How to draw retro style characters, head shapes ... with sample drawings
Learn How to Draw New Retro Style Characters
Sample pages include:
let's go retro ... retro basics ... the retro head ... more head shapes
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
learn to draw retro style characters, learn to draw a retro style character, how to draw cartoons, how to draw a cartoon, how to draw heads, how to draw a head
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This drawing books reviews ...
A great guide for students and working animators
Hart breaks down the basics of modern character design in ways anyone could easily assimilate and recreate. This book came in handy when I taught animation to college students: being able to draw is only the first step to creating characters one can move about with ease and appeal. Hart's approach, and the examples he uses, are perfectly suited to the more modern techniques of Flash, but are also adaptable to classical animation. This book is a great find, offering practical, useful advice to those who intend to take animation seriously. I'd advise serious animation students to have it as part of their library, along with "The Illusion of Life", "Your career in Animation" by David Levy, and "The animator's Survival Kit" by Richard Williams. |
A great book!
With a funny and practical language, Christopher Hart guides you how to draw this stylish cartoon type: the retro-style!
With some examples of normal cartoons and retro side by side it's really easy to understand. |
Great for young budding artists
Great for 8-15 age range. Artwork is fun and isn't intimidating to novice drawers. I'm a little out of the target age range and target skill set in my opinion, but even still I did pick up some clear, concise, and insightful tidbits on the style. If anyone is looking for drawing books for their kids, I'd keep Christopher Hart's name in mind. |
One of Better of the Chris Hart books...
I have come to the conclusion that the more CARTOONY / FUNNY PAGES Books by Chris Hart are best written, clearly explained and better informed.
This book is great to get a GOOD feel for the 60's retro Hanna Barbera / Pink Panther, Cool McCool [giving away my age!!!] style of cartoons. The part about creating your own style and constructing heads / bodies is good. The part on showing emotion is well thought out.
As mentioned before; the other books that deal w/ Manga/Mechas, etc are NOT that clear in terms of explaining content / process; but the more HUMEROUS books are... |
Lovely
I learned so much from this book. I recommend this book for those wanting to learn how to draw, period. I think this author is the best at teaching those starting out. He'll get you to the pro level in no time at all. Buy as many books as you can from this author. Love |
Back cover
So nerdy ... se geeky ... so cool!
Love that Sponge Bob? Always lurking in Dexter's lab? Wishing for Fairly Odd Parents? Millions of fans watch these shows avidly, often solely for their zingy, stylized look and hip visual jokes. Now there's a drawing book just right for everyone who admires that quirky style: Cartoon Cool. Top-selling author Christopher Hart shows beginning cartoonists, retro fans, and all other hipsters how to get that almost-1950s look in their drawings. His trademark step-by-step drawings and crystal-clear text are sure to make Saturday mornings more creative!
Cartoonist Christopher Hart is an award-winning and best-selling author whose books have set the standard for art instruction, both nationally and internationally, with two million copies in print in seventeen languages. He is the go-to guy for manga how-tos, and his title Manga Mania was the top-selling art book in the United States for months after its 2001 publication and continues to be one of the country's best-sellers.
Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and they have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice. A prolific writer and artist, Hart is the author of several art-instruction book series and children's books, and his work has also featured in numerous magazines. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two daughters. |
Contents
Introduction: ... let's go retro!
