kalinachan

 
 
Location: California, USA
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Likes? Anime, manga, video games, reading, writing (novels and short stories), drawing, computers, music, RPG's, Japan, chocolate, clear thought process.

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How To Draw Manga Volume 1 by Society for the Study of Manga Techniques
How To Draw Manga Volume 1 by Society for the Study of Manga Techniques
Well, when I bought this book, I wasn't disappointed. It gives you very good information on figure-drawing, how to render expressions, proportioning for different types of characters (i.e. children, men, young women, older women, etc.). There are also sections on how to render character and plot which are useful if you're a beginner, although you would want to find additional material at a later date as they do not go into depth. There was also information that would be quite useful if you wanted to be a professional manga artist, covering tone, the types of brushes and pens you need, etc.

Some of the side drawings (NOT what is used to instruct) are ecchi (a little perverted), but not… Read more