Useful books

[Wolf Born Samurai]

Have any useful books on drawing post them here.  

[Wolf Born Samurai]

A Book on how to Draw Manga.

Name: Draw Manga How to draw manga in your own unique style.
Author: Bruce Lewis  

[Xelyn Craft]

A lot of Christopher Hart's books are helpfull for a beginer. I used them for a while, but his art is not terribly good. It makes you feel like you don't want to learn from his books because you don't want to draw like him. However, if you can look past this, he does have some good tips and tricks for drawing. He is actualy a good artists too, I think he just didn't put as much time and effort into the books as he should have. Anyways, They are still very good books for beginning artists.  

[OneWeekRainisu]

Thankies for the many books!  

[Manadag]

To be honest, just about any book can be useful for art. I haven't used a "How to Draw" book in years though. Those are helpful for beginners and are easiest to understand when drawing animals.

When I draw animals I always use informational books like the Nature's Library series or encyclopedias on specific species. Informational books are great because the content gives you a better feel for what you are drawing and might give you more creative ideas.

I also use books for inspiration. I like to buy books on Folktales to get me into a positive mood for drawing fantasy. I also collect Amy Brown books and other collections from various Fantasy painters. They also spark good inspiration.

 

[Xelyn Craft]

The SS (Style School) Magazine books are really good too. They have parts that show you how to create things, and parts that show other peoples art to inspire you. I find these books extremely helpfull and inspiring and hope to someday own them.

http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-899/Style-School-Volume-1
http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/14-892/Style-School-Volume-2
http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/14-893/Style-School-Volume-3  

[OneWeekRainisu]

Here are some good places to go for help, Great art supply's, helpful manga,
and how to draw books:

Manga University

XXXXXXXX-Learn how to draw manga, Japanese, how to do web comics, and Japanese stuff in general

The Big Book of Manga: Draw Like the Masters by Ikari Studio

XXXXXXXX-Learn everything from manga basic's to drawing on photoshop!

Drawing Tablet

XXXXXXXX-great for computer drawing.

Manga Studio - for Windows or Mac

XXXXXXXX-Is really great, I have it, but I don't have a computer with enough RAM to run it.

PhotoShop - or anything Adobe

XXXXXXXX-Great for manga, and just about anything.


Sakura Pigma - Markers

XXXXXXXX-Great for drawing, and can be found at any craft store.


PITT - Markers - Colored for graphic art and shoujo manga

XXXXXXXX-Great for coloring, and can be found at any craft store. You may have to go online to get more colors.


Fall in Love like a Comic

XXXXXXXX-Not only is it a cute manga, but at the end of the manga is a Mangaka guild to being the best mangaka ever. It will help with realism, shading, panels, and so on.