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Paperback
Publisher: Collins Design
The popularity of manga—Japanese cartooning—continues to grow, inspiring interest in learning how to draw this exciting style of comics. From comic illustration Ikari Studio comes the ultimate guide on how to draw manga. The Monster Book of More Manga is divided into sections focusing on the most popular manga figures and themes—Girls, Boys, Samurai, Monsters, and Computer. This new volume contains brand new sections on Mecha, Villains, and Animals, and a special section on Fairies. Each illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step instructions, taking the artist from an initial black-and-white sketch to the final color piece. They're also accompanied by practical suggestions, hints, and tips. From beginner to advanced, this monster-size manual is the must-have book for anyone interested in learning how to draw manga.
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| Just like the previous book... |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Just like the book before this one (The Monster Book of Manga), it has the same procedure in it, which is basic sketches with no real tutorial on what you're doing. With just a few paragraphs here and there, all this book really does is glorify the illustrations from a sketch to a finished, colored piece.
Here's a direct quote from one of the pages on designing a human character: "The spine bends like a spring, matching the upper axis. Underneath, we find the axis of the pelvis or hip bone." And then it points to a part of the sketch. That's how every single page is.
I gave the previous book a 4/5 stars, only because I enjoyed getting ideas from the book.
If you're really serious about learning how to sketch manga, don't pick this one up because you won't learn much, unless you want to just copy what's in here. I'll admit, it has pretty pictures that'll get your imagination going so that you can create new things, but that's about it, really. The last chapter deals with how to color, which is always nice to have, but it's the shortest chapter, just like the previous version. Don't waste your time or money on this, unless you want it for reference.
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| So So |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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If your a beginner or just want to illustrate Manga then this is a good place to start. If you consider yourself an advanced artist or a serious art student then this is a waste of your money.
The book does a somewhat decent job with character variety, but your really getting the stereotypical design from only one vantage point. Also although the coloring is passable (I guess the main purpose of this book) it's really not that good.
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