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Manga Artists Copic Marker Coloring Techniques by SHIN; Maripori; Yue; Junko Kitamura; Suzu Kawana; and Ramiru Kirisaki is an art workbook that will appeal to aspiring manga artists everywhere. According to the description, the reader will "start off by learning basic techniques, including blending, mixing, and layering color," followed by learning "how to use Copic markers to create texture when coloring skin, hair, clothing, and scenery."

Overall, Manga Artists Copic Marker Coloring Techniques is a stunning art workbook that would make the perfect gift for any aspiring artist. One highlight of this book is how detailed it is. This book includes full-color photos and step-by-step directions to help readers take their Copic marker game to the next level. It's clear that no expense was spared in making this the best book that it could be. If you're intrigued by the description, I highly recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!

Manga Artists Copic Marker Coloring Techniques is an absolutely amazing and well presented art book on using Copic markers. It is not only very well thought out the art presentedis absolutely beautiful. This book is a must have for any swrios Manga artist and the perfect introduction to this beautiful and complex artform. What can be achieved by colouring with copics and combining different anime styles to illustrate is litterally breath taking the art could walk straight out if the pages. This book is sure to appeal to all ages. I consider it an essential companion to anyone interested in drawing with copics, very masterfully done. I am blown away it's beautiful!!

Perfect for anyone interested in colouring or inking with copic markers or felt pens.

Brilliantly presented and very well thought out. This book is a superb introduction to that important area of art, colouring in with copics. Using different anime styles to illustrate approaches to mixing and colour theory, this book is sure to appeal to adults and children alike. It is an essential companion to anyone interested in colouring, shading or drawing with inks and copics, or even those, like myself who always struggled with felt tips.

Thanks to the authors for this, they are clearly masters in their fields, and are also superb teachers. I’d give it ten stars if I could.

Awesome book. Give detailed steps with pictures on how to paint with topic markers. It not only shows step by step details on how to paint manga characters but also include information on painting variety of other topics like gems, fruits, clouds etc.

The book was well written and instructional. However, some drawings were divided into different sections. It would be nice to see one drawing from beginning to end instead of separated. Would like to see more skin tone tutorials as well.

As fun and colourful as Manga comics themselves this is an extremely comprehensive guide to colouring, from how to identify colours on different papers, blending colours and other important techniques for developing your art.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Zakka Workshop for giving access to this book, which I requested on behalf of my teenage daughter. She tells me it greatly added to her knowledge (she usually watches YouTube pieces) and she particularly liked how the information was broken down in to easy-to-follow steps. She highly recommends!

This is a comprehensive book on Copics. Beginners will find it a treasure trove and even intermediate and advanced Copic artists will likely find nuggets of useful info they didn’t know before. It covers everything from the basics, like how the somewhat unintuitive Copic Marker Colour System actually works, to more advanced colouring techniques, including how to tackle individual subjects like skin, hair, clothes, skies, and water. I’d recommend it to anyone who uses or wants to use Copics, especially those with an interest in Manga.

I'd never heard of Copic Markers before I saw this book on offer for reviewing, so naturally I snapped it up and read with interest. I do not consider myself an artist - an amateur cartoonist at best, is what I am, but I'm very interested in the art-making process and I've reviewed numerous books on the topic. I try to learn at least a little from each one, and was pleased to learn something new from this one.

This is a well-written book with copious illustrations showing the materials being discussed and the techniques used to achieve effects. There is a brief Q&A at the end, and FAQ. A lot of the illustrations are from work done by the talented and dedicated artists credited with creating this book, and some of those are really quite stunning. The techniques used, even down to the specific pens, to create the art are gone into in some detail.

To my knowledge this book is not sponsored by Copic, so I had to wonder on more than one occasion why alternative tools got no mention. Not everyone has two hundred bucks to blow on a set of pens! A single marker and a refill of ink for it (so there is that) can cost ten dollars. In that way, it's possible to build up a collection over time on a sort of 'installment plan', and Copic are evidently quality pens and rank right up there, if not at the top, but they are very expensive and a big investment for a 'struggling artist' to take on. This needs to be kept in mind. There are cheaper alternatives which may or may not perform as well. I've never used a Copic, so I cannot comment on that score, which is why it would have been nice to have heard from the professionals about alternatives and the pros and cons of those versus Copics.

That said, I was impressed by how well written, useful, and informative this book was, and I commend it as a worthy read.

This is a really helpful book for anyone wanting to learn about using copic markers effectively. The instructions are clear and informative with helpful images to assist putting the advice into practice.

𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Manga Artists Copic Marker Coloring Techniques
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬: SHIN; Maripori; Yue; Junko Kitamura; Suzu Kawana; Ramiru Kirisaki
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Arts & Photography
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐇:
• A comprehensive read with useful tips with actionable steps to improve and build techniques
• I liked how this book was written by professional manga artists
• Covers techniques such as blending, mixing, and layering

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤:
• if you want to improve or build your art technique, I recommend this read
• perfect for beginners and advances learners

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫: artists, those who want to build and improve their technique (with Copic), fans of manga-style art (and even if you're not wanting to draw manga-style art, this is still a handy resource)

Thank you to @NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠: 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐣𝐨𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞.

