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The official Website of Best-Selling Author Christopher Hart
 The best books on How To Draw Cartoons, How To Draw Manga, How To Draw The Human Figure, How to Draw Animals,
and everything else under the sun, are right here, at www.chrishartbooks.com
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How to Draw Cartoons
Christopher Hart is the world's leading author of "How-To-Draw books, with over 3 million books in print from Watson-Guptill Publications (the art imprint of Random House), and 500,000 copies from Sixth&Spring Books.  His books have been translated into over 20 languages. Watch Chris on Youtube, in his brand-new drawing tutorials from Howcast. You can also see him on Comcast's Activity TV Channel, where he hosts the segments, “How to Draw Action Heroes With Chris Hart.”
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Christopher Hart is the world’s leading author of top-quality, art instruction books for learning how to draw cartoons, manga, and many other popular styles of art.

Chris’ books have sold over 3 million copies domestically, and have been translated into over 20 languages. He is the top author at Watson-Guptill Publications, the art imprint of Random House. Chris also hosts the TV segments, “How To Draw Action Heroes With Chris Hart” for the Comcast TV Network, on the Activity TV Channel. Having been selected as Howcast’s drawing expert, Chris just completed taping 20 exciting tutorials, which are being made available for public viewing on Youtube, Hulu and other popular sites. (Howcast is one of Time magazine's top 50 websites of 2011.)

Among his titles, 29 of Chris’ books have Top-50 Best-Sellers in the nation in the overall “Art” category, as reported by Neislen Booskcan, the publishing industry’s premier ratings system, which is the same company that runs the famous Nielsen Television ratings system.

Chris’ first book on manga, “Manga Mania: How To Draw Japanese Comics,” was the number one selling book in the country for over a year. His books have held the number one, two and three positions in the overall “Art category on Bookscan - simultaneously:

1) Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics
2) Anime Mania
3) Drawing Cutting Edge Comics

The first book in Chris’ series, “Manga For the Beginner: Everything You Need to Start Drawing Right Away,” reached the top-50 list, and has remained there, continuously,- for over 2 1/2 years, since its initial publication, in 2008.

And in 2010, all 3 titles in Chris’s new, “Manga for the Beginner” series leapt onto Bookscan’s top 50 list at the same time. As of December, 2011, all 3 titles in the series remain on the list:

1. Manga For The Beginner
2. Manga For The Beginer: Chibis
3. Manga For The Beginner: Shoujo

Chris has also been published by Sixth&Spring Books (distributed by Sterling), and by Walter Foster Publishing (owned by Quarto).

In 2011, Chris’ new board game came out, “Cartoon It!” This new drawing game is published by the Thinkfun toy and puzzle company, and was co-invented by award winning game designer, Joyce Johnson. The game is based on Chris's original cartoons and How-To-Draw techniques, and features his name on a splash on the cover. In the same year it was released, “Cartoon It!” won the following awards:

-The Parent's Choice Award for 2011.
-Creative Child Magazine Game of the Year Award – 2011
-Best Toys Guide "Best Board Game" - 2011
-Parents Choice Recommended Award - 2011
-Dr. Toy Best 100 Products Awards - 2011

 

A NOTE FROM CHRIS, TO HIS READERS:

Chris would like to steal a little space at the end of this section, for something important:

“I just wanted to thank my readers for making it possible for me to draw, write and create these books for you. Drawing is certainly a passion of mine, and yet, it’s my readers who inspire me the most. The emails I’ve received from all over the world convince me that those who have the drive to create are generally in possession of great potential. Drive, passion and dedication – those are the essential ingredients to becoming good at drawing. “Talent” is often mistaken for “ability.” You gain ability by learning the correct techniques. But no one can teach you how to be passionate about what you like to draw. Only real artists have that. Respect this as your gift.”

“If you don’t think your dreams can come true, you’re not dreaming big enough.”

Chris

 


Christopher Hart books are popular the world-over. They are packed with cutting-edge illustrations. If you want to learn how to draw, you've come to the right website. Here, you'll find many drawing tutorials, from Chris Hart's books, on How-to-Draw Manga; How-to-Draw Cartoons; How-to-Draw Comics; as well as How-to-Draw other manga styles, such as Chibi and Shoujo. Christopher Hart books also specialize in drawing Fantasy Art, such as Dragons and Faeries, Anatomy and Cartoon Animals.