Brody's Ghost Volume 1

Brody's Ghost Volume 1
Author: Mark Crilley
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2006-07-11
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 162115176X

Brody hoped it was just a hallucination. But no, the teenaged ghostly girl who'd come face to face with him in the middle of a busy city street was all too real. And now she was back, telling him she needed his help in hunting down a dangerous killer, and that he must undergo training from the spirit of a centuries-old samurai to unlock his hidden supernatural powers. Thirteen-time Eisner nominee Mark Crilley joins Dark Horse to launch his most original and action-packed saga to date in Brody's Ghost, the first in a six-volume limited series. * Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt's Plan B have acquired Miki Falls, a four-volume manga series created by Mark Crilley. * Crilley is best known for his Akiko young-adult novels and comic books. From the creator of the Eisner-nominated Akiko!

Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley

Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley
Author: Mark Crilley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-02-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440324344

It's THE book on manga from YouTube's most popular art instruction Guru! There's more to manga than big, shiny eyes and funky hair. In these action-packed pages, graphic novelist Mark Crilley shows you step-by-step how to achieve an authentic manga style—from drawing faces and figures to laying out awesome, high-drama spreads. You'll learn how a few basic lines will help you place facial features in their proper locations and simple tricks for getting body proportions right. Plus, you'll find inspiration for infusing your work with expression, attitude and action. This is the book fans have been requesting for years, packed with expert tips on everything from hairstyles and clothing to word bubbles and sound effects, delivered in the same friendly, easy-to-follow style that has made Mark Crilley one of the "25 Most Subscribed to Gurus on YouTube." Take this opportunity to turn the characters and stories in your head into professional-quality art on the page! Packed with everything you need to make your first (or your best-ever) manga stories! • 30 step-by-step demonstrations showing how to draw faces and figures for a variety of ages and body types • Inspirational galleries featuring 101 eyes, 50 ways to draw hands, 40 hairstyles, 12 common expressions, 30 classic poses and more! • Tutorials to create a variety of realistic settings • Advanced lessons on backgrounds, inking, sequencing and layout options

Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters

Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters
Author: Hosoi Aya
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-01-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440337284

Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever! Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This fantastically comprehensive book includes more than 900 sample illustrations that teach key elements for capturing facial expressions and emotions for manga characters. Learn to draw: • Basic characters, faces and expressions: boys and girls, men and women, from babies to teens, adults to elderly characters • Specific character types: school girls, villains, sweethearts, heroes, gentle souls, go getters and more • Positive expressions: relaxed, adoring, mischievous, confident and more • Negative expressions: outraged, embarrassed, stressed, spiteful and more With more than 900 sample illustrations, you're well on your way to mastering the most expressive manga faces ever!

Drawing Anime Faces and Feelings

Drawing Anime Faces and Feelings
Author: Studio Hard Deluxe
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0593328450

Big facial expressions are essential to anime and manga. They can be much more eloquent than printed words for getting an emotional response out of viewers. However, faces can be challenging. With this book, improve your anime-drawing skills with instruction for facial features and expressions for a wide variety of ages, character types, hair styles and activities. With 800 different facial expressions, you'll be able to draw your character in any emotional situation or with any reaction.

Drawing and Painting Anime and Manga Faces

Drawing and Painting Anime and Manga Faces
Author: Nao Yazawa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1631599623

In this follow-up to Manga Drawing Deluxe, manga artist/author Nao Yazawa’s inaugural how-to-draw title, Drawing and Painting Anime and Manga Faces demonstrates how to draw expressive key characters, from warriors to magical girls to chibis.

The Two-Pencil Method

The Two-Pencil Method
Author: Mark Crilley
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0399581251

From the best-selling artist and YouTube art instructor, this book features step-by-step lessons that show you how to draw professional-quality portraits, landscapes, travel sketches, and animals using only two ordinary pencils. Great art doesn't have to be expensive. For the cost of a regular graphite writing pencil and an equally ordinary black colored pencil, you can create drawings worthy of framing and displaying. In this straightforward, aspiring artist's guide to rendering a variety of popular subjects with only two pencils, artist and art instructor Mark Crilley presents a direct, approachable, and achievable method for drawing just about anything. The Two-Pencil Method breaks down Crilley's techniques across six chapters of five lessons each. In each lesson, you'll learn how the two-pencil method can add depth and shading, allowing you to create bold and distinctive drawings that go beyond mere sketchbook doodles. The book moves from a primer on drawing basics to step-by-step examples of still lifes, landscapes, animals, travel sketches, and portraits. With each chapter, Crilley's confident and encouraging voice and expert insights demonstrate how to achieve stunning artistic results from the simplest of art materials.