Retro Basics: ... the retro head ... more head shapes ... enlarging the upper jaw ... drawing 'flat' characters ... eyes ... lips ... facial expressions ... retro bodies ... proportions ... body size ... the idealized cartoon figure, traditional vs retro ... the neck and shoulders ... building the body section by section ... 'molding' the torso ... the female torso ... the attractive female figure step by step ... retro hands ... feet
The Retro Family: ... the suburban dad ... home on the range, the barbecue ... a dad, a bathroom, and a cup of coffee ... dads with glasses ... more dad shapes ... the persistence of dad ... the basic retro mom ... mom head proportions ... danger, mom attempting to be cool ... perky mom ... shop around the clock ... walk-about mom ... the sadistic older sister ... you are so dead ... dolls and pajamas ... the bringer of bad cheer ... the know-it-all sister ... evil at home, evil in class ... the younger brother ... more boys ... retro kids and sports
Cool Retro Action Poses: ... traditional vs retro action poses ... introverted poses ... the megapunch ... flying ... the retro 'take' ... more action poses ... the epiphany
The Retro Family Pet: ... the cartoon dog ... puppy dog eyes ... common household breeds ... mutts ... cats as pets ... basic cat head shapes ... the siamese cat ... surly cat ... birds as pets, popular types ... tropical fish and aquarium pets
Cool Retro Teenagers: ... serious teenage boy ... carefree teen ... pretty teen ... stylish teen ... cool cat ... hangin' at the mall ... loosey-goosey teen ... the girl next door ... school scene ... the rebel ... posture ... basic teenage standing posture ... pose and emotion
Pretty Retro Women: ... the face ... the voluptuous female figure ... midriffs and low-cut pants ... cool chick ... can't buy me love ... notes on drawing attractive poses ... primitive beauty
Cool Retro Scenes: ... no, you go first ... secret agent chick ... galactic medal of valor ... shh! secret mission ... jewel thief ... my hero ... here monster, monster ... buy for now, a closing note from Chris Hart |
Sample pages include ... introduction: let's go retro ... retro basics ... the retro head ... more head shapes ... |
Learn How to Draw New Retro Style Characters
Sample pages include:
let's go retro ... retro basics ... the retro head ... more head shapes
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
learn to draw retro style characters, learn to draw a retro style character, how to draw cartoons, how to draw a cartoon, how to draw heads, how to draw a head
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How to draw new retro style characters ...
How to draw new retro style characters ...
Cartoon Cool: How to Draw New Retro-Style Characters with Christoper Hart
Love that Sponge Bob? Always lurking in Dexter's lab? Wishing for Fairly Odd Parents? Millions of fans watch these shows avidly, often solely for their zingy, stylized look and hip visual jokes. Now there's a drawing book just right for everyone who admires that quirky style: Cartoon Cool. Top-selling author Christopher Hart shows beginning cartoonists, retro fans, and all other hipsters how to get that almost-1950s look in their drawings. His trademark step-by-step drawings and crystal-clear text are sure to make Saturday mornings more creative!
Sample pages include ... introduction: let's go retro ... retro basics ... the retro head ... more head shapes ... |
How to Draw
Sample pages include:
Fundamentals of drawing ... Basic structure of objects.
DESCRIPTION
A best-seller for 35 years; A timeless classic that has taught generations of artists; and will teach generations more. When it was originally published in 1970, How to Draw What You See zoomed to the top of the publisher's best-seller list; and it has remained there ever since. 'I believe that you must be able to draw things as you see them; realistically,' wrote Rudy de Reyna in this introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned to draw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, using de Reyna's methods. How to Draw What You See shows artists how to recognize the basic shape to draw the object, no matter how much detail it contains.
Structure ... Form ... Perspective ... Light and Shade ... Composition ... Values ... Still Life ... Figure ... Hands and Feet ... Heads and Faces ... Children ... Charcoal ... Wash ... Opaque ... Acrylic ... Ink
BACK COVER
Everyone wishes that he could faithfully reproduce the world around him - wishes that he could draw what he sees. Here is a book that teaches you how.
Rudy de Reyna believes that there are only four basic shapes in nature - the cube, the cylinder, the cone, and the sphere. Every object is based on one of these geometric shapes, although the shape itself may be greatly modified. Once you can see the basic shape of an object, you can draw that object, no matter how much detail it may contain.
Part one discusses the fundamentals of drawing. There are clear; concise, and lavishly illustrated projects. Each project is arranged so that one is slightly more complex than the one before.
