For the last couple of months, I've been buying a lot of instructional drawing books. Most of them turn out to be pretty bad — not because the art isn't good, but because the artist doesn't do a good job of explaining what to do.
I was happily surprised by You Can Draw Star Wars, written by Bonnie Burton and illustrated by the supremely talented artists who work for Lucas. While the book focuses on the character, robots, and vehicle of Star Wars, the lessons in the book are valuable for drawing anything.
One unique feature of the book is the use of tracing paper overlays that have the rough pencil drawings on them. The pages below them contain the finished drawing. Special sections include inking and coloring, and creating a comic book. Link
