In this volume, readers will learn how to draw male action figures. They will learn about proportion and how to make their character look imposing. They will also learn how to draw poses that look dynamic and active. Soon their artwork will be leaping from the page into their imaginations, as they work their way through this informative, 32-page book.

Author: Peter C. Gray
Library Binding: 32 pages
Company: Rosen Publishing Group (2006-08-31)
ISBN: 1404233288
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Here in a single volume is a practical, comprehensive training course for budding illustrators working to master comic book art, graphic novels, fantasy posters, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games. The author, a highly successful fantasy artist, teaches the basics of human anatomical drawing and musculature, as well as perspective and composition. He then instructs on ways to distort, develop, and transform the human figure, giving it features that range from monstrous or magical to super-agile or larger than life. Detailed artist's references and step-by-step instructions show how to build bodies that truly stretch the imagination--mighty alien warriors, kick-boxing cyber-punks, and mega-muscled superheroes, to name just a few. Art students also learn how to show their characters in many different dynamic action poses, such as flying, spinning, punching, and jumping, as well as how to express each character's emotions through facial expressions. More than 300 color illustrations.

Author: Glenn Fabry
Paperback: 128 pages
Company: Barron's Educational Series (2005-02-01)
ISBN: 0764129503
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Author: Bill Sikora
Paperback: 168 pages
Company: Tomart Publications (1996-09)
ISBN: 0914293273
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"Wind-Up Action Figure On Her Day Off" - An action/urban fantasy story by David Michael. On those rare Mondays with no new contract, the Gray Angel wonders if that means there is no one on Earth who deserves killing. She tries to remain optimistic, but she's sure there's someone out there who needs to be given the choice of a bullet to the brain. (3200-word short story)

Author: David Michael
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: Four Crows Landing (2011-11-14) (2011-11-14)
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This powerful book offers a systematic approach to rendering action figures that seem to leap off the page.



 

Author: Burne Hogarth
Paperback: 176 pages
Company: Watson-Guptill (1996-08-01) (1996-08-01)
ISBN: 0823015777
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Readers will be introduced to drawing female figures in action poses in this easy-to-follow instructional volume. They will learn about perspective, how to draw hands in different styles, and how to finish their drawing once they have penciled in all the details they want to include. By the end, these young artists will be ready to have their characters star in their own action story!

Author: Peter C. Gray
Library Binding: 32 pages
Company: PowerPlus Books (2006-08-31)
ISBN: 140423327X
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In 1964, Hasbro created GI Joe, the first dress up figure for boys. His 12 inch size and numerous moving joints established him as the standard by which other similar toys would be measured. In France, he went under the name of 'Action Joe' and was produced between 1976 and 1981.

This work revisits the origins of Action Joe, analyzes the technical characteristics of the dolls, and provides an exhaustive inventory of the French collection.

The full color illustrations in the book comprise many photos of the dolls, their uniforms, equipment and their vehicles. All the examples photographed come from the private collection of the author.

Author: Erwin le Verbier
Paperback: 80 pages
Company: Histoire and Collections (2004-12)
ISBN: 2915239215
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From G.I. Joe to the X-Men nothing has fueled more hours of childhood fun than action figures, but the excitement of action figures also drives one of the largest growing areas in toy collecting. This pocket-sized guide with its 250+ stunning colour photos and up-to-date values gives collectors a handy and reliable resource. This action-packed field guide: offers collectors looking to buy or sell in the more than 110,000 online action figure auctions easy access to identification and value information; provides collectors with detailed colour photos, identifying descriptions and history on some of the great action figure toys; and allows experienced collectors to easily introduce their favorite hobby to would-be collectors. Just like the action figures, there's nothing small about the details collectors will find in this reference.

Author: Mark Bellomo
Paperback: 512 pages
Company: Krause Publications (2006-09-28)
ISBN: 0896894207
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What's that Power Ranger worth? Is Darth Vader still valuable if it's out of its package? Toy Shop's Action Figure Price Guide will answer these questions and more. The popularity and value of action figures from the 1960s and '70s have skyrocketed in the past. Will the same thing happen to such popular 1980s lines like Transformers and Masters of the Universe? Will the values go up as Generation X gets older? Will Boomer action figures like G.I. Joe retain their value in the years ahead? Toy Shop's Action Figure Price Guide will answer these questions and more.

