How to draw hip-hop

Damion Scott

Book - 2006

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Published
New York : Watson-Guptill Publications c2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Damion Scott (-)
Other Authors
Kris Ex (-)
Physical Description
144 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780823014460
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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 7 Up-This book combines the bold and energetic lines of graffiti art with the bright colors of cel-shaded video games and an obvious Japanese manga influence. Many aspects of it are different from other how-to-draw books. Most don't discuss genre-specific concepts like "wild style" lettering or hip-hop clothing. The teaching itself is unique and totally accessible: the drawing instructions are narrated by two brothers, with the younger learning techniques from his older sibling in a way that anticipates the relationship between readers and the book's creators. Scattered among basic drawing instructions are such ruminations as "hip-hop is a force majeure, a vibrant, moving, breathing energy" and "If you're drawing hip-hop, it's necessary to get into the places where hip-hop lives, and I don't mean the radio station." Such statements might seem out of place in the context of a cartooning book, but Scott and Ex speak with such respect and passion for hip-hop culture that the occasional asides are welcome. There is no other book of this kind on the market, making it a necessary and relevant purchase.-Steev Baker, Kewaskum Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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