Christopher Hart
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Nothing brings anime artists more satisfaction than creating their own original characters. ... [A]uthor Christopher Hart shows how to do just that by breaking down the basics of creating engaging and imaginative anime characters. Using simple templates as a starting point, artists will learn how to make a wide range of wholly original anime characters emerge."--Cover flap.
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Description
Written by a master cartoonist with a combination of wit and valuable advice, this book serves as a course for beginners as well as a tool for the most advanced cartoonist. Author Christopher Hart covers everything a cartoonist needs to know to tell a joke visually, from the effective use of layout, light, and shading to the techniques of conveying emotion. There are lessons in drawing characters in reaction shots and "takes," indicating specific...
Author
Series
Drawing Shape by Shape/Draw Anything volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"If you can make a simple shape, you can draw an animal! In his fun follow-up to Drawing Shape by Shape, Christopher Hart--the world's bestselling author of how-to-draw books--has devised an irresistible menagerie of more than 90 colorful creatures to create. Begin with a basic circle, square, rectangle, or triangle, and turn it step-by-easy-step into a kitty, dog, elephant, baby gator, and many more. And what's really cool is, you can STILL see the...
Author
Pub. Date
c2016.
Description
"In this follow-up to the best-selling Master Guide to Drawing Anime, manga master Christopher Hart focuses on some of the most popular characters of Japanese anime: the dynamic and beautiful women and girls. Aspiring anime artists will learn all the ins and outs of creating these stunning heroines, schoolgirls, and other essential female characters. Basic templates make it easy to draw the head, hairstyles, clothing, body proportions, and more. Tutorials...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Drawing on the mega-success of Christopher Hart's Manga Mania series, Mega Manga Mania combines curated content from each previous Manga Mania book (Girl Power!, Romance, and Shonen) into one giant volume. Manga fans will enjoy having such a wide variety of how-to-draw manga instruction in one convenient book. The dynamic artwork and first-rate instruction that has made this series a success is fully apparent in this version, which showcases the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Bestselling how-to-draw author Christopher Hart helps artists fine-tune their skills with the fundamentals of drawing natural-looking figures. Eschewing the esoteric "art poses" and wooden mannequins commonly found in art books, he portrays everyday, real-life gestures on human-looking foundation figures: standing, sitting, kneeling, and reclining, with arms folded, ankles crossed, hands on hips, and more, all shown from various angles. Hart also...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
This is the easy way to learn how to draw people! Chris Hart offers straightforward solutions to common figure-drawing problems encountered by aspiring artists. Harts accessible techniques include focusing on the bodys natural curves, rather than drawing muscles, and breaking the torso down into three distinct, understandable areas. With this book, anyone can immediately grasp the basicsand create the art to prove it!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"This fun introduction to design opens the world of style to budding fashionistas! Bestselling art instructor Chris Hart not only gives step-by-step instructions on drawing figures from many points of view and in varying poses, he explains the tricks of the trade: how to "dress" your figure; render color, texture, and print; and create accessories, hairstyles, and makeup looks. An overview of tools, materials, and essential skills will help you bring...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"In You Can Draw Anything!, acclaimed instructor and author Christopher Hart leads aspiring artists step by step through a fun and informative guide to learning to draw. Each lesson teaches how to create one or more specific drawings, while also learning important art principles. The lessons are shown step by step with concise but valuable instruction, captions, and call outs. The lessons are grouped into chapters that allow artists to explore different...