02588cam a2200337 i 4500 1640306429 TxAuBib 20241003120000.0 090414s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009015175 9780823033058 pbk. 0823033058 pbk. TxAuBib rda Hart, Christopher, 1957- Superheroes and beyond : how to draw the leading and supporting characters of today's comics / Christopher Hart. How to draw the leading and supporting characters of today's comics. 1st ed. New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2009. 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Introduction -- 1. The superhero head. Basic hero -- Basic heroine -- Understanding the contours of the face -- Comic book-style features -- Expressions -- 2. The superhero body. The skeleton inside the form -- The muscles -- Simplifying the body construction -- Hands -- Feet and footwear -- 3. Comic book foreshortening & body dynamics. Foreshortening basics : you're never "just standing there" -- Flying at us -- Swinging and leaping -- The running punch -- Getting socked! -- The weight-bearing leg -- The push-off leg -- Balancing and posing -- The center of gravity -- Action lines -- Shoulder and hip dynamics -- 4. The good guys. Classic crime-fighting superhero -- The crime-fighter in action -- Superhero in flight -- Crime-fighter gal -- Big buddy -- Supporting characters -- 5. Miscreants, mutants & monsters. Mecha bad guy -- Natural-born killer -- Evil warrior queen -- Grim-reaper cop -- Vampire chick -- Death ray -- Giant clamp -- Reptilian alien -- Lizard commander -- Anthros -- 6. Drawing sexy gals. Not just another pretty face -- Hired gun -- Warrior woman -- Martial arts expert -- 7. Comic book lighting. Light and shadow -- Low-angled lighting -- Single and double lighting sources -- Low-lighting a character -- Top-lighting a character -- Juxtaposing black and white -- 8. Essential comic book elements. The splash page -- Speech balloons and captions -- Panel sequencing -- Index. 20241003. Superheroes in art. Comic strip characters. Figure drawing Technique. Figure drawing Technique. JARLL