Manga Workshop Characters

Manga Workshop Characters
Author: Sophie Chan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440340234

Create your own manga characters! The manga universe is diverse--full of cute chibis, soulful romantics, cunning villains and sassy schoolgirls. Whether you want to tell love stories, create fantasy worlds or explore the drama of everyday life, you can do it with the help of self-taught manga artist and YouTube celebrity Sophie-Chan. You'll learn to draw personality-filled characters and create unique manga stories from start to finish, even if you've never drawn manga before! Inside Manga Workshop: • 30+ start-to-finish demonstrations teach you to draw women, men and children of all ages, perspectives and personality types, including classic manga schoolgirls, the boy next door, businesswomen, rock stars and gothic vampires. • The Face. Using simple shapes, draw different eyes, noses and mouths to create endless expressions, from blushing surprise and happiness to full-blown tears--even cool hairstyles! • The Figure. Follow easy guidelines to create proportionate characters--chibis and children, high schoolers and warriors--and place them in scenes. Plus, learn the secrets to drawing accurate hands and feet, including shoes! • Color. Learn to color your manga with colored pencil, markers and digital drawing programs to reflect setting, genre, time of day and personality traits. • Bonus pages show variations on facial expressions, common poses, extra outfits and how to use each in your story, plus special drawing demos, including an angel, vampire, witch, a magical cat and Chan's own characters. Includes publishing tips, words of advice and insider secrets!

Manga Crash Course Fantasy

Manga Crash Course Fantasy
Author: Mina Petrovic
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440350043

The best fantasy manga drawing instruction...now with focus on fantasy! Manga artist and popular YouTuber, Mina "MISTIQARTS" Petrovic, helps you bring your wildest manga fantasies to life. Let your creativity loose as you learn how to draw hair that glows like a rainbow, animals that take human form, strange and outrageous scenery, and so much more. Following a friendly, step-by-step approach, you'll learn how to achieve the sleek, beautifully simple look of manga with a fantasy twist in no time. • Create your own unique manga fantasy characters, creatures and mascots • Design otherworldly fashions, fierce weapons, cool hairstyles and accessories • Put it all together into dynamic fantasy scenes and settings You'll find important basics on feature placement and body proportions, expert tips on everything from fixing mistakes to creating exciting compositions, and six start-to-finish demonstrations on drawing manga fantasy characters from sorcerers to samurai. This book has everything you need to strike the perfect balance in your art between compellingly believable and utterly fantastic.

Make Manga!

Make Manga!
Author: Karolina Larienne Heikura
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440353018

How to Make Your Own Exciting Manga Story! An artist's greatest gift is his or her imagination. By learning how to create manga characters with personality--and place them in engaging backgrounds--you can tell any story you want to! First, learn the basics of sketching: how to draw faces, figures, expressions and clothing. Then, practice inspirational prompts on coloring, composition and creativity to inspire endless story ideas. Use symbolism, mood and accessories to draw fantastic or realistic scenes. Use both traditional and digital coloring techniques to find your own engaging manga style. More than 30 step-by-step tutorials teach you: • The basics of human anatomy and manga-specific proportions • The fundamentals of coloring skin tones, clothing and backgrounds with markers, watercolor and digital enhancements • Compelling character ideas, like Gijinkas--cute personifications of food, nature and objects • How to incorporate all of those various elements to build a cool and complete scene "Bring your own visions to life!" ~Karolina "Larienne" Heikura

Anime Art Class

Anime Art Class
Author: Yoai
Publisher: Rock Point Gift & Stationery
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1631067648

With Instagram star illustrator Yoai as your guide, Anime Art Class will teach you how to create and color your very own super-cute anime characters, step by adorable step.

Manga Sketchbook

Manga Sketchbook
Author: Sweatdrop Studios
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-06-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1607659530

The go-to guide to learn how to draw manga, Manga Sketchbook provides tons of tips and details the building blocks to drawing both male and female manga characters. Including in-depth character profiles and graph paper practice pages both with and without helpful guides, children will spend hours sketching and perfecting dozens of drawings!

The Monster Book of Manga

The Monster Book of Manga
Author: Estudio Joso
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0062117971

The popularity of manga continues to row, inspiring interest in learning how to draw in this exciting style of comics. Estudio Joso creates the ultimate guide to illustration—384 pages of manga instruction. The Monster Book of Manga is divided into sections focusing on the most figures and themes—Girls, Boys, Samurais, Monsters, and more. Each illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions, taking the artist from initial back-and-white sketches to the final color piece. They are all accompanied by practical suggestions, hints, and tips.

How to Draw Anime & Game Characters

How to Draw Anime & Game Characters
Author: Tadashi Ozawa
Publisher: Graphic Sha Publishing
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9784766111200

Explains how to draw Japanese anime and game characters.

Small Shen

Small Shen
Author: Kylie Chan
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 174309647X

A fabulous tale of gods, dragons ... and stones. A mix of Kylie Chan's text and stunning illustration/comic work by Queenie Chan shows the events leading up to Kylie's bestselling DARK HEAVENS TRILOGY (WHITE TIGER; BLUE DRAGON; RED PHOENIX). SMALL SHEN is the amazing story of Gold - a stone spirit and a chronic troublemaker in the court of the great Gods of Chinese mythology. A mix of Kylie Chan's brilliant storytelling and Queenie Chan's beautiful illustrations, SMALL SHEN is a fantastic treat for fans of WHItE tIGER. Readers will be thrilled to discover the events leading up to John Chen and Emma Donahoe's story in this wonderful prequel. Shown through Queenie Chan's stunning illustrations and comics, the story follows the stone spirit Gold's entertaining adventures throughout history. His escapades include seducing a dragon princess, attempting to steal one of the tiger's wives, making bets with demons, and working for the Blue Dragon of the East. Eventually, as a result of his crimes against Heaven and his constant philandering, Gold is ordered to join the household of Xuan Wu, the Dark Lord of the Northern Heavens. Xuan Wu is also known as John Chen, a Hong Kong businessman. the story then follows Gold and Jade - the dragon princess - in contemporary Hong Kong. the two small shen must help guard John Chen's beloved human wife and baby daughter from demon attack. John Chen is vulnerable to attack while living on Earth, but his family are in the most danger of all... SMALL SHEN is a unique piece of work for fans of Kylie Chan to treasure, but also a fantastic introduction to this gripping series.

Biker Girl

Biker Girl
Author: Misako Rocks!
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780786836765

Whilst helping her grandfather clean out the garage, Aki finds a dusty old bicycle. When she touches it, she transforms into the next of a long line of bike heroes', using her skills and the powers of her magic bike to stop the evil biker gang that killed her cousin. But in destroying the gang leader, is she also destroying her family. A fast-paced and fun read.'