Contents:
This book contains many practical tips and tricks about using comic markers. First, basic techniques are explained, which are then supported with many practical examples. Different artists and their way of painting are presented. Everything in step by step instructions to try out directly.

Opinion:
This book is actually worth every penny. I did not expect such a comprehensive and detailed book. Then there are just incredibly many tips, great illustrations, quite a lot of notes on what to look out for. I am really very enthusiastic. A great book with an incredible amount of content.

Conclusion:
A surprisingly beautiful book, where you really learn a lot. Therefore, I give it a really good 5 out of 5 stars. A very clear recommendation - that's exactly how it should be!

I love the instructional aspect of this book. It really taught me a lot. I will definitely go back over and over to brush up on my technique.

Tolles Buch mit vielen Beispielen und Tipps wie man mit Copic Markern (oder anderen Markern auf Alkoholbasis) Mangas zeichnen und ausmalen kann, wie man sie verblendet und den Bildern den letzten Schliff gibt. Es sind genug Beispiele dabei um sich selbst direkt ranzusetzen. Dazu gibt es Informationen rund um die Materialien.

Great book! It teaches step by step how to color mangas using Copic markets. The book is very informative and colorful and it has lots of pictures. It's easy to follow and I can't wait to start coloring my own pictures at home. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

This is an absolutely astounding guide to coloring with copic markers, not just for manga artists but for any. It is filled with photos and instructions with individual projects galore and extremely helpful information. The colors are given by copic numbers since that's the purpose of the book, but I imagine you could find a chart somewhere to tell you what colors they'd be in other brands or you can figure it out. I loved the step by step illustrations of how to color everything from sapphires to grapes to make them look beautiful and realistic. Highly recommended.

I read a temporary digital arc of this book for review.

Im relatively new to copics but have used other brands for several years. Mainly Pro markers. I know a bit about alcohol marker colouring, this book touched on the basics but it also gave me a lot of new ideas and tips for my copic pens. I also liked the fact that there was information on digital colouring in the book as well. I am new to that and found the information interesting and informative.
The tips and tutorials are well executed, and the photography was superb. Although for copics you could get the book and convert to other pen brands as there are lots of conversion charts online to help with this.
Its an enjoyable book and one I would pick up repeatedly.
Thank You to Netgalley and Zacca Workshop for the ARC Copy of the book. My review is my own opinion.

Everything you would ever need or want to know about coloring with Copic Markers is in this book. Everything from shading to correcting mistakes is given a walkthrough.

First a confession: I’m a Promarkers girl rather than Copics, but the two are similar enough that I could still get a lot from this book. About the only thing that wasn’t transferable were the colour codes in the examples – and that is a little bit of a shame, as there are loads of great examples of colours that either go well together (including gradients) or contrast nicely. There are also several examples throughout of finished pieces and step-by-step walk throughs to achieving them.

Copics (like Promarkers) are alcohol ink pens available in a huge range of colours. I love the intensity you can get, but also subtlety and shading. However, after many years of not using them, I’d grown quite rusty. My first experiment came with a panic: is it dark to light when you’re shading, or light to dark?! (top tip: it’s the former ;)).

This book contains material for complete beginners through to more seasoned amateurs. It covers all the basic techniques, from choosing papers and nibs, blending and mixing colours, basic colour theory – which I thought I was well versed in, but the comparison of RBG and CMYK taught me something new! – and shading. There’s also a really good explanation of how to ‘read’ the Copic colour codes: letter family, intensity, then value.

I really wasn’t expecting to find tips about digital art, but there’s a fair bit throughout the book. I suppose this is the modern age: while a work might start on paper, digitising it makes a lot of sense! Or conversely, starting with a digital image – scans of your own drawings or otherwise – and printing those to colour. Definitely an added benefit to the book.

Once the basics are out of the way, we get specific tips for colouring skin, hair, clothing/material, backgrounds, nature, and more. Skin tones always seem challenging, so that was particularly useful, as were the tips for colouring liquids and more translucent materials.

The book finishes with sections on correcting mistakes, growing your skill level, and some Q&As.

Overall, I thought this book did a good job in covering the basics and moving on to some more exciting tips and walk-throughs. It’s quite daunting picking up a new medium, like alcohol ink pens, and sometimes the techniques go counter to things you may have learned with other media. So it’s really useful having a guide like this, particularly when it breaks things down step by step.

Not all of the material felt completely relevant to me, but there was more than enough here to make it worthwhile, and among all the things covered there’s bound to be something for every artist.

I've just gotten into alcohol markers (though I haven't bought my first Copic yet) and I hoped this book would give some tips and insights into how best to use them. And it did - but its usefulness was somewhat lessened (for me) because each color was referred to only with the Copic numbering system.

It would have been easy to make it accessible to those who don't have those specific colors by saying something like: "Use copic #xxxx or your lightest warm gray" rather than simply "use copic #xxxx."

And yes, I get that Copic is in the title, but still.

I loved the illustrations showing different styles and techniques, and I definitely learned some tips I will be trying out immediately.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Zakka Workshop for providing an e-arc for review.