Draw With Jazza - Creating Characters: Fun and Easy Guide to Drawing Cartoons and Comics

You know if it has the name "Jazza" on it, you're getting the best kind of tutorials available. Jazza has been solely responsible for my transition back into art after an almost 10 year break (work and life got in the way) but now I draw on a daily basis thanks to his YouTube channel, art book and the advice he provides. This book is a reflection of his talent as an artist, his natural teaching ability and his magical way to inspire everyone to follow their creative passion. The illustrations, tutorials, layout and overall depth of the book are perfect for anyone who has a love for character design and is unsure how to go about advancing or getting past the inevitable artists block. It's worth every penny and should have a place in every artists arsenal. Check out his YouTube channel Draw With Jazza for more amazing content. Happy drawing!

Perfect and very good quality ,

I'm a big fan of Jazza's youtube channel. One of my favourite series is where he takes input from his stream. He then uses the Discover, Design, Develop, Deliver method approach to create a character based on that input. It's that methodology that makes the meat of this book. It won't necessarily make you a better at drawing (there *is* the, seemingly obligatory, section on head and anatomy construction wehich nearly all drawing books include) but it does share everything on the character design process used by Jazza. Even if you're an avid follower of Jazza you'll get something extra from this book : whether it's additional information, or having all that information in one place or even it being in book format (personally I still prefer books to online). Actually, if you're an avid follower of Jazza you might just get this regardless as you'll know it'll be quality.

Great book. Quick delivery

This book is very good at teaching the ins and outs of drawing characters in Jazza's many styles, which are fairly diverse and can offer helpful advice for artists of any visual medium. A good buy, certainly staying in my collection!

This guide is high quality and well put together by someone who is obviously passionate about art and Character design. Jazza has a thriving Youtube channel with lots of content including guides and tutorials that go along with this book. If you're interested in Character Design, Art, or Cartoons this is both a great starting point and a development tool for the more experienced student\hobbyist\dabbler. Highly recommended, and check out the Archive tutorials on youtube.

Great value for money, easy to follow instructions, which makes learning to draw fun. 5 stars are for book only, however Amazon's packaging and delivery are not upto standard. I was at home when delivery driver turned up and rather than knocking the door he posted the books I ordered through my letter box and due to inadequate packaging, both books that I ordered were damaged with crumpled corners. Very annoying 😑

This book is perfect for beginner artists and more experienced artists too. Jazza talks you through the design process of a brand new character and to be honest I never really thought much about how the character's background story, how they perceive the world or how the culture or civilisation where they are from would affect their overall physical look. It's really given me a whole new perspective on character design and I'm really glad I found this book. Also the tips on how to draw male vs female body types is amazing. Loving reading this book, thanks Jazza! :)

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Kul och inspirerande för kreativiteten.

Regalato ad un amico, ne è stato molto soddisfatto. Il libro descrive la tecnica di disegno principalmente per fumetti ma può essere integrato dei video su youtube dell'autore. Il libro è in inglese.

The book is broken up into five stages of the design process. This is a design book more than a how to draw the book. However, there a lot of tutorials in Stage 2, so you will learn how to draw as well. Through the design process, you learn how to focus on portions of your entire project through these stages, so you do not get overwhelmed, and it's how the process works in a studio setting if you're interested in that kind of work. I don't want to give too much away, but here's what you learn in each stage: Stage 1 - you learn to research and develop your character before you start designing him/her. The book poses a lot of great questions that will bring more life to the character(s) you're designing. You also get a few pages on the different styles used in comics and animation. I didn't know what these styles were called before, so that was nice. Stage 2 - This is the stage where you design your character and there are some tutorials to help with character anatomy. Mostly human anatomy. There is no animal anatomy in this book. You'll also get a blurp on character personalities and archetypes. Stage 3 - You learn to polish the character design. Stage 4 - You learn to properly present your characters for yourself or a client, such as turnarounds and poses. Stage 5 - There are various characters that Jazza takes you through the design process and we see how each process works with actual characters. Overall, I like the simplicity of the book. The pages were easy to read through. I got through it in a day. I'm studying through it again, but the simplicity allows for anyone to jump right in and get started. Even during the discovery stage, I used a few of the questions to shape out a character I'm working on and I was able to design and create him in a day. That time frame will vary of course, but the questions helped spark a lot of ideas. This book is appropriate for all ages. I'm in my 30s, and I plan to buy one for my 13-year-old nephew and my 17-year-old godson. It's easy for anyone to understand and a great addition to your library. Update: I showed my older brother the book and I will be getting it for him on his birthday. I wanted to leave this to the end so you wouldn't think my review was skewed. I've been a fan of Jazza's content online for almost four years, and that does not sway my opinion of this book. One thing I hate is when people do videos to get you to pay for their content, but you end up getting the same old stuff. So I looked at this book with a critical and skeptical eye because of that reason. I am happy to say that I've gained new knowledge here; very helpful knowledge. Very few books are written about character design. There's only one other good one that I know of. This book is the culmination of a lot of growth from this artist, and he knocked it out of the park.

Dem ein oder anderen ist Jazza wohl bekannt von Youtube und Twitch und meiner Meinung nach einer der begabtesten im Bereich des Erstellens von Comic Charakteren. Nun nach unzähligen Videos und Tutorials hat er sein Wissen auch in einem (weiteren) Buch niedergeschrieben. Während sein erstes rein digitales recht enttäuschend war, gebe ich hier 5 Sterne, ich würde es sofort wieder kaufen. Das Buch selbst ist in 5 etwa gleichgroße Teile geteilt, wobei hier der Prozess der Charaktererstellung im Vordergrund steht. Eines dieser Kapitel widmet sich zwar dem Basiswissen übers zeichnen von Figuren und Gesicht, aber das restliche Buch setzt voraus, dass der Leser weiß, wie man Basisfiguren zeichnet. Dementsprechend richtet sich dieses Buch nicht an absolute Anfänger, sondern ist eher eine Stufe höher anzusiedeln. Wie kann ich meine Basisfigur verändern, um ihr Charakter zu geben. Wie zeichne ich verschiedene Basisemotionen, verschiedene Stufen von Gewicht, von absolut unterernährt bis stark übergewichtig, von schwächlich bis übertrieben muskulös, von Kind bis alt. Zusätzlich gibt es Einblicke in den Prozess des Gedankenspiels des Designs einer spezifischen Idee anhand mehrerer Beispiele sowie Settings. Obwohl das Buch in englisch gehalten ist, ist die das Geschriebene äußerst leicht vertändlich, zumal das Buch überwiegend aus Bildern besteht. Fazit: Ein gutes Buch für diejenigen die von Stufe 1, dem Basiswissen, hin zu Stufe 2, der Charakterentwicklung wollen. Da ich aktuell genau an dieser Stelle bin, passt es hervorragend. Was es jedoch definitiv NICHT ist, ist ein Buch, um von 0 auf die Stufe eines Profi Zeichners zu kommen. Dafür sind die 144 Seiten dann doch nicht ausreichend. Ich glaube jedoch nicht, dass es ein solches Buch gibt. Ein kleines Manko gibt es dann doch noch: Leider hat Jazza in seinem Buch kein Wort über das Zeichnen von Kleidung verloren. Ein schwieriges Thema, jedoch gehört die Kleidung zum Charakter dazu. Zumal er bereits gute Videos über dieses Thema hat. Trotzdem 5 Sterne.