The Complete Beginner's Guide to Drawing Manga
London : Octopus Publishing Group, 2022, ©2022.
Format: Book
Description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Award-winning manga artist Sonia Leong, with the help of other acclaimed manga creators and educators, gives you all the tips, tricks and tools you will need to get your ideas onto the page. Discover how to get started, build your confidence, and boost your skills, beginning from first principles; Learn how to draw faces, bodies, hands, feet, and create unique characters with their own styles; Get to grips with working up you own manga stories and comics, with advice on pacing, layout, composition and lettering.
Contents:
1. Getting started (Research and inspiration ; Tools, equioment and materials ; Keeping a sketchbook) -- 2. Drawing characters (Drawing the head ; Hair and hairstyles ; Characterizing faces ; Drawing the body ; Hands and feet ; Pose and movement) -- 3. Character design (Shape and silhouette ; Fantasy designs ; Sci-fi designs ; Contemporary designs) -- 4. Background and props (Design using shapes ; Effective use of reference ; Perspective ; Achieving depth and atmosphere ; Drawing buildings ; Drawing nature ; Drawing props) -- 5. Creating illustrations (Composition ; Concept ; Drawing ; Black-and-white artwork ; Scanning sketches and line art ; Color theory) -- 6. Software and media (Painting in Photoshop ; Other software ; Using natural media) -- 7. Making comics (Story and script ; Layout and pacing ; Drawing comic pages ; Toning and shading ; Lettering) -- 8. Finish and output (Optimizing for the Web ; Prepare for print) -- 9. Professional practice (Artist at work).
Subjects:
Drawing -- Technique.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Technique.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Technique.
Drawing -- Technique.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Technique.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Technique.
ISBN:
9781781578810
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ART Technique Drawing Leo | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Coming Soon |
"101 tips for becoming a manga artist"--Cover.
Includes index.
Includes index.