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Draw Manga Monsters! (XTreme Art) Paperback – June 1, 2005

by Christopher Hart (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Basic tips on drawing monster faces, heads, and bodies are followed by pages and pages of grinning, gurgling, gruesome monsters, from chibi—style cutie—pies to one—eyed, drooling ogres. And each one is easy to draw, because Christopher Hart uses just four simple steps, highlighting the new lines in each, to "build" his monsters. Kid—tested and teacher—approved, Xtreme Art: Draw Manga Monsters is fun, entertaining, and even a little (shhh!) educational—great for car trips, school vacations, or any time the kids have been monstrously good...or just plain monstrous.




• Great price point!


• Manga is hot - and Xtreme Art gets kids drawing manga fast


• Super-simple instructions show how to draw each monster in just four steps
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  1. Reading age
    7 - 9 years
  2. Print length
    64 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    2 - 4
  5. Dimensions
    9 x 0.25 x 12 inches
  6. Publisher
    Watson-Guptill
  7. Publication date
    June 1, 2005
  8. ISBN-10
    0823003728
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0823003723
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CHRISTOPHER HART is the world's bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have sold more than 6 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart's books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists and professionals, and they have been selected by the American Library Association for special notice.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watson-Guptill (June 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0823003728
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0823003723
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.25 x 12 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Christopher Hart is the world’s best-selling author of How-To-Draw books. Readers have gobbled up over 8 million copies of his titles, and his work has been translated into more than 20 languages. Chris has had the rare distinction of having the top 1, 2 & 3 art books in the country, simultaneously, as reported by Nielsen BookScan. He has had over 100 books published.

Christopher is known for his ability to create cute and dramatic characters, brimming with personality. He focuses on the most contemporary styles, genres, and techniques, in order to give his readers and fans the very latest in art instruction.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Merrille Mason
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014
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Great for a budding cartoonist.
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Paul Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Draw Manga
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2013
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Not quit what I thought it was but it works. It should advertise what age range it is for though.
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C. Dennison
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for elementary school age
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2010
This book was taken out of the school library by one of my daycare children. All 5 of the children that I watch have been enjoying it. If you are a much older child and are looking for more, this might not be the book for you. I agree with another reviewer. Using this kind of book can really help kids to draw and make them feel good about themselves. All the kids that have used it have made very nice pictures (they range from 2nd to 5th grade)
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Sheryl Washington
2.0 out of 5 stars My children hate it
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2009
I bought my son this book, and he told me that I'm the worst parent ever. He then ran away from home and now I have no son and am left with this gosh-darn book.

I give it 2 out of 5 stars. **
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John Veneruso
5.0 out of 5 stars A big smile on the face of a kid who doesn't like to draw
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2005
He really needed to work on his fine motor skills and has had great difficulty with other drawing books. Yet, this one just pulled him in like a magnet. For hours he was working on the various exercises and producing incredible monsters with amazing high quality. He especially liked the step by step approach so that the he could get from a blank piece of paper to the finished product...all without tracing. Now I'm looking for other books in the series.
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Larry
5.0 out of 5 stars Xtreme-ly Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2005
My children loved this book. They have been busy with this book for the past two weeks. The technique that Christopher Hart developed to teach young artists is a winner. Highly recommended
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Rashpal Samra
5.0 out of 5 stars Great item
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2013
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Great item just what I was looking for received item very quickly and packed well will recommed to others to buys from
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Virginie DESFORGES
4.0 out of 5 stars Parfait pour ceux qui ne savent pas dessiner les Bestioles Manga !
Reviewed in France on May 12, 2010
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Le format de ce livre me semble tout simplement énorme, 23cm x30,5cm, ce qui me fait lui enlever 1 étoile, car je l'estime trop encombrant si on veut le mettre dans un sac prévue pour du format A4 maximum.
C'est un album de 64 pages contrecollé, avec une couverture cartonné souple et une tranche.
Pour un format aussi grand, j'aurais personnellement préféré un album agrafé pour pourvoir l'ouvrir à plat, sans massacré la tranche du livre, mais bon, à - de 6€ le livre, je ne vais pas trop faire la difficile..

Ce livre est aussi sortie en français en 2005 et au format A4, chez Oskar jeunesse, sous le titre " Dessine des Mangas : Les Monstres "
Mais il n'est plus édité, et ne se trouve plus qu'en occasion, ce qui ne m'étonne qu'assez peu, car le style de cette série n'est pas très flatteur pour l'égo de certains apprentis Mangaka.

Mais revenons à ce livre contenant assez peu de texte en anglais au final :
Le début explique dans 4 cases comment dessiner chaque monstre en 4 étape. Et montre les différentes galeries de monstres mignons abordé dans ce livre.
Ensuite, de la page 10 à la page 63 on retrouve sur la page de gauche comment dessiner chaque créature en 4 étape et sur la page de droite le résultat avec toute les finitions. En bonus de la page 60 à 63 on vous montre comment dessiner un héros et une héroïne de manga.

Le style de manga représenté est eXtrêment simplifié pour pouvoir convenir à de jeunes enfants, les amateurs de style plus travaillé pourront donc être déçue de la simplicité des exemples. Mais c'est un choix voulu, pour ne pas décourager les moins doué en dessin.

J'ai aussi " Manga Mania Chibi And Furry Characters: How to Draw the Adorable Mini-characters And Cool Cat-girls of Manga " du même auteur, est la qualité du dessin est bien meilleur et plus poussé.
Les volumes de la collection XTreme Art de Christopher HART s'adressent donc avant tout aux plus jeunes, qui ne seront pas rebuté par le style très simplifié de cette série.

Pour ceux qui ont du mal à dessiner les bestioles, ce volume  Xtreme Art: Draw Manga Monsters! , leur donnera de toute façon de très bonnes bases.

Par contre, pour ceux qui est des dessins de personnages, la série des XTreme Art  Xtreme Art: Draw Mini Manga! , Xtreme Art: Draw Manga , me semble un peu trop régressif pour les plus âgées, ce qui peux expliquer qu'il n'ont jamais été réédité et ne seront sans doute jamais réédité en français.
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Pierre
4.0 out of 5 stars Really good.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2013
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I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I only really got it because I wanted a new book on drawing stuff and I really like it, its given me some good ideas to do stuff.
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lorraine
3.0 out of 5 stars short book of drawings
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2012
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It's a short book and the drawings are basic, but I think the price I paid reflected this. Bought as a gift for a 10 year old who already draws a lot of cartoons.
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McSquee
2.0 out of 5 stars 2*
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2015
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Didn't realise it was like a colouring book
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