How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains (Christopher Hart's How To Draw)

Today comic book heroes and villains are more popular than ever, appearing not only in print but in video games and movies as well. Now fans can learn how to create their own heroes and villains from such successful comic book artists as Gray Morrow of Superman, Frank McLaughlin of Batman, and Frank Springer of Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian. A superhero-mascot appears throughout the book guiding the reader with his humorous observations. Among the many subjects covered are heroic anatomy; monsters, mutants, and mythical creatures; action scenes, fights and combat; as well as designing special powers for heroes. Each section ends with a page entitled “Common Mistakes,” where the pitfalls and problems that beginning artists are most likely to encounter are demonstrated.With its fun-to-follow format and variety of illustration styles, __How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains__ will encourage the cartoonist lurking in everyone. Front Cover......Page 1 Acknowledgments......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 The Contributing Artists......Page 8 Awesome Anatomy......Page 9 The Classic Hero's Head......Page 11 Sketching Different Head Shapes......Page 12 Facial Features......Page 13 How to Draw Hair......Page 15 Popular Comic Book Expressions......Page 17 Grimaces......Page 18 Anatomical Proportions......Page 19 Body Basics......Page 21 Building an Action Pose......Page 22 The Action Figure, Step By Step......Page 23 The Heroic Female Figure......Page 25 Anatomy of the Hand......Page 27 Basic Hand Poses......Page 28 Heroic Hands......Page 29 Female Hands......Page 30 Turnarounds......Page 31 Zap! Pow! Crunch!......Page 33 Devastating Punches......Page 35 Clean Punches......Page 37 The Lunge Attack......Page 38 Leaning Into the Punch or Kick......Page 39 The Judo Shoulder Throw......Page 41 David vs. Goliath......Page 43 The Balance of Power......Page 44 Fantastic Foes......Page 45 The Renegade Soldier......Page 47 Sword-and-Sorcery Villains......Page 48 Forces of Evil......Page 49 Inventing a Villain......Page 50 Beastly Villains......Page 51 Hollywood Heavies......Page 52 Dressed to Kill......Page 53 Unearthly Creatures......Page 54 Beautiful But Deadly......Page 57 Comic Book Beauties Then.........Page 59 ...And Now......Page 60 Femme Fatales Yesterday.........Page 61 ...And Today......Page 62 Denizen of the Street......Page 63 Slightly Shady Ladies......Page 64 The Classic "Good Girl"......Page 65 Beauty in All Shapes and Colors......Page 66 Drawing from Photos......Page 69 Good Gal Heroes......Page 70 Strong But Sexy......Page 73 A Hint About Skintight Costumes......Page 76 Powerful Perspective......Page 77 One-Point Perspective......Page 79 Two-Point Perspective......Page 80 Finding the Vanising Points......Page 81 The Horizon Line and the Figure......Page 82 Multiple Figures in Perspective......Page 83 Hanging Figures on a Horizontal Line......Page 84 Creating Volume with Perspective......Page 85 Dynamic Angles......Page 86 From Start to Finish......Page 87 Extreme Foreshortenting......Page 89 The Big Bang!......Page 93 Using Pattern and Value......Page 95 Special Effects in Space......Page 96 Bursts......Page 97 Putting It All Together......Page 99 The Plot Thickens......Page 101 Effective Composition......Page 103 The Establishing Shot......Page 104 What a Comic Book Script Looks Like......Page 105 Thumbnail Sketches......Page 106 The Rough Layout......Page 107 Preparing a Pencil Layout for Inking......Page 108 The Final Inked Page......Page 109 Secrets of the Pros......Page 111 Inking Like a Pro......Page 113 Stuff You Need to Know......Page 114 Art Supplies Shopping List......Page 115 Reflections......Page 116 Light Source......Page 117 Shading......Page 119 Varying An Ink Line......Page 121 Folds and Drapery......Page 122 Designing Costumes......Page 123 Fire Power......Page 125 Rapid Fire......Page 127 In The Crosshairs......Page 128 Hidden Danger......Page 129 Aggressive Assault Vehicles......Page 130 Off-Road......Page 131 Mean Machines......Page 132 Sky Patrol......Page 133 Fighter Planes......Page 134 Making it in the Biz......Page 135 How Things are Supposed To Get Done......Page 137 How to Get Your First Job......Page 138 Interview With A Noted Comic Book Editor and Publisher......Page 142 Back Cover......Page 144 Today comic book heroes and villains are more popular than ever, appearing not only in print but in video games and movies as well. Now fans can learn how to create their own heroes and villains from such successful comic book artists as Gray Morrow of Superman, Frank McLaughlin of Batman, and Frank Springer of Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian. A superhero-mascot appears throughout the book guiding the reader with his humorous observations. Among the many subjects covered are heroic anatomy; monsters, mutants, and mythical creatures; action scenes, fights and combat; as well as designing special powers for heroes. Each section ends with a page entitled “Common Mistakes,” where the pitfalls and problems that beginning artists are most likely to encounter are demonstrated.

With its fun-to-follow format and variety of illustration styles, How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains will encourage the cartoonist lurking in everyone.

Covers how to create your own original comic book characters, draw fight scenes, design special powers, and invent imaginary creatures, with a section on how the comic business works.

A guide to creating original comic book characters, drawing fight scenes, designing special powers, and inventing imaginary creatures, with a section on how the comic business works.