From the publishers of Toy Shop, this is more comprehensive and up-to-date than any other guide available. Organized by action figure line, each of the 2,500 listings has values for figures in and out of pack. Collectors can easily identify their figures with the 500 full-color photographs.

-More than 2,500 listings.
-5,000 up-to-date values.
-500 full-color photographs.
-A history and market update of the action figure hobby.

Paperback: 256 pages
Company: Krause Publications (2000-10)
ISBN: 0873419170
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In the 1960s and 1970s, Marx was No. 1 in action figures with characters such as Johnny West, Rat Patrol, Daniel Boone, Vikings, Knights, and Indians. This book is a complete guide to the more than 230 Marx action figures produced, with detailed photos that show the boxes and accessories.

Author: Tom Heaton
Paperback: 192 pages
Company: Krause Publications (1999-01)
ISBN: 0873416732
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For the legions that collect the immensely popular DC Comics action figures, we have good news: the official visual compendium of more than 1,400 characters has finally arrived. The DC Comics Action Figure Archive is the definitive reference for the serious enthusiast. Assembled by lead collector Scott Beatty and the experts at DC Comics, this sturdy hardcover features more than 600 full-color photographs and an easily navigable A-to-Z structure. Here, too, are previously impossible-to-find release dates, variants and 'redecoes,' as well as detailed information on action figure scales and articulation points. From Ace the Bat-Hound to Zauriel, with lots of Batman and Superman in-between, this collector's must-have guide doesn't miss a beat.

Author: Scott Beatty
Hardcover: 208 pages Bargain Price
Company: Chronicle Books (2008-01-20)
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Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today’s top industry professionals
 
Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts, as well as interchangeable clothing and accessories, the business of creating pop sculpture icons for the mass market was off and running. Superheroes came next, followed by TV show and movie characters, most notably those from Star Wars. Today, action figures exist for sports stars, rock stars, even presidents.
 
With today’s blockbuster success of animated films, action figures and collectibles have become a behemoth industry—with a growing need for skilled artists who can bring these characters to life. So how do you get started?
 
The trio of veteran industry insiders who authored this book take you on an incredibly thorough journey that begins with drawing conceptual drafts and continues through rough sculpting and honing the final product. Along the way, you’ll learn how to research your character, shape casts from a variety of materials including wax and resin, make accessories, articulate characters so that they are poseable, paint them, and ultimately convince an art director to buy and manufacture them. Whether you want to make small PVC toys, collectible statues, or larger high-end collectibles, Pop Sculpture offers step-by-step demos and words of wisdom from the pros.

Author: Tim Bruckner, Ruben Procopio, Zach Oat
Paperback: 272 pages
Company: Watson-Guptill (2010-10-19) (2010-10-19)
ISBN: 0823095223
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Chock full of over 225 pictures and over 75 categories that cover boy and girl toys both, this is the first book in a series that will help to define what 70s playtime was all about. From action figures to general toys to games, this guidebook will give visual examples as well as a checklist on a wide variety of items that were produced during this fantastic decade. Whether you're a collector or someone who wants to walk down memory lane, this is the book series that you've been waiting for. Coming Soon: Volume II

Author: Jonathon Jones
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: (2012-02-04) (2012-02-04)
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Ryan is a university student dealing with the normal problems of a 22-year-old guy -- shyness, virginity, weird roommates, and a massive crush on Cassandra, a waitress at his local greasy spoon. (Oh, and a freakish ability to change into a fly.) When he finally gets up the nerve to ask Cassandra for a date, he learns that the two have more in common than they first thought. (Turns out that Cassandra can make things disappear.)

Sharing their secrets for the first time, Ryan and Cassandra realize they were made for each other...and to battle forces of evil! Inspired by Sailor Moon, they team up to fight the villians in their own backyard, taking on cigarette barons, right wing newspapers, and the overzealous local police. But can the Superheroes for Social Justice transform the world in time? Find out in...

