Kids can learn to create exotic characters in the style of manga, the Japanese cartooning craze. Easy diagrams show how to illustrate 25 figures, including teenage heroes, monstrous villains, and supernatural animals.
Learn to create cool characters in the style of manga, the Japanese cartooning craze. This easy-to-follow guide takes you from the basic shapes that serve as building blocks to dynamic finished figures.
An introductory section covers artists' materials and explains the techniques behind illustrating faces, body types, and movement. Additional chapters provide two-colour, step-by-step directions for drawing an assortment of wide-eyed teenage heroes, monstrous villains, and supernatural animals - 25 in all. A concluding chapter offers suggestions for using your newly acquired drawing skills to illustrate the story of a dramatic battle between the forces of good and evil.
AGES: 8 to 11
AUTHOR: In addition to creating illustrations for children's books, Andrés Giannotta works in the marketing and advertising industry as a specialist in branding and identity.
By:
AndréS Giannotta Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 210mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 215g ISBN:9780486476629 ISBN 10: 0486476626 Series:Dover How to Draw Pages: 64 Publication Date:22 December 2010 Recommended Age: From 8 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
In addition to creating illustrations for children's books, Andres Giannotta works in the marketing and advertising industry as a specialist in branding and identity.