Manga Workshop Characters

Manga Workshop Characters

Author: Sophie Chan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1440340234

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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

Published: 2017-10-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1440350043

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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

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1440353018

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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

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1631067648

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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.


Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

Force: Character Design from Life Drawing

Author: Mike Mattesi

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1136139893

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Design creative characters inspired by real people. Let Mike Mattesi show you how to use life drawing to discover the poses, features and personalities which form the basis of character and then build, develop and 'PUSH' your drawings to new heights of dramatic and visual impact for believable characters audiences can relate to. Packed with color illustrations and photographs of the models who inspired them. With step-by-step explanation of how the characters were developed and exercises for you to sharpen your skills this is everything you need to bring your characters to life.


Manga Sketchbook

Manga Sketchbook

Author: Sweatdrop Studios

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1607659530

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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 Dreaming Volume 1

The Dreaming Volume 1

Author: Queenie Chan

Publisher:

Published: 2023-11-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781922856395

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When twin sisters Amber and Jeanie are accepted into an exclusive boarding school, their future looks bright. But the school's halls harbour a terrible secret: students have been known to wander into the surrounding bushlands and vanish...without a trace! No one knows where they went-- or why. But as Amber and Jeanie are about to learn, the key to the school's dark past may lie in the world of their dreams. An atmospheric supernatural mystery-horror, this is a Lovecraftian tale in the tradition of such Australian classics as Picnic at Hanging Rock.


The Monster Book of Manga

The Monster Book of Manga

Author: Estudio Joso

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-12-06

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0062117971

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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.


Shojo Fashion Manga Art School

Shojo Fashion Manga Art School

Author: Irene Flores

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2009-11-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 160061180X

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The Number One Fashion Workshop for Shojo Manga! From 'dos to shoes, how you dress and style your characters says a lot about who they are, before they even utter a word. Whether your story calls for a flashy drama queen or a mousy bookworm, this guide contains everything you need to know to create fabulous shojo manga characters with personality. • The Figure. Follow these simple basics to draw the guys and girls of various body types, in any pose. • The Face. Learn how to draw an endless variety of features. Get the feeling across with facial expressions from a subtle quirk of the mouth to all-out crocodile tears. Then add the perfect hairstyle—the icing on the cake. • The Look. "Shop" from an illustrated gallery of clothing and accessories for every season and occasion, from formal dresses to bunny slippers, with demonstrations and tips on designing your own original fashions. • The Setting. Portray your character's world with demonstrations on how to create classic hangouts like classrooms, coffee shops and bedrooms. Complete with 14 start-to-finish demonstrations for drawing a range of character types, from the girl next door to the punk guy, from single characters to couples and groups, this book will help you bring a world of unique and memorable characters to life...and have lots of fun doing it!


Biker Girl

Biker Girl

Author: Misako Rocks!

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786836765

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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.'