How to Draw Manga: Sketching Manga-Style, Volume 4: All About Perspective

How to Draw Manga: Sketching Manga Style #4

by Hikaru Hayashi

If an artist can draw an appealing character but is only able to create a flat, two-dimensional rendition, then that artist lacks sufficient skills in portrayal. Being able to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on a flat surface allows you, the artist, to portray a space with depth. Positioning a character within that space then allows you to create a richly portrayed scene with impact. Knowing perspective techniques is absolutely essential to creating such enriched scenes. Characters are inseparable from their settings. This book is two volumes condensed into one: a manual that thoroughly explains the basic techniques in drawing one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective plus other perspective techniques, as well as an advanced manual that offers and explains numerous, specific, practical examples.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Manga

200 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 2008

About the author

Born in Tokyo in 1961, Hikaru Hayashi started his activity as a manga artist after graduating from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tokyo Metropolitan University. After working as an assistant, he made his professional debut with the manga Story of Aja Kong, then went on to found the manga and design agency Go office in 1997. Since then he has created more than 250 manuals on drawing manga, many of which have been successful internationally.

Reviews

[Ben T.]

Now this is another "how to draw manga" book and is for experts, facing the issue of background and POV. it is really beautiful and is very clear like all the other Sketching manga style volumes. don't expect to learn how to draw manga characters here only angles.

[Diana Avetisyan]

good reads

[Nour Elhoudamlik]

it really cood