Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Character Designers - Access video tutorials via QR codes!
This is your go-to drawing and visual reference book for creating anime and manga characters, featuring more than 600 drawings demonstrating basic techniques and depicting a wide range of characters.

For student and aspiring artists, illustrators, character designers, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters demonstrates foundational art concepts like proportion and anatomy as you learn to draw a broad array of characters and their poses and expressions, all shown from a variety of perspectives.

Each set of step-by-step illustrations takes you from beginning sketch lines to a finished drawing. Artist and author Alex Brennan-Dent’s expert drawing techniques and video tutorials to key concepts accessible via QR codes make this a must-have sourcebook for animators and manga artists.

This comprehensive guidebook includes:
 
  • Anime and manga drawing fundamentals, including anatomy, poses and body language, and features such as hair, eyes, mouths, and hands
  • A guide to figure proportions, differentiated by age group
  • Step-by-step instructions for drawing a wealth of different characters, including characters from everyday life, sports, music, fantasy, sci-fi and horror, and role-playing games
  • Tips on depicting interactions, both friendly and fighting

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters is a library essential for any artist interested in learning the fundamental techniques for drawing these popular entertainment genres.

The books in the Draw Like an Artist series are richly illustrated visual references for learning how to draw classic subjects through hundreds of step-by-step images created by expert artists and illustrators.
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Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Character Designers - Access video tutorials via QR codes!
This is your go-to drawing and visual reference book for creating anime and manga characters, featuring more than 600 drawings demonstrating basic techniques and depicting a wide range of characters.

For student and aspiring artists, illustrators, character designers, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters demonstrates foundational art concepts like proportion and anatomy as you learn to draw a broad array of characters and their poses and expressions, all shown from a variety of perspectives.

Each set of step-by-step illustrations takes you from beginning sketch lines to a finished drawing. Artist and author Alex Brennan-Dent’s expert drawing techniques and video tutorials to key concepts accessible via QR codes make this a must-have sourcebook for animators and manga artists.

This comprehensive guidebook includes:
 
  • Anime and manga drawing fundamentals, including anatomy, poses and body language, and features such as hair, eyes, mouths, and hands
  • A guide to figure proportions, differentiated by age group
  • Step-by-step instructions for drawing a wealth of different characters, including characters from everyday life, sports, music, fantasy, sci-fi and horror, and role-playing games
  • Tips on depicting interactions, both friendly and fighting

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters is a library essential for any artist interested in learning the fundamental techniques for drawing these popular entertainment genres.

The books in the Draw Like an Artist series are richly illustrated visual references for learning how to draw classic subjects through hundreds of step-by-step images created by expert artists and illustrators.
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Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Character Designers - Access video tutorials via QR codes!

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Character Designers - Access video tutorials via QR codes!

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Character Designers - Access video tutorials via QR codes!

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Character Designers - Access video tutorials via QR codes!

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Overview

This is your go-to drawing and visual reference book for creating anime and manga characters, featuring more than 600 drawings demonstrating basic techniques and depicting a wide range of characters.

For student and aspiring artists, illustrators, character designers, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters demonstrates foundational art concepts like proportion and anatomy as you learn to draw a broad array of characters and their poses and expressions, all shown from a variety of perspectives.

Each set of step-by-step illustrations takes you from beginning sketch lines to a finished drawing. Artist and author Alex Brennan-Dent’s expert drawing techniques and video tutorials to key concepts accessible via QR codes make this a must-have sourcebook for animators and manga artists.

This comprehensive guidebook includes:
 
  • Anime and manga drawing fundamentals, including anatomy, poses and body language, and features such as hair, eyes, mouths, and hands
  • A guide to figure proportions, differentiated by age group
  • Step-by-step instructions for drawing a wealth of different characters, including characters from everyday life, sports, music, fantasy, sci-fi and horror, and role-playing games
  • Tips on depicting interactions, both friendly and fighting

Draw Like an Artist: 100 Lessons to Create Anime and Manga Characters is a library essential for any artist interested in learning the fundamental techniques for drawing these popular entertainment genres.

The books in the Draw Like an Artist series are richly illustrated visual references for learning how to draw classic subjects through hundreds of step-by-step images created by expert artists and illustrators.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780760385715
Publisher: Quarry Books
Publication date: 04/16/2024
Series: Draw Like an Artist Series , #8
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 30,231
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Alex Brennan-Dent, aka @ABDillustrates, is a prize-winning queer comics artist and illustrator based in Brighton, UK, specializing in lively manga character designs and digital artwork. He is the winner of Saturday AM’s 2022 March Art Madness competition. To learn more about Alex’s work, visit his website abdillustrates.com, @ABDillustrates on YouTube, @abdillustrates on Instagram, and @AlexBDent on Twitter.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Introduction
How To Use This Book
Tips For Character Design 

Fundamentals
Figures & Faces
Line of Actions
Body Language
Eyes, Mouths & Hands
Hair
Clothes

Figure Proportions
Chibi
Youth
Adult
Elder

Real-World Characters

In Uniform
School Kids
Firefighters
Police
Doctors
Military
Office

Talents
Soccer Player
Volleyball Player
Baseball Player
Basketball Player
Rock Musician
Pop Musician

Rap Musician
Classical Musician
J-Pop Idol
K-Pop Idol
Chefs

Fantasy Characters

Shojo
Magical Girl
Evil Queen
Prince
Princess
Maid
Gardener
Angel
Devil
Fairy
Elf
Mermaid
Merman
Catgirl
Dogboy

Shonen
Treasure Hunter
Pirate
Samurai
Ninja
Spy
Femme Fatale
Martial Artist
Brawler
Outlaw
Sheriff

Classic Roles
Swordsman
Knight
Merchant
Healer
Warlock
Witch
Gladiator
Barbarian
Mercenary
Archer

Sci-Fi & Horror
Sentai
Supervillain
Creator
Creature
Hacker
Cyborg
Astronaut
Alien
Exorcist
Ghost
Vampire
Slayer

Interactions
Friendly
Fighting

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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