LET'S DRAW MANGA – Ninja & Samurai is a fist full of fun, with more action than you can shake a katana at. The western audience's fascination with ninja and samurai has been on the rise recently with famous titles such as Lone Wolf and Cub and animated features like Ninja Scroll, which have gained much public attention. Yet there has not been a real instructional book about these legendary warriors until now! Inside this book you will learn from experienced manga artist, Hidefumi Okuma, on drawing the daily life and tools of the legendary samurai and their most menacing foes, the ninja.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing fantasy manga characters, costumes, weapons, beasts and worlds.

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

LET'S DRAW MANGA-USING COLOR You've got your black lines down-now what? Will you use paint or markers? Fill in with the computer or use your brushes? Just how do you mix up "skin color?" Where do all of the highlights and shadows go? What colors will you even use?!

This book offers instructions for drawing urban street rumbles, battling maids, destructive fantasy creatures, and futuristic battle sequences.

LET'S DRAW MANGA-ALL ABOUT FIGHTING. Urban street rumbles, battling maids, destructive fantasy creatures and futuristic battle sequences...it's all covered here. Everything from learning how to draw gun combat down to the most pedestrian and domestic husband and wife disputes, this unique instructional guide presents to readers step-by-step drawing techniques and the "hows" and "whys" of effective manga storytelling from the perspective of a manga artist. This book is sure to pack a big punch for those wanting to learn how to draw dynamic battle royals with the unique manga flavor.

Rarin' to rumble for the title of best street-fight artist, but feeling more like a scrub than a scribe? Do your attempts to lay down the sweet punches, kicks, and ki blasts come out more like button-mashing than skilled artistry? Step up to the console, grasshoppah, and learn at the side of the high-score champs! From basic moves to more complex combos and fight choreography, we help you get priority over the competition, master the flow of a fight, and give you what it takes to earn your place in the street-fight art hall of fame!

The ULTIMATE book on "HOW to DRAW" the awesome world of PIRATES! Taught with easy-to-follow, STEP-by-STEP instructions by top artists, you'll be creating your own pirates in no time at all! Prepare to sharpen those pencils and set sail on an adventure of artistic plundering!

Eager to delineate dynamic derring-do on paper or consider the construction of a cunning costume, but find your workshop space limited? Then this reduced-size reference is the book for you! With its fantastic array of steampunk finery, this how-to tome will have you firing up your drawing instruments or the metal press and sewing machine when it fires your imagination.