In part two, the author explains the use of media not usually described in a drawing book - wash, opaque, watercolor, and acrylic. He provides exercises to help the student gain proficiency in handling each of them.
CONTENTS
Part 1
Project 1: Basic Structure of Objects - drawing straight lines - drawing lines freehand - holding the pencil - angle and direction of lines.
Project 2: Eye Level: Foundation of Perspective - changing shapes and eye level - vanishing points - cube in perspective - judging size relationships - objects below eye level - practice exercies.
Project 3: Drawing Cubic Objects - cubic forms in everyday things - searching with lines - handling detail - refining with tracing paper.
Project 4: Drawing Cylindrical Objects - drawing curved lines - observing cylindrical forms - rendering cylindrical objects - ellipses and perspective.
Project 5: Drawing Spherical Objects - departures from the geometric sphere - depth and the sphere.
Project 6: Drawing Conical Objects - symmetry of the cone - drawing everything.
Project 7: Putting Basic Forms Together - basic forms and their relatiionships - drawing symmetrical objects - drawing and observation.
Project 8: The Horizontal Plane - relating objects - contours - creating a composition - selecting a viewpoint - prespective in a still life - working with actual objects - a brief summary.
Project 9: Light and Shade - observing light and shadow - light and dimension - tonal values - using the full tonal scale - cast shadows - shadow edges - angle of light - level of light.
Project 10: Translating Local Color to Black and White - using a middle tone - values and tones - tonal arrangement - rendering texture - tactile and visual textures.
Project 11: Drawing a Still Life - copying versus drawing from life - composition and construction - laying down correct tones.
Project 12: Drawing with Charcoal - vine and compressed charcoal - powdered charcoal - erasers and blenders - papers - toned papers - fixative - charcoal's versatility - ease of manipulation.
Project 13: Still Life in Charcoal - four drawing pronciples - hard and soft edges - working from "roughs" - composing a still life - practice versus theory.
Project 14: Drawing Outdoors - natural light - light at different times of day - observing the effects of light - reflected light - searching for basic forms - using a view finder - drawing on the spot.
Project 15: Drawing Outdoors with Charcoal - advantages and disadvantages of charcoal - capturing the moods of nature - rendering specific objects - rough charcoal sketches - finished drawings in charcoal.
Project 16: Drawing the Figure - basic body proportions - cylindrical human form - some body measurements - foreshortening - drawing from life - working over the whole figure - light and shadow on the figure.
Project 17: Drawing Hands and Feet - drawing feet - drawing hands - finding your niche.
Project 18: Drawing Heads and Faces - a general procedure - angles and planes of the head - facial guidelines - male and female features - drawing the head and face from life - drawing the nose - drawing ears - drawing eyes and eyebrows - drawing the mouth - life drawing from memory.
Project 19: Drawing Children - drawing the infant's head - drawing the teenager - male and female characteristics in children - capturing a child's character.
Part 2
Drawing in Various Media
Project 20: Wash Techniques - pigment and mixer - surfaces - brushes - additional equipment - properties of wash - flat wash - wet-in-wet technique - graded wash - drybrush - linear effects.
Project 21: Drawing with Wash - working drawings - realism first.
Project 22: A Still Life in Wash - arranging and lighting - using a graded wash - eliminating pencil lines - preparing tone.
Project 23: Outdoors with Wash - transporting your materials - suiting your medium to your subject.
Project 24: Opaque Techniques - characteristics of opaque - pigments - brushes and drawing surfaces - accessories - dry brush blending - wet blending - working toward craftsmanship.
Project 25: Still Lifes in Opaque - establishing the large shapes - balancing textures - using transfer paper - paint consistency - support for the hand - controlling opaque - suitability of opaque.
Project 26: Outdoors with Opaque - opaque watercolor and nature - materials to take along - choosing a subject.
