World Famous Comics: Drawing Crime Noir: For Comics and Graphic Novels
Drawing Crime Noir: For Comics and Graphic Novels
By: Christopher Hart Publisher: Watson-Guptill Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Watson-Guptill Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: July 01, 2006 Release Date: July 01, 2006
Book Description: • Strong, cutting-edge imagery shows artists how to make crime pay • Superstar author Christopher Hart explores a new genre • Perfect for anyone interested in drawing for comic books or graphic novels
Aspiring artists, lonely, desperate—this is your chance to grab the gold ring of the hottest style around: noir. Windswept streets, dark shadowy figures, reckless women, gleaming pistols, men without conscience, boulevards of fear...they're all here in Drawing Crime Noir. Extensive instruction, including a complete tutorial on how to turn an ordinary comic-book scene into a crime noir scene, shows how to create the moody world of noir, from using shadows to create intense moods and suspense, to drawing the swirling capes and cloaked faces of tormented superheroes; the trench coats and dark glasses of nihilistic antiheroes; the dark suits of mobbed-up politicians on the take and the hit men who keep order; and the form-fitting dresses and snakeskin shoes of the sexy women who would kill a man as soon as kiss him.
Very Good Book Great tips for using expressions, postures and shadows. Package arrived in good conditions and on the expected time.
Crime Noir Great job of deveoping this genere. Hart, gets to the point-it is all about the mood and drama! His artistic ability to state the obvious shows that he dosen't mess around with the sissified PC crowd. Attitude with brooding emotion is what this life is all about and Hart is the master at pushing you in the right direction to capture this in your art.
Fair, but not great I've purchased a number of Christopher Hart's books on drawing certain genres and facets of comic books; as a self-taught artist, I'm always looking out for the next book to help me out. Paging through "Drawing Crime Noir" I was initially impressed, and decided to pick it up.
This book offers a number of interesting sections: discussions of character, clothing and accessories, drawing composition, and, of course, the all-important chiaroscuro shading. However, nice to look at as all of this is, little of it is really "teachable" - in other words, this book talks a good game, but frequently doesn't really "show" you, step-by-step, how to develop principles in creating your own scenes. Probably the most useful section is on drawing costumes for femme fatale characters - it will help a great deal those who are having difficulty drawing the more "cutting edge" fashions. Most disappointing is what one might think would be the most important section, the one on shading. It shows you some different shading options, but doesn't really delve helpfully in how to apply these principles across the board.
Overall, this is a well illustrated book, but it lacks a really hands-on, helpful tutorial style. Definitely for artists of the intermediate skill level and above.
Noir comics for beginners... Nice little intro to the concepts and style of crime noir comics. Covers basic fundamentals of drawing and mood for genre. Great for neophytes and novices. A little too specific in dictating the author's view of how the genre should be depicted. Overall a great little book that's fun and insightful.
A Book for refining your art knowledge Many images. Little explanation. As another reviewer wrote, Watson-Guptill is very good at cutting cost in producing books. Christopher Hart books are theme-centered books designed with publishers to titill you curiosity and your wish to study art. His books are only complemental books. No foundation of study/construction here. Its marketing hype just like the almigthy marketing power of microsoft. If you want to study art seriously, get the real bibles of Art by Andrew loomis. 1.Figure drawing for all it's worth 2.Drawing the Head and Hands 3.Successful Drawing 4.Creative Illustration 5.Fun with a Pencil I would not be surprised if Christopher Hart himself studied from Andrew Loomis. Beware though, Watson-Guptill has done it again!!!!! The revered Drawing the Head and Hands has been trimmed to another book Drawing: The Head (HT197) of only 32 pages and Figure drawing for all it's worth trimmed to Drawing: Figures in Action (HT191) Get the genuine ones. They are pricey but it's worth every penny of your cash! NB: It's a pity these loomis books don't have a 'search inside' facility. Many students are passing by just because they can't get an evaluation of the contents.
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