BOOKS ON HOW TO DRAW MANGAS

How to draw manga - The first steps Vol. 1

Author : K's Art
Data: 126 illustrated pages, paperback
Year: 2004
Editor: Sandwiches

Do you want to learn how to draw like your favorite mangaka? Would you like to embark on a fundamental journey for learning the Japanese comic technique, without having to move to Tokyo? This volume offers you the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of becoming a manga artist.
This first volume will address the first steps: the reference points, the drafts, the techniques, the tools, etc.

How to draw manga - Bodies and anatomies - Vol. 2

Author : K's Art
Data: 132 illustrated pages, paperback
Year: 2004
Editor: Sandwiches

Do you want to learn how to draw like your favorite mangaka? Would you like to embark on a fundamental journey for learning the Japanese comic technique, without having to move to Tokyo? This volume offers you the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of becoming a manga artist.
This second volume we will see the drawings of the anatomy: study of the proportions, the aesthetic canons of the manga, the body in movement, the positions etc.

How to draw manga - The fights - Vol. 3

Author : K's Art
Data: 128 illustrated pages, paperback
Year: 2004
Editor: Sandwiches

Do you want to learn how to draw like your favorite mangaka? Would you like to embark on a fundamental journey for learning the Japanese comic technique, without having to move to Tokyo? This volume offers you the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of becoming a manga artist.
This third volume will deal with one of the topics that have made the fortune of Dragon Ball, Ken Shiro and many others: fights: positions, shots, techniques, etc.

Manga techniques. How to draw Japanese comics

Data: 78 illustrated pages, paperback
Year: 2005
Editor: Kappa Editions

A comic book that tells all the secrets of the manga. Thanks to the lessons of a young manga author who teaches his clumsy pupil to make his comic stories, we discover in a simple and fun way how manga is drawn. A book designed to solve the doubts that assail aspiring mangakas: what materials to use, how to draw the characters, the techniques to build the settings, how to set the table, how to make a comic strip sequence.

Digital Manga

Author: Jared Hodges; Cibos Lindsay
Data: 160 illustrated pages, paperback
Editor: Mondadori Informatica
Year: 2005

Manga which literally means "fantastic images" defines the typical Japanese cartoon style, characterized by exaggerated characters and bright colors, which for some years have risen to world prominence. Today, with the advent of digital tools such as Photoshop e Painter, manga artists have discovered new ways to make and transfer their creations to a computer. This book offers a guide to exploring the digital possibilities for creating manga-style characters. Simple explanations and illustrations run through the entire creative process, from the initial sketches to the final color image, without neglecting the treatment of the different inking and coloring styles

Manga author in one year. Vol. 1

Data: 2 editions, 128 pages, illustrations, paperback (cur. Oyamada T., CSM Seisaku Linkai)
Year: 2003
Editor: Kappa Editions

A manual for aspiring designers that will show step by step how to start a career as a cartoonist by teaching how to characterize the characters, how to deal with anatomies, perspective and settings, what tools to use to make drawings. A comics course created in Japan for aspiring mangaka, translated by the author Keiko Ichiguchi, which allows, through easy-to-understand instructions and explanatory images, to discover all the secrets of the great Japanese authors.

Manga author in one year. Vol. 2

Data: 2 editions, 128 pages, illustrations, paperback (cur. Oyamada T., CSM Seisaku Linkai)
Year: 2003
Editor: Kappa Editions

A manual for aspiring designers, which shows step by step how to pursue a career as a cartoonist, describing characterizations of characters and anatomies, perspectives and settings, tools for drawing and inking. The basic materials, basic anatomy, settings, perspective, layout and use of framing, inking and script are illustrated. A comic course entirely made in Japan which, through many images, will lead the reader in the characterization of the characters and their expressions and, finally, in the application of adhesive screens that allows you to obtain very personal special effects.

A manga biography. The dream of creating comics and cartoons. Vol. 2

Author : Tezuka Osamu
Data: 240 pages, illustrations (cur. Igort, Pizzuto I.)
Year: 2001
Editor: Coconino Press

The biography of the great cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, famous for Kimba the white lion, who tells us about his experience and his techniques for the realization of manga and Japanese anime.

A manga biography. The dream of creating comics and cartoons. Vol. 3

Author : Tezuka Osamu
Data: 240 pages, illustrations (cur. Igort, Pizzuto I.)
Year: 2001
Editor: Coconino Press

The biography of the great cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, famous for Kimba the white lion, who tells us about his experience and his techniques for the realization of manga and Japanese anime.

A manga biography. The dream of creating comics and cartoons. Vol. 4

Author : Tezuka Osamu
Data: 240 pages, illustrations (cur. Igort, Pizzuto I.)
Year: 2001
Editor: Coconino Press

The biography of the great cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, famous for Kimba the white lion, who tells us about his experience and his techniques for the realization of manga and Japanese anime.

A manga biography. The dream of creating comics and cartoons. Vol. 1

Author : Tezuka Osamu
Data: 240 pages, illustrations (cur. Igort, Pizzuto I.)
Year: 2001
Editor: Coconino Press

The biography of the great cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, famous for Kimba the white lion, who tells us about his experience and his techniques for the realization of manga and Japanese anime ...

Fairy drawing course. Learn how to draw Winx. Winx club

Data 2007, 32, ill., Hardcover
Editor Locksmiths

Are you a fan of the Winx world? Would you like to learn how to draw your fairy heroines? Take the first drawing course organized in Alfea and draw your favorite fairy too.

How to draw manga - The first steps Vol. 1

Author Hernandez Lea
Data 112 illustrated pages, paperback
Year 2006
Editor Newton & Compton
Necklace Great Newto manualsn

In "How to Draw Manga" Lea Hernandez will show you the basics of drawing and characterizing your favorite characters. You will learn the secrets of the trade to create everything from breathtaking explosions to weapons and accessories to facial expressions. In no time you will be able to create new characters, place them on stunning backgrounds and even prepare your own comic boards.

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