Project 27: Acrylic Techniques - brushes, pigment, and surfaces - characteristics of acrylic - versatility of acrylic.
Project 28: Still Life in Acrylic - composition and movement - considering picture space.
Project 29: Outdoors with Ink and Mixed Media - ink and additional equipment - two ink techniques - outdoors with mixed media.
Project 30: Drawing Children in Various Media - nudes versus children - children in opaque ... A Parting Word ... Index
Artists Easels
From Table Top to Integrated Workstations |
Figure Drawing
Sample pages include:
Working tools - the pencil - charcoal - pastels - other supplies - erasing - papers and drawing boards - models and where to find them - life class in your own home.
DESCRIPTION
This book introduces you to an exciting approach to figure drawing.
It was especially created by a group of America's most eminent artists who have demonstrated the methods they have used in their distinguished careers.
You, too, will find that figure drawing is one of the areas of art that can bring you much fun and excitement. Not only will you gain rich satisfaction from drawing or painting, but you'll discover that people admire creative talent -- and you'll experience the pride of achievement that comes from developing a valuable skill that most others lack. Also, if you have sufficient desire and dedication, your talent in drawing could even lead you into an exciting and challenging career as a professional artist. But, whether or not you have the ambition to be a professional, you'll find that art will be a wonderfully satisfying pursuit. In this book you'll find fresh approaches to the following features:
* THE HUMAN FORM
* DRAWING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
* MODELS -- WHERE TO FIND THEM
* GESTURE DRAWING
* DRAWING -- STEP-BY-STEP
* THE BASIC FORM FIGURE
* ARTISTIC ANATOMY
* LIGHTING THE FIGURE
* THE FIGURE IN MOTION
CONTENTS
Your Practice Projects... how they teach you. Drawing the human form.
Working tools... paper and drawing boards. Models... and where to find them. The gesture... a natural way to draw. Figure drawing... step by step. Try these gesture exercies. Practice project.
The basic forms. Construction of the figure. Developing the form figure from gesture drawing. Practical uses of the basic form figure. Practice project.
Contour drawing. Practice project.
The figure as a solid form. Form and bulk. Practice project.
Artistic anatomy... relative proportions. The skeleton and muscles. The head; the torso. The arm. The hand and wrist. The leg and foot. Practice project.
Humanizing the basic form figure. Practice project.
Lighting the figure and head. The figure in motion. The figure in balance. The figure... walking and running. Drawing the standing female figure. Drawing the standing male figure. Practice project. Think with tracing paper: transfer with tracing paper.
Tracing papers... more practice projects. Instructor overlays, extra tracing paper sheets.
Figure Drawing Books
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How to Draw Animals
Sample pages include:
front and back covers with sample illustrations
Artist - Barbara Soloff Levy
how to draw animals for kids, how to draw a mouse, how to draw an elephant, how to draw a squirrel, a chimpanzee, draw a porcupine, learn to draw step by step
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How to Draw Cars
Sample pages include:
A quick history of automotive design illustrated with photographs.
From Artist / Designer - Thom Taylor.
CONTENTS
Introduction. A quick history of automotive design. Tools and equipment. Perspective. Proportion. Ellipses and axes. Sketching and line quality. Light source. Shadows and reflections. Technique. Color. Presentation. Cartoons. Cutaways. Interiors. Computers. Schools.
BACK COVER
If you ever wanted to design cars - whether as a blueprint for building your own street rod or simply for the pleasure of creating art - How to Draw Cars Like a Pro is for you.
Author Thom Taylor, an automotive design graduate of and instructor at California's Art Center College of Design, is one of the foremost hot rod and custom car designers in the world. A much sort after consultant to industry leaders like Ford, Chevrolet, and American Racing, Taylor draws on his vast experience to show you how to take your ideas from imagination to the drawing board. All aspects of drawing are covered including ... tools and equipment ... perspective and proportion ... sketching and cartooning ... cut-aways and interiors ... light, shadow, reflection and color ... computer art and design.
