If
you have ever aspired to being a mangaka, then here is a useful
book to own. As it says on the back, this is a guide to drawing
figures in the manga style using physical media such as paints,
pencils, markers, etc. This is not a book that deals with
using graphics programs, nor does it give a history of manga
or go into different styles in depth. Instead, it plunges
in getting you to start actually drawing and learning how
to get the proportions right, starting with the face. From
features to expressions, hair and those all-important eyes,
there are lots of examples to draw yourself and plenty of
useful advice. The next chapter deals with the whole body,
whether you are drawing basic figures or chibis. Here there
are pages of helpful diagrams showing proportions and how
to get the look right. Following on is a chapter on inking
in and adding color containing some useful sections on line
drawing pens, markers, pencils and paints. Each medium has
a staged project showing how to add color and there are additional
pages on what paper to use, how to achieve various effects
and more. Finally, there are a couple of pages on scanning
your image into a graphics program. Drawing manga is a huge
topic, but this is a good hands-on book that is sure to get
anybody who already has some drawing and art skills producing
some good work.
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try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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