Make Manga!
Create Characters and Scenes
by Karolina "Larienne" Heikura
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Pub Date 17 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 24 Apr 2018
F+W Media | IMPACT Books
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Description
How to Make Your Own Exciting Manga Story!
An artist's greatest gift is his or her imagination. By learning how to create manga characters with personality--and place them in engaging backgrounds--you can tell any story you want to! First, learn the basics of sketching: how to draw faces, figures, expressions and clothing. Then, practice inspirational prompts on coloring, composition and creativity to inspire endless story ideas. Use symbolism, mood and accessories to draw fantastic or realistic scenes. Use both traditional and digital coloring techniques to find your own engaging manga style.
More than 30 step-by-step tutorials teach you:The basics of human anatomy and manga-specific proportionsThe fundamentals of coloring skin tones, clothing and backgrounds with markers, watercolor and digital enhancementsCompelling character ideas, like Gijinkas--cute personifications of food, nature and objectsHow to incorporate all of those various elements to build a cool and complete scene"Bring your own visions to life!" ~Karolina "Larienne" Heikura
An artist's greatest gift is his or her imagination. By learning how to create manga characters with personality--and place them in engaging backgrounds--you can tell any story you want to! First, learn the basics of sketching: how to draw faces, figures, expressions and clothing. Then, practice inspirational prompts on coloring, composition and creativity to inspire endless story ideas. Use symbolism, mood and accessories to draw fantastic or realistic scenes. Use both traditional and digital coloring techniques to find your own engaging manga style.
More than 30 step-by-step tutorials teach you:The basics of human anatomy and manga-specific proportionsThe fundamentals of coloring skin tones, clothing and backgrounds with markers, watercolor and digital enhancementsCompelling character ideas, like Gijinkas--cute personifications of food, nature and objectsHow to incorporate all of those various elements to build a cool and complete scene"Bring your own visions to life!" ~Karolina "Larienne" Heikura
A Note From the Publisher
Karolina "Larienne" Heikura is a self-taught artist from Poland. She started drawing professionally in 2014 and has been focusing on self-development as an artist ever since. In her youth, she was inspired to draw by manga titles like Dragon Ball and Chobits. Later, her inspiration would come from the world of fantasy, particularly from playing World of Warcraft, as well as watching Disney and the Lord of the Rings movies. She loves to draw conceptual pieces, magical surroundings, elves and other such whimsical characters. She always aims to tell a story with her artwork. This is Karolina's first instructional book. She has also made two self-published dojinshi books, created content for adult coloring books, and worked on numerous commissions for various clients including DeviantArt, Blizzard and Volition. Visit her DeviantArt page at https://larienne.deviantart.com/.
Featured Reviews
Sharley B, Reviewer
This was a reflex pick up book it looked intriguing and a fun way to get into drawing. I like that it focuses on manga as it is quite popular genre and comes across as fairly straightforward. You can get started straight away and start with the basics and look at features of the face and the basic body form.
It's easy to follow and the images are attractive so really pulls you in, I lost way too much time following and sketching, it was great fun. A definite must for manga and drawing fans
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