Presents step-by-step instructions for creating manga drawings of vehicles, weapons, and their accessories.

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Presents step-by-step instructions for creating manga drawings of girls and young women, including details of their faces, hair, hands, arms, legs, feet, and clothing.

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating manga drawings of boys and young men, including details of their faces, hair, hands, arms, feet, legs, footwear, and clothing.

Presents step-by-step instructions for using differences of pose and facial expression to reveal differences of personality and feeling in manga drawings of both female and male characters.

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating manga drawings of vehicles, weapons, and their accessories.

This accessible and inviting how-to guide provides the necessary techniques for drawing manga mecha, weapons, vehicles, and accessories, including armored robots, robotic vehicles, battle suits, crash helmets, spy goggles, ninja headwraps, fighting gloves, power gauntlets, throwing daggers and stars, swords, cannons, hand blasters, finger lasers, hover boats, super bikes, flying cruisers, and armored vehicles. Each manga feature is accompanied by step-by-step sequences and a finished example. Examples have been drawn from different manga sub-genres to provide the most complete overview possible.

The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service have found popularity with Americans on DVD. This critical study of Miyazaki's work begins with an analysis of the visual conventions of manga, Japanese comic books, and anime; an overview of Japanese animated films; and a consideration of the techniques deployed by both traditional cel and computer animation. This section also details Miyazaki's early forays into comic books and animation, and his output prior to his founding of Studio Ghibli. Part Two concentrates on the Studio Ghibli era, outlining the company's development and analyzing the director's productions between 1984 and 2004, including Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro and his newest film, Howl's Moving Castle. The second section also discusses other productions involving Studio Ghibli, including Grave of the Fireflies and The Cat Returns. Appendices supply additional information about Studio Ghibli's merchandise production, Miyazaki's global fan base, and the output of other Ghibli directors.

How to Draw Shojo Manga (Volume 1) by Christy Peraja is a step-by-step practical drawing course that will guide you in learning how to draw girl manga characters in a quick and easy way. This book has detailed step-by-step guidelines in drawing girl manga characters and a many helpful tips and tutorials. Become a better manga artist by getting this easy step-by-step tutorial and check out different shojo manga characters to help you create your own. - Improve your drawing skills by focusing on one of the most acclaimed manga genre. - Inspire your friends with your new drawing skills about shojo manga. - You will learn how to draw the famous shojo heroine and hero characters. - Learn how to draw shojo manga clothing. - Learn how to draw shojo manga accessories. - Find out different hairstyles and hair colors according to its symbolisms. - Make your own shojo manga romantic scenes. - Relieve yourself from the stress that you have had for the day. - Be proud of yourself about how great your skills have improved in drawing. - You don’t need expensive and complicated trainings to learn how to draw female manga characters. Each topic includes beautiful illustrations that are easy for you to re-draw while you are studying drawing. Every guideline, tip, technique, and recommendation we’ve included were well-thought and practiced for you to understand it easily. If you want to learn the quick and easy way to draw shojo characters, How to Draw Shojo Manga (Volume 1) guide is the best for you. Try it! About The Expert Christy Peraja spent four years in the banking, finance, and customer service industry. This was the career that she had to pursue based on her background studies. She learned more than what she expected but always felt that it was not enough. She wanted to become an artist and she thought she could never become one. When Christy Peraja was in junior high, she drew an artwork for the school’s lobby as requested by one of the teachers. The Visual Arts Club Adviser, who later on became her mentor, saw her work and recruited her. He exposed her to many art contests and she received many awards just within those two years. She eventually became the club’s president and graduated with pride at having that title. For almost twenty years she hid her artworks and secretly but persistently trained herself in drawing, painting and writing. Realizing how much she has improved her skills gave her the courage to achieve her lifetime wish. Despite disapproval and criticism, she continued practicing. She is highly skilled at different works of art and manga illustration is her utmost favorite since she is also a big fan of anime and manga. She never stopped dreaming of becoming a real manga artist and she is fulfilling that dream now and has always believed that it was never too late. One piece of advice from Christy Peraja, “Don’t ever be afraid to chase your dreams because if you truly enjoy it, your dreams will be the one chasing you in the end. And you can never runaway from what your heart truly wants. Practice a lot and do not lose the passion of learning something new that would be helpful in improving your skills.” HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Learn to create and color your own manga characters! Massive Manga shows you step by step how to bring your ideas to life on paper. Learn by practicing the skills needed for drawing a wide range of manga in a huge variety of hairstyles, faces, and clothing, as well as animals, mechas, weapons, and vehicles. Each subject has a chapter of its own in which you’ll find line-by-line instructions and tons of designs. From teens to tech, cuddly pups to dangerous dragons, you’ll find them all here in these pages. Step-by-step drawings in pencil, ink, and color show you how to draw bodies, faces, eyes, hair, hands, and feet across a range of human and fantasy creations. Learn scores of hairstyles, facial expressions, hand gestures, and body poses. To complete your scenes, you’ll learn how to draw accessories and gadgets, weapons, vehicles, and so much more!