Taylor's informative text and instructions are accompanied by more than 200 illustrations - over 100 in color. Well-known designers and artists lending their work to the book include Dave Bell, Jim Bruni, Dave Deal, Ed Golden, Darrell Mayabb, Charlie Smith, Steve Stanford, Greg Tedder, and others.
Taylor's designs and illustrations have appeared in such magazines as Hot Rod, Street Rodder, Rod & Custom. Lisa Hallett is a Southern California-based writer and editor. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Emmy, and Westways.
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How to Draw Wild Animals
Sample pages include:
how to draw an otter ... how to draw a gorilla
Artist - Barbara Soloff Levy
learn to draw wild animals for kids, learn to draw otters, learn to draw an otter, learn to draw gorillas, learn to draw a gorilla, learn to draw step by step
Wild Animal Drawing Books for Kids
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Draw Cartoons for Comic Strips
Sample pages include:
the basic human head ... skull and jaw construction ... index with santa illustration
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
learn to draw cartoons , learn to draw a cartoon, learn to draw comic strips, learn to draw a comic strip, learn to create cartoons, learn to create a cartoon, learn to create comic strips, learn to create a comic strip, learn to draw skulls, learn to draw a skull, learn to draw jaws, learn to draw a jaw, learn to draw heads, learn to draw a head
Comic Strip Drawing Books
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How to Draw Endangered Animals
Sample pages include:
Save the animals
DESCRIPTION
Drawing endangered animals is easy and fun! The step by step directions in this book will show you how to draw pandas, elephants, gorillas, jaguars, whales, and more!
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Learn How to Draw New Retro Style Characters
Sample pages include:
let's go retro ... retro basics ... the retro head ... more head shapes
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
learn to draw retro style characters, learn to draw a retro style character, how to draw cartoons, how to draw a cartoon, how to draw heads, how to draw a head
Cartoon Drawing Books
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How to Draw Horses Usborne
Sample pages include:
contents ... index
learn to draw horses, learn to draw ponies, learn to draw a horse, learn to draw a pony
Horse Drawing Books
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How to Draw Pokemon
Sample pages include:
how to draw Pikachu
learn to draw Pokemon, learn to draw Pikachu, learn to draw a Pikachu, how to draw a Pikachu
Pokemon Drawing Books
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Dragon Art Artists Kit
Sample pages include:
front and back covers with sample illustrations ... dragon basic shapes ... getting to know your materials
how to draw dragons, dragon basic shapes, dragon shading and 3-D effects, dragon colors and painting techniques, begin with a basic dragon, dragon head (front view), dragon head (three-quarter view), western dragon, eastern dragon, spiral horns, long, tusk-like horns, frill and fins, scales, tails, fur
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Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains
Sample pages include:
awesome anatomy ... the classic hero's head ... sketching different head shapes ... facial features ... women's eyes ... women's lips
Artist / Illustrator - Christopher Hart
learn to draw comics, learn to draw a comic, learn to draw heroes, learn to draw a hero, learn to draw villains, learn to draw a villain, learn to draw bad guys, learn to draw bad girls, draw a bad guy, draw a bad girl, learn anatomy for comic books, learn how to draw heads, learn how to draw a head, learn how to draw facial features, learn how to draw faces, draw a face, learn how to draw eyes, draw an eye, learn how to draw lips
Comic Book Drawing Books
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How to Draw Nintendo Heroes and Villains
Sample pages include:
basic shapes
learn to draw Nintendo characters
Kids Drawing Books
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How to Draw Hip Hop
Sample pages include:
Pencils and Markers
Painting Supplies ... Media ... Stencils ... Clean-up Materials ... Reference Materials
All richly illustrated!!!
Artist - Damion Scott
Contents Include...
Tools and supplies, shape and form, construction, gear, posture and characterization, movement, locomotion, style.
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