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The characters from manga - or Japanese comics - have begun to dominate the world of kids' cartoons and comics. Now kids can learn to draw their own manga-style characters with Kids Draw Manga. Young artists will find a complete introduction to the basics of manga style, from the well-known shiny eye to manga-style noses, mouths, and body types. Pages and pages of step-by-step drawings offer a diverse range of cool manga characters with appeal to both boys and girls, including a basic manga girl and boy, a schoolgirl, a mysterious swordsman, a hero knight, a flying robot soldier, and a laser fighter. More elaborate manga characters, like a spaceship commander and a galaxy ship pilot, are offered for kids who are either older or have worked through the book and are ready for the next level. As in all Kids Draw books, each dazzling spread is easy to follow, fun to look at, and guaranteed to charm a new generation of artists!
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Christopher Hart is the acclaimed author of countless illustration tutorials, including two best-selling art books, Manga Mania and Anime Mania.
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Manga is a Japanese word that means "comics." Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Manga is a Japanese word that means "comics." Read the first page
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I bought this for my nephews for Christmas and they absolutely love it! The diagrams are beautiful and colourful and the instructions are easy to follow! I love receiving some of the pictures they draw! ^_^
If you know children that are into manga, animé or Studio Ghibli then I would recommend this book without hesitation!!!
I also bought Kids Draw Manga Monsters Which I would also highly recommend.
If you know children that are into manga, animé or Studio Ghibli then I would recommend this book without hesitation!!!
I also bought Kids Draw Manga Monsters Which I would also highly recommend.
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my 10 year old daughter who LOVES manga!! She found it very use full but thought it was too short and it could be better.....
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great book for beginners
24 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my daughter who is 12, and she loves it. She said it has helped her learn how to draw Manga character arms, hands, and facial expressions better. It is easy to follow with lots of examples.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Don't delude yourself into thinking this is authentic.
27 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
My sister had bought this book because she was interested in drawing manga a small bit. I flipped through the pages and found it very misleading for a "manga" instruction book.
First off, this isn't manga; though it may seem very stylistic and similar to the real thing it's not showing you how to draw manga, it's showing you how to draw American cartoons. The reason that it's not manga is that they pinpoints in the style of Japanese comics were missed a bit. The eyes were probably the worst aspect of this book being "fake", they were opaque circles with random shines within them--all style, no substance. The hairstyles did not show diversity, all spikey, while real anime/manga hairstyles had meaning to them or certain patterns. The sections on drawing character stereotypes were very pointless and long, considering that the author could have just written "here are the features of a [insert anime stereotype(s)]" insteading of having a detailed instruction that wasn't even necessary.
The best aspect of this book was the detailed instruction to drawing anatomy and proportions, not manga. That seemed to be the only somewhat useful part in the book.
Overall, this book receives about a 15% in grades, not good. If you're looking for an introduction to drawing MANGA, buy Katy Coope's book, but if you're looking for a simplified version of drawing anatomy and proportions, buy this--don't let "manga" in the title delude you into thinking that it is the real thing.
First off, this isn't manga; though it may seem very stylistic and similar to the real thing it's not showing you how to draw manga, it's showing you how to draw American cartoons. The reason that it's not manga is that they pinpoints in the style of Japanese comics were missed a bit. The eyes were probably the worst aspect of this book being "fake", they were opaque circles with random shines within them--all style, no substance. The hairstyles did not show diversity, all spikey, while real anime/manga hairstyles had meaning to them or certain patterns. The sections on drawing character stereotypes were very pointless and long, considering that the author could have just written "here are the features of a [insert anime stereotype(s)]" insteading of having a detailed instruction that wasn't even necessary.
The best aspect of this book was the detailed instruction to drawing anatomy and proportions, not manga. That seemed to be the only somewhat useful part in the book.
Overall, this book receives about a 15% in grades, not good. If you're looking for an introduction to drawing MANGA, buy Katy Coope's book, but if you're looking for a simplified version of drawing anatomy and proportions, buy this--don't let "manga" in the title delude you into thinking that it is the real thing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Manga
22 Dec 2005
Format:Paperback
Excellent book, excellent drawings, great instruction. Christopher Hart shows the development of his drawings in a clear, step by step fashion, allowing you to see his thought process. This is fun for the whole family.
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