Art books getting Wii and DS games

How-To-Draw author Christopher Hart wants to launch a series of art games that utilises the DS stylus, as well as Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3’s motion controllers.

Hart’s books, which teach readers to draw a wide range of subjects – from Manga to human anatomy – have sold more than 2.5 million copies around the world.

And, following the success of THQ’s Drawn to Life, Hart has hired licensing agent AT New Media to capture the video game audience.

How-To-Draw lends itself to the category of interactive games and software,” says Christopher Hart.

I can offer the most popular, cutting edge drawing programs based on my books. I have characters and cartoon styles that are targeted to specific age groups and genders.

I have built-in market research: we simply select the best-selling books from amongst all of the Christopher Hart library of 60 plus titles, and turn it into e-content.”