Shojo fashion manga art school : how to draw cool looks and characters

Shojo fashion manga art school How to draw cool looks and characters

Irene Flores

Book - 2009

Create fabulous shojo manga clothing and characters with different looks, primarily in pencil and ink. Loaded with techniques and tips from an exciting young artist, this book demonstrates the Japanese comic-book practices of stylized proportions, clean lines and contrast between black and white (manga is usually published in black and white), with some finished art in color.

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Subjects
Comic books, strips, etc. > Japan > Technique.
Graphic novels > Japan > Technique.
Figure drawing > Technique.
Drawing > Technique.
Clothing and dress in art.
Manga (Comic books) > Technique.
Published
Cincinnati, Ohio : IMPACT Books [2009]
Language
English
Main Author
Irene Flores (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781600611803
  • Tools and techniques
  • Drawing bodies
  • Drawing heads and faces
  • Drawing clothes
  • Cool looks, step by step
  • Setting the scene, step by step.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up-Flores explains how to create characters with a manga flair. Through black-and-white and color artwork, she provides the basics of figure drawing, specifically teenaged characters. Step-by-step instruction includes heads, facial features, and bodies. Posing and settings are briefly covered. The illustrations incorporate blue pencils for the initial sketches, then finishing with detailed pencils and inks. The premise is that an understanding of human anatomy is key to good character design, and essential for drawing attire. Half of the book is devoted to drawing garments, starting with folds, then pieces of clothing. The underlying body, sketched in blue or red, shows how it affects the shape of what the person is wearing. Characters sport trendy, but not otherworldly, outfits. Absent are the magical girls and costumed ninjas. The author's approach is that with a few variations on the standard figure, you can make your character design "mangalike." Chris Hart's Manga Mania Romance: Drawing Shojo Girls and Bishie Boys (Sixth & Spring, 2008) and Colleen Doran's Girl to Grrrl Manga: How to Draw the Hottest Shoujo Manga (Impact, 2007) provide wider and deeper coverage of art techniques, special effects, and other conventions distinctive to Japanese manga.-June Shimonishi, Torrance Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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