How to Draw Manga & Anime: Step-By-Step Drawings! - Paperback

by Andrés Bernardo Giannotta (Author), Drawing (Author)

Learn to create cool characters in the style of manga, the Japanese cartooning craze. This easy-to-follow guide takes you from the basic shapes that serve as building blocks to dynamic finished figures.
An introductory section covers artists' materials and explains the techniques behind illustrating faces, body types, and movement. Additional chapters provide two-color, step-by-step directions for drawing an assortment of wide-eyed teenage heroes, monstrous villains, and supernatural animals -- 25 in all. A concluding chapter offers suggestions for using your newly acquired drawing skills to illustrate the story of a dramatic battle between the forces of good and evil.

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Learn to create cool characters in the style of anime and manga, Japanese animation and comic book art. This easy-to-follow guide takes you from the basic shapes that serve as building blocks to dynamic finished figures.
An introductory section covers artists' materials and explains the techniques behind illustrating faces, body types, and movement. Additional chapters provide step-by-step directions for drawing more than a dozen teenage heroes, monstrous villains, and supernatural animals. A concluding chapter offers suggestions for using your newly acquired drawing skills to illustrate your own original story.

Author Biography

In addition to creating illustrations for children's books, Andrés Giannotta works in the marketing and advertising industry as a specialist in branding and identity.