How to Draw Manga

How to Draw Manga
Author: Katy Coope
Publisher: Tangerine Press
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780439317450

A how-to book for drawing Japanese comic art includes chapters on getting started, faces, expressions, bodies, finishing touches, and materials. Original.

How to Draw Manga Faces for Beginners : Drawing Anime Faces (Book 3)

How to Draw Manga Faces for Beginners : Drawing Anime Faces (Book 3)
Author: Shizou Kubo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2018-02-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781985157149

The pleasure of creating a Manga character is immeasurable. The act of building and developing a character is not just linked to the construction of the figure: each character has its own shape, personality and attributes. The artist must take into consideration these qualities in order to build a character that is plausible in the eye of the audience. To get some inspiration, have a look at the lessons to draw hundreds of Characters from Blossom Art Studio. This book contains step by step instructions of how to draw your favorite Anime Characters in a picture book format. Art grids are used to help improve your work by breaking down intimidating imagery into more manageable portions. The grid basically divides the original image into smaller blocks so that you can more easily see what belongs where. This can help you create more natural, effortless artwork, and increase your understanding of shapes, composition and color. The grid method has been used by artists for centuries as a tool to creating correct proportions.In this book you will learn to draw following characters: Arthur A. Angel, Cheng Long Liu, Freya, Hinata Rintarou, Jilltail, Kirara, Magaki Kouji, Mello, Moe Wakaba, Naraku, Orin Miyashiro, Ryuji Kurosaki, Sojiro Izumi, Tomita Mari, Yoshida Shouyou.All the steps in this book are visually depicted in a very detailed manner and are self explanatory. Hence there are no written instructions required. I hope that you enjoy this book.

How to Draw Manga for the Beginner - Step by Step Guides in Drawing Anime Characters

How to Draw Manga for the Beginner - Step by Step Guides in Drawing Anime Characters
Author: William Dela Peña Jr.
Publisher: Mendon Cottage Books
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2016-05-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1311122079

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Learning How To Draw THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF DRAWING Lines Shapes Value OVERVIEW OF A MANGA CHARACTER STEP BY STEP DRAWING OF A MANGA HEAD Front View Quarter View Side View DRAWING THE HAIR THE EYES DRAWING THE EARS Drawing Manga Mouths DRAWING MANGA POSES COLORING MANGA CHARACTERS Author Bio Publisher INTRODUCTION Manga is a term for the drawing style developed by the Japanese that they use in their comic books. It has a distinctive look that separates it from the western comic style. Because of its appeal to its viewers manga become popular throughout the world, many enjoy reading it because of the interesting plot of the story as well as the art and eventually manga evolved into an animated version called anime. If you want to learn how to draw or if you just want to advance your skills in drawing manga, this book is perfect for you. This book features step by step instructions and includes some advanced techniques that will really help you improve your drawing skills.

Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime

Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime
Author: Date Naoto
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1462924069

The complete manga, anime and video game "art school" course for beginners! The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers a structured 13-week lesson plan that is typically found in professional drawing classes. With 65 detailed lessons arranged into 13 weekly topics, it's simple to learn the essentials and then progress to higher levels. You can create your own personalized learning experience as the structured lessons can be followed in sequence on a strict daily schedule or as an easy learn-at-your-own-pace course. With a hybrid focus this book offers skills for both digital and traditional artists learning to create manga and anime. This book's unique progressively structured lessons offer: Essential basic instructions on drawing bodies, clothes, facial expressions, movements and poses with 3D composition for animation Hundreds of sample illustrations and full-color examples that make it easy to learn Detailed lessons that teach poses, dress styles and life-like expressions that match each character's personality Star ratings for each lesson that indicate difficulty and allow the aspiring artist to follow and understand their own learning progress Professional tips and tricks that make learning fun and memorable Free downloadable practice materials, templates and guides The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers all the essential information needed to acquire basic drawing skills—creating a solid foundation for future learning!