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Draw Your Own Manga

Beyond the Basics

All the Basics

By Haruno Nagatomo
Translated by Françoise White

By Haruno Nagatomo
Translated by Françoise White

By Haruno Nagatomo

By Haruno Nagatomo

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Part of Draw Your Own Manga Series

Part of Draw Your Own Manga Series

Category: Manga | Art | Design

Category: Manga | Art

Paperback $19.95

Apr 29, 2016 | ISBN 9781568365022

Paperback $19.95

Feb 08, 2013 | ISBN 9781568365015

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    About Draw Your Own Manga

    Now that I’ve got the hang of the basic techniques, how can I improve my style?
    Color manga looks really cool, but I don’t know what materials I need or how to use them!

    The Draw Your Own Manga team is back to help your take your manga to the next stage. Draw Your Own Manga: Beyond the Basics expands on some of the techniques explained in this first book, All the Basics, and introduces some new ways in which you can add personality and style to your manga:

    • How to distinguish between male and female characters of all ages with physical features, facial expressions, and clothing.
    • How to enhance your manga with a range of special effects, from flashes to sound effects.
    • How to draw indoor and outdoor backgrounds from different perspectives, and how to use screen tone and ink to depict daytime and night scenes.
    • How to use various types of color ink, markers, and airbrushes to create stunning manga in color.
    Draw Your Own Manga: Beyond the Basics also features an interview with the famous sports manga artist Shinji Mizushima, who talks about what it takes to create great manga.

    The name Shinji Mizushima is synonymous with baseball manga. He is the creator of such popular, long-running series as Dokaben, Mr. Abu, and Poem of the Baseball Craze.

    About Draw Your Own Manga

    American Library Association’s 2005 Best List—Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

    Ever wanted to draw manga but didn’t know where to start?
    Ever felt there’s something not quite right with your drawing but not sure what?

    Draw Your Own Manga: All the Basics is the book for you! The textbook of choice at Tokyo Animation College—the leading school for manga artists in Japan, it covers all the basic information you need to get started on drawing manga with clear and easy-to-understand instructions:

    • Which materials and tools are essential and how to use them.
    • How to draw characters, and what proportions to use for bodies and faces.
    • Techniques for creating simple but effective special effects in ink and screen tone.
    • Easy-to-follow rules for drawing in different types of perspective.
    • How to use photographic material for backgrounds.


    Draw Your Own Manga: All The Basics also features interviews with two famous manga artists, Takao Yaguchi and Toru Fujisawa, who share their thoughts on the important features of manga and what it takes to become a manga artist.

    Product Details

    Category: Manga | Art | Design

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Kodansha International
    Apr 29, 2016 | 112 Pages | 7-1/2 x 10-3/4 | ISBN 9781568365022

    Category: Manga | Art

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Kodansha International
    Feb 08, 2013 | 128 Pages | 7-1/2 x 10-1/4 | ISBN 9781568365015

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    Praise

    “This book goes beyond the call of duty by teaching the elements behind real manga, not how to copy the style robotically. The interview with manga legend Shinji Mizushima is also a real eye-opener for manga-ka winnable.” —Newtype USA



    “Manga fans will have no problem deciphering it and will benefit from its mixture of playfulness and professionalism” —School Library Journal



    “What makes this book stand out from the numerous other manga and anime how-to books are the great interviews with professionals . . . highly recommended.” —Hawaii Herald



    “Ever wanted to draw manga but didn’t know where to start? Do you feel there’s something not quite right with your drawing but not sure what? [This book] is the book for you”—Japan Today

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