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How-to Draw books & guides
An excellent source to learn and improve your art at the comfort of your own home and pace , these books cover various subjects like penciling , perspective , anatomy , inking , coloring etc.

There are many how to draw books for the aspiring artist , some are good , some are bad , what they all have in common is that they cost a small fortune ( which can explain why most artists are poor ) . The reason I'm buying as many as I can is that even if I get few tips from a book or learn something new it was worth it .

Each book contains knowledge and tips for drawing yet the really good books have many tips , cover a subject throughout or contain such valuable and detailed information that you can use as reference every now and then ( like anatomy of the human body ) .


Draw great looking comic book women
by Christofer Hart
Drawing Cutting Edge Comics
by Christofer Hart

Ofcourse you can not buy and read all the books , so to help you out I've gathered many of the books I've bought and read that helped me improve my art . Along each one I've written my honest opinion and what's worth buying or not . Also I'd like to add a short disclaimer : buying books alone won't improve your art ( maybe just your ability to build more shelves ) you must apply what you learn and practice , practice , practice ..

 
Drawing Dynamic Hands
by Burne Hogarth
Drawing the Human Body : an Anatomical Guide
by Giovanni Civardi
Drawing the Human Head
by Burne Hogarth
Dynamic Anatomy
by Burne Hogarth
Dynamic Figure Drawing
by Burne Hogarth
Dynamic Light and Shade
by Burne Hogarth
Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery
by Burne Hogarth
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook : Pricing & Ethical Guidelines
by Graphic Artists Guild (U.S.)
Tips from Top Cartoonists
by Don Christensen
Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil
by J. D. Hillberry
How to Create Action , Fantasy and Adventure Comics
by Tom Alvarez
The Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques
by Steve Whitaker
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and SF Techniques
by John Grant
 
 
Perspective for Comic Book Artists
by David Chelsea
Rendering in Pen and Ink
by Arthur L. Guptill
Understanding Comics
by Scott McCloud
 
 
How to Draw the Human Figure
by Louise Gordon
How to Draw the Human Head
by Louise Gordon
The Art of Comic Book Inking
by Gary Martin
 
 
Drawing Cutting Edge Comics
by Christofer Hart
Draw great looking comic book women
by Christofer Hart
How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains
by Christofer Hart
 
How to Draw Those Bodacious Bad Babes of Comics
by Frank McLaughlin & Mike Gold
 
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