Manga For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports and Hobbies))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
• Published by: For Dummies February 5, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470080256
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470080252
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
If you love Manga, you’ll eat Manga For Dummies, right up. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create all of your favorite Manga characters from rough sketch through final full-color renderings.  You’ll build your skills as you draw animals, mythical creatures, superheroes, teenagers, and villains—along with their weapons, cars, and homes. Soon you’ll be inventing your own characters and placing them in stylish poses and stirring action scenes. Before you know it you’ll be knocking out storyboards and plotlines for you own Manga book. Find out how to:

• Gear up for drawing with all the right tools and materials
• Develop the basic skills of Manga figure drawing
• Customize and accessorize your Manga characters
• Design spectacular weapons, gadgets, mechas, and vehicles
• Create 3-D drawings and give characters motion and emotion
• Write an exciting Manga Story

Complete with a stunning, full-color 8 page insert, Manga for Dummies is your real-life guide to the ultimate fantasy world.

Back Cover Copy
Packed with hundreds of how-to illustrations

Take your manga drawings from rough sketches to finished art!

Are you an aspiring manga artist? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to create your own manga characters and their world — from heroes and villains to weapons, cars, animals, and more. You get expert, step-by-step guidance in various drawing techniques, developing a story, and using motion and emotion to bring your characters to life!

Discover how to

• Draw different faces and body types
• Understand the manga genres
• Create plotlines and storyboards
• Design high-tech gadgets
• Show off your work
• Set up your own manga studio

Reader Reviews
I was, at best, ignorant in regards to manga and mediocre in regards to drawing. This book improved both these deficiencies with its friendly and informative text, and its clear and step-by-step drawings. I definitely recommend this book as an accessible introduction to the genre and art of manga.