Manga Madness - Softcover

Okum, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581805349 ISBN 13: 9781581805345

Publisher: Impact Books, 2004

Synopsis

Draw awesome manga characters and scenes just like the pros!

Capture the excitement of manga in your drawings! Inside you'll find hundreds of dynamic illustrations for achieving the hot, action-packed look you want. Loaded with detail and over 40 step-by-step lessons, you'll learn the skills and tips you need to create amazing characters and scenes.

From drawing characters in cool poses to exploring visual storytelling, Manga Madness will show you the way!

• Drawing basics such as shading, perspective and foreshortening
• Japanese terms, traditions and character types
• Quick tips for having fun and improving your work

From pretty girls and rebellious heroes to space pirates and giant robots, you'll get fast results for your best manga drawings yet!

About this title

About the Author:

David Okum stays in touch with aspiring teen artists through his job as a high school art teacher. He's also worked as a freelance artist and illustrator since 1984. His work has appeared in several manga anthologies and small press comic books. David lives in Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

From Booklist:

Gr. 7-12. High production values and a clear, comprehensive presentation make this a wonderful book for both would-be cartoonists and manga fans. Full-color spreads treat narrow topics--from facial expressions and postures to architecture and vehicle design. In each case, Okum, an art teacher, buttresses concise, step-by-step directions with illustrations that show preliminaries through the finished creation, and after treating the array of details, including plot-line deconstruction, he discusses panels and page layout. He mentions manga's relationship to Japanese theater in several places, talks about the differences among stories intended for specific audiences, and packs in information about manga conventions' relationship to Japanese popular culture and the differences between European and Asian mythologies. Complete with a list of culture-specific symbols, such as falling cherry blossoms, this well-executed, information-packed volume can serve student researchers as well as browsers. Francisca Goldsmith
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About this edition

• Publisher: Impact Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1581805349
• ISBN 13: 9781581805345
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112