. There are good examples of human figure drawing, comic characters types, basic forms, coloring, inking and more. The explanations are clear and short - It's all about drawing. Tracing papers with initial sketches included inside show how the character is built from basics which is very helpful. Although the book covers all basics the Author advises a reader to learn basic human anatomy from additional sources which is a good idea. I like this book very much.

I love it!

I bought it because I am absolutely terrible at drawing men, and just wanted a book of references, but I didn't expect as complete a guide as I got! It's fantastic for anyone who wants to learn to draw, or even for anyone who loves to draw and has been doing it for a while. The overlays, especially the huge two-page spread overlay, is so incredibly useful. I fully recommend it! If you're looking for a comic drawing book, get this one!

One of the BEST books about the subject!!

This book RIVALS Stan Lee's "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way"!!! The sections/ chapters are logically placed. Dan Jurgens is a TRUE veteran; his drawing is SOLID!! a. The overlays are EXTREMLEY helpful b. The illustrations are well drawn. c. The section on inking/coloring is top notch. This book is a MUST for beginners to advanced alike. Old pros will find this book a useful reference especailly as it deals with Writing, Pencilling, Inking, Coloring to FINAL production. The overlays alone are WORTH the price of the book!!!

I love this book!

This is a very, VERY good book... i highly recomend it... it is a spiral bound book... which makes it easy to look at while drawing.... and there are many pages of characters with a plasticy see through page of the rough drawing, and right underneith is the finished product... i ordered 3 different books at the same time as this one... and i like this on the best thus far.