Brilliant For Ideas
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A lot of people discuss the fact that the book only looks at a certain character type once, however I think that this book is brilliant for poses and great for the stereotypical characters of manga. The book is sorted into step-by-step guide: starting with a basic line drawing using shapes then going on to filling out the arms and legs, an underwear pose and finishing with lineart then photoshopped showing you where the light source is coming from. I have a lot of books on drawing manga and I feel that this is the best for helping people to understand the steps and allowing you to make your own characters. The book is sorted into Girls, monsters, fantasy, music (such as Jrock, Jpop and other styles) and Japanese (samurai, ninja, geisha, princess etc.) The book can be used by both beginners and more improved manga artists, however if you are a beginner I would suggest getting a book on facial features as well.
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Great =]
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I Got Into Manga A Few Months Ago and Rented Out Books From The Library and Really Took To It. I Was Quite Good So i Asked For Some Books For christmas, I Got A Couple From The How To Draw Mangs Series and Thought They Were Great, They Have Loads OF Stuff About Technique. But I Wanted Something Step By Step So That I Could Really Work On The Basic Shapes So I Bought This Book.
It Arrived The Other Day And I Have Already Done A Couple Of The Drawings, And Its Great! Some Of The Drawings Are Really Far Fetched But Its Beautiful And Yet Not Too Hard! Not For Complete Beginners But A Great Purchase For People Who ALready Know Basic Manga.
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Thi is a really good book on how to draw manga...It explains you the stereotypes very well!!It also teaches you how to trace the human anatomy very well!!!I really recommend it for ppl who want to learn how to draw manga!!!!!
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Fantastic
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I have many guides to drawing, mostly from the how to draw manga series. I'm happy with my collection as it is all great referrence material and has improved my art greatly but I've longed for a book I can work from in a step by step fashion. Now I have it. The Monster Book of Manga is simply fantastic, it's all step by step with helpful notes and a little photoshop tutorial at the end. Best of all is the size, it is a Monster Book and there are a wealth of drawings to go through the steps with. I've only just started following the steps and I can already feel I'm learning a process that will be able to bring my art together and allow me to consistently produce material of my own that I can be proud of. One thing must be mentioned; this is not for an absolute beginner, there are six steps that start with basic skeleton sketch through to full colour, so there you do have to piece some bits in yourself (it's okay for me as it's the initial steps I have trouble with, along with feet and hands, all of which I feel are covered quite well). Also, because there is so much in this book if you work your way through it with patience then you will certainly learn essential basics that can lead you onto more advanced techniques. I love this book after owning it only a couple of days and I love all the images inside of it.
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