Ziggy455 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 How to Draw Books Basic! List the books you have used in the past which have helped you to improve - Manga, fine Art, anatomical. Any book which helped you, I need to make a long list of 'em. Begin! "I might have laughed if I'd have remembered how." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rob_ Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 "How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way" brilliant resource, whether you want to draw Marvel like comics or just learn to draw full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I haven't looked at a drawing book since I was probably 10. Those gave me all the fundamentals on effectively creating shapes along with different techniques. I don't really see the need for any further How to Draw books, and I can't even begin to recall those I had read. Once you understand how the basics and know the medium in which you're working with, being taught how to draw something at a step-by-step level is moot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy-Vercetti19 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 The hardest thing i find when i'm drawing is what my art teacher says. "Draw What You See" Sure it sounds easy, but when put into practice it's hard to get your mind around it. We're doing self-portraits now and i'm really starting to see improvements on how i draw eyes, noses and lips, then it's onto the shading. Like Pico said, those books are good for the building blocks. But you should just study human anatomy and keep practicing the features you can't draw well on and you should be seeing results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Yep, drawing what you see is the best way to get results. Again, the fundamentals are a must, so drawing books are helpful for beginners. But after a certain point it's more about refining your techniques and studying the subject properly to copy what you're seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshield Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Rendering in Pen and Ink by Arthur Guptill and Color Drawing by Michael E. Doyle are like my bibles. They teach great fundamentals of general drawing technique, color theory, perspective, and composition. ConceptArt.org has some fantastic tutorials for sale also, not to mention an endless resource of other artists. How to Draw the Marvel Way is great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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