My new book You Can Draw: Star Wars is coming out this winter, and I thought some of you who are artists and Star Wars fans might want a sneak peek.

Basically the book is broken down into easy-to-read sections that cover everything you need to know about drawing characters and vehicles from start to finish. There's step-by-step instructions, trace overlays, foldout pages and stencils. I explain penciling, inking and coloring techniques professional comic book artists use, as well as handy tips on how to make your own comic book!

Illustrated by Star Wars artists Matt Busch and Tom Hodges (who both did an AMAZING job), You Can Draw: Star Wars has something for all fans and art students alike. The book features tutorials on how to draw major characters including Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, Darth Vader, Padmé Amidala, Princess Leia, Emperor Palpatine, Yoda, Jabba the Hutt, C-3PO and R2-D2 -- just to name a few. Other more obscure droids, characters and creatures such as Gonk the Power Droid, Bib Fortuna, the Sarlacc, Watto and Tion Medon are also included.

For fans more interested in vehicles and starships, the book also offers tips on how to draw the Millennium Falcon, Slave I, X-wings, TIE fighters, Podracers and more. Various weapons from blasters to lightsabers are also highlighted. While the book focuses primarily on traditional drawing techniques, fans can also learn about Manga and other popular comic-book illustration styles.

It was truly a blast to write this thing. I'd already been developing the Learn to Draw section on Star Wars Kids for about 2 years with the help of some incredibly talented artists and I really wanted to write a book that both kids and adult fans could have fun with. And hopefully they will!

I have fond memories of my dad teaching me how to draw, and us watching painter Bob Ross on the TV creating "happy little trees" on his canvas with a mere flick of the wrist. So to me, this is my thanks back to my dad for tellimg me my stick figures of unicorns and ninjas weren't half bad.

For a sneak peek at You Can Draw: Star Wars -- click here.