How to Draw Fantasy Females: Create Sexy Cyberpunks, Seductive Supergirls, and Raunchy All-Action Heroines

Overall, besides the 'cheesecake' appeal, the breakdown of styles and techniques justify buying this book. I haven't yet, but I might. I reccomend anyone using this as a learning tool also get a DVD/Digital cable and once in a while use the 'pause' feature, to sketch what they see on the TV. Have a sketchbook devoted to 'life drawing' from this source, seperate from the 'fantasy' stuff. Also, "Drawing and painting fantasy figures" should be purchased first, as more versatile, along with its companion on "Fantasy Worlds". Poser, mentioned heavily in this book, is also a very good tool. Ever see a movie called "Fire and Ice"? It was done with a "Rotoscope" where artists drew over still frames from a movie that used actors approximating what the animation would be. Today, with Poser and some decent software, such as flash and painter, such a movie could be made far more easily. One of my projects once I think of a good "Thud and Blunder" plot to tribute to Heroic fantasy;-) I use TrueSpace for more ambitious 3D, but for general figure position experiments, Poser works good. Got a copy of Poser 5 here, and it works great. Previously, I'd used Poser 3, which I got for free in a magazine, but when I got a computer with more than a Gig of Ram, Poser 3 couldn't recognize it.

Supergirls are a popular feature of cartoons but can be the hardest to draw: how can you render fantasy females who are sexy and powerful alike? HOW TO DRAW FANTASY FEMALES: CREATE SEXY CYBERPUNKS, SEDUCTIVE SUPERGIRLS AND RAUNCHY ACTION HEROINES shows how, using key characters from cartoons, computer games, and graphic novels to illustrate step-by-step processes of creating characters. From plot and background reviews to making characters come to life, pencil drawings and tips in good inking and style abound. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

The product is good, but is aimed more at people wanting to make a living off their art. Those doing it as a hobby might be disapointed, since the book looks more at the commercial side of things.

I really enjoyed the images of this book and the descriptions on how they drew it. This book in my opinion is not for the new artist but the artist that wants to improve his or her skill. This book covers 3d and many different ways artists draw. They even added the way I draw (which is straight into the PC, no scanning or anything) I rarely see that way mentioned in books.