Draw Furries -

How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals

What do you get when you cross a human with a horse (or a hamster, or a hummingbird)? You get any one of a number of fun anthropomorphic animals, also known as “furries” to their friends. From facial expressions to creative coloring, this book contains all the know-how you need to create anthropomorphic cat, dog, horse, rodent and bird characters.

Step by step, you’ll learn how to:

• Draw species-appropriate tails, eyes, wings and other fun details
• Give your characters clothes, poses and personalities
• Create the perfect backgrounds for your furry antics - with two start-to-finish demonstrations showing how

128 full-color pages. Published by Impact Books.

Example pages from the book.

Offsite samples:
Draw Furries sample images

$22.99

Digital Manga Workshop

At 160 pages, this full-color guide contains a wealth of information for both beginner and advanced artists interested in creating digital anime/manga-style artwork. We walk you through the entire process, from initial rough sketches to finished color image, with in-depth instructions and illustrations that show each step in detail.

The book covers a variety of digital inking and coloring styles. Learn how to achieve smooth, detailed line art directly on screen, recreate the appearance of traditional animation with cel-art techniques, and achieve a soft, dreamy, or traditional look with airbrush, watercolor, and painting tools. It also covers creating custom backgrounds, special effects, and filters. Published 2005, recommended for users of Painter 6.0 and Photoshop 6.5 and above.

Example pages from the book.

Offsite samples:
Digital Manga Cel Art in Detail Part 1
Digital Manga Cel Art in Detail Part 2
Digital Manga Cel Art in Detail Part 3

$24.95

Mangaka America

148 full-color pages of art, interviews and tutorials providing insight into the artistic process of 12 artists including Jared Hodges and Lindsay Cibos, Rivkah (Steady Beat), Tania del Rio (Sabrina), Ms,Shatia Hamilton, Svetlana Chmakova (Dramacon), Amy Kim Ganter (Sorcerors and Secretaries) M. Alice LeGrow (Bizenghast), Christy Lijewski (Re:Play), Jesse Philips, Corey Lewis (SharkKnife) and Felipe Smith (MBQ), plus a foreword written by Adam Warren.

Each artist in the book covers a different topic for their tutorial. Jared and I focused on digital screen toning technique. Other artists cover digital and traditional inking, coloring, character creation, and the creative process in general. Published 2006 from HarperCollins, recommended for fans of the North American manga artist movement!

Example pages from the book.

$24.95