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Manga devotees - especially fanboys - will welcome the latest instalment in Chris Harts blockbuster, bestselling series. Shonen manga stories feature male protagonists in action-packed, often humorous plots. Boys in particular devour the genres most popular works, including Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach and Death Note. With Chriss help, they can feed their passion further and learn how to draw all the essential shonen characters: teen heroes, violent samurai, girl ninjas, hideous monsters, masked warlords, tomboy fighter girls, giant battling robot-buddies, evil martial arts masters and more. Step-by-step demonstrations break down the drawings so that artists of any level can follow along. Filled with top-notch art instruction, tons of visual tips and over 350 drawings in the authentic Japanese style, this is the essential resource for all manga maniacs.
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Christopher Hart is an award-winning and best-selling author whose books have set the standard for art instruction, both nationally and internationally.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After buying the The Monster Book of Manga I decided to buy one with possibly a little more written explanation. I was'nt dissapointed, this book covers a wide range and give's helpful illustrations and explanations along the way.
Or if you're just looking for some pics to have a go at drawing and maybe some inspiration it still helps, though if shonen does'nt suit you then there are others to choose from such as the horror and occult, same aurthor/ artist and same good quality. At the moment it does seem like one of the best series of how to draw anime aorund, on amazon at least.
Or if you're just looking for some pics to have a go at drawing and maybe some inspiration it still helps, though if shonen does'nt suit you then there are others to choose from such as the horror and occult, same aurthor/ artist and same good quality. At the moment it does seem like one of the best series of how to draw anime aorund, on amazon at least.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Highly recommended
11 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
Not only is this the first book I've seen focused solely on the Japanese shonen, but it is extremely well done. Well written and massive amount of step by step drawings, demonstrating the simple steps to create amazing characters. Starting with the basic drawing of the head with great mood expressions, moving on to the body (posture & action included) followed by the numerous individual types of personalities & characters make this book the best drawing guide/companion I've had in a long time. I highly recommend this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wanna learn how to draw Manga? Buy this.
1 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback
Wanna learn how to draw Manga? Buy this book.
The bottom line for a book like this is, can you learn to draw? My answer is yes, and I did.
You can see the drawings here: [...]
I've done 8 so far, since I bought the book, 2 weeks ago.
Chris does a great job. I'm going to buy another of his books.
Disclaimer: I don't know Chris, nor am I a professional artist (as you'll see by my drawings!)
Thanks,
Jim G.
Elmhurst, IL
The bottom line for a book like this is, can you learn to draw? My answer is yes, and I did.
You can see the drawings here: [...]
I've done 8 so far, since I bought the book, 2 weeks ago.
Chris does a great job. I'm going to buy another of his books.
Disclaimer: I don't know Chris, nor am I a professional artist (as you'll see by my drawings!)
Thanks,
Jim G.
Elmhurst, IL
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Great cover...decent book
5 May 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Thought this book bears Christopher Hart's name it doesn't contain any of his art, not a big deal since 90% of the contributing artists are great.
Feels more like a "coffee table book" than a "how to book", but then again it never really claims to be a how to book.
I have just recently come to the realization that 80% of "how to books" in the market all follow the same approach to "supposedly" teaching you how to draw...its a poor approach that unintentionally encourages you to copy and produce flat lifeless work. This book is no different, don't get me wrong the art is great and the character designs are cool, but the tutorials are poor and don't really get into any real detail or cover any basic structures of drawing (save for the head), then again its not a "beginners guide" but it would be nice to have a all in one book.
Its also covers some page design and a few other subjects.
I suppose its a great "ideas" book since it covers a wide range of "Shonen" inspired characters. But in my opinion if you really want to learn how to capture the action of "Manga" try Michael D. Mattesi's "FORCE: Dynamic life drawing for animators"
Feels more like a "coffee table book" than a "how to book", but then again it never really claims to be a how to book.
I have just recently come to the realization that 80% of "how to books" in the market all follow the same approach to "supposedly" teaching you how to draw...its a poor approach that unintentionally encourages you to copy and produce flat lifeless work. This book is no different, don't get me wrong the art is great and the character designs are cool, but the tutorials are poor and don't really get into any real detail or cover any basic structures of drawing (save for the head), then again its not a "beginners guide" but it would be nice to have a all in one book.
Its also covers some page design and a few other subjects.
I suppose its a great "ideas" book since it covers a wide range of "Shonen" inspired characters. But in my opinion if you really want to learn how to capture the action of "Manga" try Michael D. Mattesi's "FORCE: Dynamic life drawing for animators"
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