Author: Jim Munroe
Paperback: 256 pages ISBN13: 9780380810437, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Harper Perennial (1999-11-01) (1999-11-09)
ISBN: 0380810433
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From G.I. Joe*t to Star Wars*t John Marshall has provided a thorough, informative, and entertaining look at the action figures produced during the 1980s. In over 430 superb color photographs, fans of the pocket-sized G.I. Joes*t, of movie and TV characters, of fantasy figures, He-Man*t, the Thunder Cats*t, super heroes, of those ever-popular quick change artists of the robot world--the Transformers*t, and even pro-wrestling fanatics will find figures here to warm their souls! Price listings are provided for every figure shown and for every known figure produced within a particular product line. Price ranges are provided both for figures that are mint-in-the-box and for those which, while running loose, have retained all of their accessories and lost none of their finish.

Author: John Marshall
Paperback: 160 pages
Company: Schiffer Pub Ltd (1998-05)
ISBN: 0764304941
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This is a descriptive A-to-Z guide to action figures with 1001 full-color photographs. It includes comprehensive information on the characters, their dimensions, materials and production qualities, special features, packaging, where to buy and much more.

Author: Sally Ann Berk, Tom Tumbusch
Hardcover: 352 pages
Company: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (2000-11-01)
ISBN: 1579120091
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Chronicling the full range of figures which have been available since the inception of "Star Wars" in 1977, this reference guide contains more than 2000 images, comparing all of the action figure characters with their on-screen counterparts.

Author: Stephen J Sansweet
Hardcover: 184 pages
Company: Virgin Hardbacks (1999-03-15)
ISBN: 1852277394
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"I want to be the ferret in the pants of the government." --Duke, on Larry King Live

Hot on the heels of his surprising in-your-face presidential campaign, the roots of candidate Duke are revisited in this reissue of Action Figure!, the definitive history of his adventures from 1970 to 1991.

The perennial bad boy of American comics has always been a man of action: libelous action, irrational action, covert action, back-street action-even when comatose, he has a certain flair. Duke is the man of a thousand vices, with almost as many pages to his resume. For 17 years, from Samoa to China to Panama to Kuwait, wherever serious mischief was being dealt, Duke has been a major figure. Action Figure!, gives the Toasted One his due-one vast, staggering flashback that tracks his careening career from Gonzo Journalist to Governor, Ambassador, Coach, Laetrile Farmer, Fugitive, and Zombie. No risk has been too great, no prospect too strange, to sway the man with nerves of steel from his random course.

Author: G. B. Trudeau
Paperback: 224 pages
Company: Andrews McMeel Publishing (2001-03-15)
ISBN: 0740715542
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Toy action figures are tremendously popular collectibles, and many collectors argue that Mego is the premier maker. Super Heroes from comics, television and movie stories were made with interchangeable clothes, equipment and vehicles. In this new third edition of a classic collector's guide, all of these figures are shown with their original packaging in over 400 color photos, with newly updated values. Batman*r, Superman*r, Spiderman*r, Wonder Woman*r, Hulk*r, and the characters from Star Trek*r, The Dukes of Hazzard*r, The Wizard of Oz*r, Planet of the Apes*r, The Black Hole*r, Buck Rogers*r, Flash Gordon*r, and many more are included. Prototypes, never produced figures, and foreign exclusives join the regular production in this fun-filled reference.

Author: John Bonavita
Paperback: 192 pages
Company: Schiffer Pub Ltd (2000-01-01)
ISBN: 0764312642
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The first of a new sub-series in Histoire and Collection's growing set of full color graphic books depicting everything from Uniforms to Aircraft types, in minute detail with many varients.

This new book concentrates on the 12 inch figurine as a collectors item and their many variations

Illustrated throughout in full color, this will be an essential book for the modeler and hobbyist.

Author: Jean Marie Mongin
Paperback: 80 pages
Company: Histoire and Collections (2004-04)
ISBN: 2913903827
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