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Mini Manga Series
Yishan Li
Search Press
8 March 2011/ ISBN 1844485444/1844485451
How-To Books/Drawing
Amazon
US: Clothes
|| Weapons
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|| Weapons
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
So you have drawn your manga characters and given them expressive
faces, or opted for some impressive mecha machines. What are they
going to be wearing? And how about weapons and transportation?
These are books five and six from this useful and delightfully portable
pocket-sized guide to drawing manga. Small but perfectly formed,
I can imagine packing them on a suitcase to while away time on vacation
and in all sorts of other situations where size matters (or lack
of it). As with the other books, they start out by telling you what
you need to obtain for both traditional and computer artwork, and
then how to draw different fabrics and the sort of basic garment
types you will draw a lot. This is followed by various mini-lessons
on different garments, from contemporary to fantasy, traditional
oriental and more and finished with more mini-lessons on accessories.
Each mini-lesson is in keeping with the pocket format, as it is
quick and relatively simple to draw each stage and color in, this
being both a fun way of learning to draw manga style and a pleasant
way to pass the time when away from home, perhaps, with your book
and a few drawing materials. The book on weapons and vehicles follows
the same pattern, explained at the beginning of the book, only this
time, the mini-lessons are for drawing both traditional and modern
examples (plenty of oriental ones) as well as SF and fantasy types.
I find these useful, portable and they teach the manga style faster
than many full-sized books. Add to the keeper shelf…are there
any more? .
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