Reddit reviews Freaks!: How to Draw Fantastic Fantasy Creatures (Fantastic Fantasy Comics)

Yay, I'm a religious figure now. Take that pope. >V

But seriously though, I'm just a starting point. when your'e drawing you should try to have references open unless you're really familiar with your subject. I've seen a lot of foxes, but I've got 6 or 7 tabs of fox pictures open right now for a modeling project I'm... pursuing... very slowly... >.>;

The best tip I can give is ignore what the "how to draw manga/anime" books teach you. Instead look for the Andrew Loomis books for great reference material for humans (since, you know, most anthro art is human bodies with a few animal features tacked on). I also liked Anatomy for Fantasy Artists for a few pages of info. Anthro wise, there wasn't a lot that I've seen (though it's been at least 5 years since I looked) that isn't just the artist showing off their work without teaching much. I did like Freaks! however overall, it has a variety of artists giving tips and covering a good array of styles. I'm particularly drawn to the art of Brett Booth, but he's a comic book artist, so his artwork is detailed to the ridiculous much of the time.

I saw this book at a local bookstore back in 2006 and was enchanted by anthropomorphic animals within. Wanting to find more like them, I researched and researched on the internet and eventually discovered the furry fandom. I was one of them before summer the following year.