Lets Draw Manga

Need to brush up on giggling schoolgirls? Want to know how to sketch all the goods for hot guys? Are you ready to learn the best way to put together your own full-panel story? Put down your pen and take a look at LET'S DRAW MANGA-SHOUJO CHARACTERS! Learn how to draw in the popular and authentic shoujo styles, modeled after hit manga and anime shows. Everything from basic body features to adding precise facial details to choosing the right equipment, accessories and proportions...it's all laid out in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step fashion to make your drawings just right for the shoujo touch. It's like having a personal manga coach on every page!

LET'S DRAW MANGA-ALL ABOUT FIGHTING. Urban street rumbles, battling maids, destructive fantasy creatures and futuristic battle sequences...it's all covered here. Everything from learning how to draw gun combat down to the most pedestrian and domestic husband and wife disputes, this unique instructional guide presents to readers step-by-step drawing techniques and the "hows" and "whys" of effective manga storytelling from the perspective of a manga artist. This book is sure to pack a big punch for those wanting to learn how to draw dynamic battle royals with the unique manga flavor.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing manga characters, focusing on creating realistic bodies and movements, and using facial features and body positioning to portray emotions.

Introducing the secret fusion matrix used by PLEX, Inc., this volume incorporates various elements drawn from animals, plants and inorganic matter to create one-of-a-kind monsters. This book is filled with step-by-step instructions for drawing monsters both large and small, along with charming critters that appear in children's cartoons. Instructions begin with the conceptualization of the monster design, followed by tips for establishing form, rough sketching, adding color, creating movement and dynamic battle scenes, and much more. • Created by PLEX, Inc., the renowned design office of Bandai, Japan's largest toy manufacturer • Part of theLet's Draw Mangaseries, which includesLet's Draw Manga: Transforming Robots(1-56970-991-2)

Instructed by Japanese street experts and drawn by industry veterans of manga, this valuable instructional guide helps readers depict the fast-pace urban lifestyle of Tokyo, Japan's largest mecca for the Hip Hop subculture it bears by its youth today. Through a series of studied drawings of various character designs, urban environments, city living conditions and youth entertainment, which are essential elements to creating this unique genre, this book presents to the novice artist step-by-step illustrations and design instructions which ultimately lead up to formulating a short urban story. With focus on creating characters with the hippest hairstyles and latest trends in fashion, down to constructing the various local youth settings, this book makes the perfect uniquely themed reference guide for anyone wanting to draw on urban manga drama!

Sexy female characters are the spice of every manga story. These heroines find themselves in every position possible! This volume in the Let's Draw Manga series helps manga artists expand on their knowledge of the human body to draw women in a variety of poses, and with a variety of clothing, facial expressions, hairstyles, and more. It offers valuable instruction on solving tricky problems, such as drawing the folds of fabric and perspective. The seductive, flirtatious women in this heavily illustrated reference are an inspiration to any artist.

Provides basic shapes and other techniques of cartooning, followed by illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing cartoon villains, superheroes, manga characters, and more.