- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Graphic-Sha Publishing (5 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 4889960813
- ISBN-13: 978-4889960815
- Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 18.9 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,164,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not just for girls' comics...,
This review is from: How to Draw Manga Volume 5: Compiling Young Love Story Manga v. 5 (How to Draw Manga (Graphic-Sha Numbered)) (Paperback)
A useful book, it is broken down into 4 sections - character drawing, backgrounds, storyline, comic layout. I found that the lessons on background and comic layout were helpful ... and saved me a lot of hassle. The character drawing section is not as in-depth as volume 1, but good nontheless if you are competent at drawing people and have grasped the basics. There is certainly useful material about camera angles and clothing. The storyline chapter works well in showing the process of developing a girl's manga, useful if you want to come up with your own original storyline. Overall, an essential book if you want to specialise in Shoujo, and still useful even if you don't.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential,
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This review is from: How to Draw Manga Volume 5: Compiling Young Love Story Manga v. 5 (How to Draw Manga (Graphic-Sha Numbered)) (Paperback)
When my copy arrived this morning, I decided it was 10 times better than expected. You will NOT be disappointed with this book!This volume of the How To Draw Manga series is absolutely essential for anyone wanting to create a shoujo (girl/romance) manga. It covers everything from drawing girls and boys, hair, backgrounds, atmosphere and weather, laying out and planning the page, creating your characters, writing the story...and so much more! I would have liked to have seen a little more about magical girls and different genres, but I think these are covered in another volume. As well as showing you the right way to draw things, this book also shows some common mistakes, and these are very helpful. Well, what are you waiting for? Buy it now!
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4.4 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but be aware of the limitations,
By Matthew Thorn "Matt Thorn" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to Draw Manga Volume 5: Compiling Young Love Story Manga v. 5 (How to Draw Manga (Graphic-Sha Numbered)) (Paperback)
This is basically a good introduction to most of the technical information needed in creating a shoujo ("girls'") manga, and most of the information can be applied to any kind of manga. Two things you need to keep in mind, though: 1) none of the art in this book is really professional-level quality, and 2) it is a direct translation from Japanese, and does not take into account the requirements for printing a book anywhere other than Japan. The book (like the whole "Society for the Study of" series) was created by enthusiastic amateurs, but the art is both out of date and sub-par. Look at current shoujo manga to get an idea of what current standards are like. An example of the poor qality of the art can be found on page 6, in the example of a face shown from below. Here the artist makes the mistakes almost all beginning manga artists make. Anyone can see that it is unnatural and ugly. If you are planning to have your work printed outside Japan, check with the printer about paper size, margins, the printability of screen tone (often called "zipatone" in English), lettering, etc. The final chapter ("How to Create Manga Manuscripts") is written for people planning to submit their work to a Japanese manga publisher. If you're going to have your own work printed, you'll have to do the lettering yourself, and this book doesn't tell you how to do that. The translation seems largely accurate, but is stiff and awkward in many places. It would have been nice if the publisher had consulted with artists accustomed to working in the English-speaking world and adjusted the content to better suit that audience. Nonetheless, if you've never drawn manga or comics before and are eager to try, this book is a very good place to begin. (By the way, I teach young apsiring cartoonists at the Department of Comic Art, Kyoto Seika University, Japan, which I hope qualifies me to make these judgements.)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maginificent!,
By Julia George - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to Draw Manga Volume 5: Compiling Young Love Story Manga v. 5 (How to Draw Manga (Graphic-Sha Numbered)) (Paperback)
This book is the 5th volume in the original "How to Draw Manga" series. It's a great book, and it's not all just about drawing pretty girls. It also teaches you techniques about drawing backgrounds, seasons, manuscripts, line effects, perspective, and MUCH more. The artwork in the book appears to look based off of a style similar to Yuu Watase's, so if you've ever wanted to draw like her, there's one other reason to purchase this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice ref book,
By Charsya Paul "Manga publisher/manga writer/ar... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to Draw Manga Volume 5: Compiling Young Love Story Manga v. 5 (How to Draw Manga (Graphic-Sha Numbered)) (Paperback)
I have to say, when I got this book I was very happy with it. This book demonstrates how to develope shoujo characters correctly by giving you examples of hair, eyes, and face structure. It also shows you how to correctly draw hair on the character head. Inside this book also touch on backgrounds, 1,2,& 3 point perspective, and tips on writing an interesting story. If you ask me, this book has its bases covered. If you are looking for a book that helps you with any of the things that I stated above, then this is a must buy! Another plus is that this book is kid friendly. It doesn't show any nudity at all! I think this book would be ideal for someone who is a beginner (someone who gets the concept of drawing manga slightly well.)
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