Manga Art Secrets: The Definitive Guide to Drawing Awesome Artwork in the Manga Style

by Dalia Sharawna

Everything you need to become a manga artist, with step-by-step instructions, exercises, and tips and tricks and feature spreads from other artists.

With the interest in manga-style art now stronger than ever - its influence can be seen in the Pixar films Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and other movies - this is the perfect book to slipstream into manga drawing. Packed full of step-by-step sequences for face, body, and poses, you too can draw in the manga-art style.

Learn how to draw figures in the characteristic style of your favourite characters by building a portfolio of drawings. At the end of each chapter is a series of practice exercises where you're encouraged to trace or freehand draw subjects from earlier on. You'll end up with a portfolio of sketches charting your artistic development. There is also an inspirational artists-in-residence section, where cool artists share their manga-art secrets and showcase their own art.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

Published September 7, 2021

Reviews

[D.T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very broad and not as much variety as you would expect in certain areas, but for a drawing manga book, it’s okay. Some may be upset with the lack of detailed “how-to-draw” tutorials. And I won’t lie I was a little salty they brushed over the hair section. But this book gives you the basics and tells you to practice that. This isn’t an anatomy book, but more so some general standards for manga styles.