50 Robots to Draw & Paint

by Keith Thompson

The ability to render eye-catching, convincing robots is a vital skill for artists who design computer games or illustrate graphic novels and comic books. This book presents 50 robot designs for artists to copy, and then embellish with their own creative flourishes. Each design features step-by-step constructional drawings, with instructions for shading and coloring. Among them are--

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 2006

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am always afraid when I write a review that someone will thing that was not in the book. You know I will misremember what was in the book. I enjoyed reading the book. I liked reading the stories behind
the 50 robots. I also liked when the author wrote about the robot joints and other stuff I need to think
about when creating a robot. I can't want to create my own robots.

[ピピ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is not for people that draw stick figures.

It includes geometric shape skeletons of the robots about halfway in. Then jumps straight to sketches, then colorings.

Who is this book for?
If you can already draw, and were wondering, "Where are some robot outlines?"

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

I decided to take up sketching as a hobby. I got this book from the library because I thought I would enjoy drawing robots. It had some helpful information but of the 50 robots, there were really only 1 or 2 that I liked. Most of them were way too complex, too organic, and not robotic enough, in my opinion.

[Farhana Faruq · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal work!

There is lots of helpful info for those getting started, and for those that are more advanced.

It's amazing what needs to be considered when designing a robot (i.e: like a weapon affecting the robots center of gravity, etc.).

[Cody Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it! The robots shown were really intricate and interesting. The steps were well shown, and I liked that it showed things like hinges and screws in detail to better complete a final project. Illustrations were really interesting to look at.

[Geek · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book. It brings in many skill building techniques and tips. Each of the robots shown has a unique style and the design concept of each is explained very well.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

nice book about drawig styles.

[Claire Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is filled with beautiful images all of which describe the robots is every detail. The organization of the content is great and it is just an awesome how-to-draw book!

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Keith Thompson's art.