The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga: With 28 Exclusive Teaching Clips to View Online

by Sonia Leong

Overview

Artists who love manga will find this book to be an indispensable reference for learning and mastering the popular drawing style. Combing the comprehensive detail of an illustrated manual with the classroom-style benefit of video tutorials, The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga is the ultimate learning tool for artists of any ability. Readers will find:

Essential drawing principals based on proportion and anatomy

Character development through costume, props, setting, and details

Methods for rendering artwork in different mediums (including digital)

An inspiring gallery of characters to demonstrate the various styles

QR codes and URLs to 28 two-minute videos that enhance the book's contents

With the combination of video demonstration and detailed text and illustration, both beginning and advanced artists will find a wealth of suitable techniques to take their manga to the next level. More than 500 color illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438002736
Publisher:	B.E.S.
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Series:	Online Movie Book Guides
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,075,880
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sonia Leong is a renowned professional manga artist and illustrator. Her art has been featured internationally in more than 80 publications including magazines, comics, graphic novels, art books, film, and TV.

Editorial Reviews

"Tons of detailed, step-by-step exercises will help readers learn to sketch a wide array of character types. Both traditional drawing media and digital books are addressed throughout. The book has an accompanying website where readers can see techniques examined here being executed. These 28 videos can be accessed on the reader's smartphone. This comprehensive title will appeal to comics fans of all ages." — Library Journal

From the Publisher

12/01/2013
Leong's (101 Top Tips from Professional Manga Artists) latest manga handbook covers the basics, such as drawing figures, creating characters, and rendering techniques, and also discusses layout and composition. Tons of detailed, step-by-step exercises will help readers learn to sketch a wide array of character types. Both traditional drawing media and digital tools are addressed throughout. The book has an accompanying website, where readers can see techniques examined here being executed. These 28 videos can be accessed on the reader's smartphone by scanning QR codes found in the book. VERDICT This comprehensive title will appeal to comics fans of all ages.

Library Journal