Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style

Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style
by Bruce Lewis

Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style
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Author: Bruce Lewis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-28
ISBN: 1843401886
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Collins & Brown

Book Reviews of Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style

Book Review: Terrible.
Summary: 1 Stars

Doggeral trash at best. A horrible 'guide' that will influence future hacks to create their own trashy lazy work at worst. This book promises originality in its title but then goes on to show a bunch of amateurish imitative artwork as its examples. That the author trashes other 'how to draw manga' books is laughable when this book is such poor quality. I suspect that the people giving positive reviews of this waste of money are more swayed by the pretentious and misguided text in it than by the author's actual teaching or drawing talent. Want manga in your own unique style? You are better off studying traditional drawing technique without manga influence and then evolving into your own style as a consequence of being a strong artist regardless of whether you draw manga style or not. You will learn more about drawing better quality Manga through the teachings of George Bridgeman or Robert Beverly Hale than you will trusting an over-opinionated hack artist who trashes other mediocre talent.

Summary of Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga In Your Own Unique Style

Bruce Lewis, one of the first professional cartoonists to bring the manga-style to the United States, takes an entirely fresh approach to the subject that's perfect for beginners.

Manga is all the rage, the hippest and most popular form of comic book drawing today. That's why so many aspiring illustrators long to master the style. But too many of the available how-to manuals don't offer the appropriate help for the westerner-or understand which products are available to artists here. Bruce Lewis, an American who's stepped in manga culture, offers something different: an excitingly visual from-the-ground-up explanation of manga and its roots, the conventions of manga illustrations, and advice on developing an individual style. His handbook builds skills, from drawing the basic figure to creating believable characters, from setting the scene to developing the story. There's even information on creating dramatic lettering. By the time artists have worked their way through this essential guide, they'll feel confident drawing their own manga works and know how to get them published too.

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