Draw Manga: How to Draw Manga in Your Own Unique Style Bruce Lewis 9781843401889 [USED COPY]

Manga is the Japanese word for comic.

The distinctive manga style - petite girls with huge eyes, spiked hair and funky clothes, kung fu fighting in edgy urban settings captured from unusual and dramatic angles - has entered the mainstream comics, graphics and advertising of the West and is an outstandingly popular style with aspiring comic artists.

The 'how to' manga books currently available are translations from the Japanese. They are often poorly translated, containing cultural assumptions not necessarily obvious or applicable to a Westerner. 'Draw Manga' takes an entirely fresh approach. Bruce Lewis explains manga and its roots, teaches the conventions of manga illustration, but encourages the reader to develop their own unique style. Why ape manga when you can develop its exciting conventions in your own way? 'Draw Manga' builds your skills, from drawing the basic figure, creating believable characters and setting the scene, to developing a story and creating dramatic lettering. By the end of the book you will know how to create your own manga and how to publish your work on paper or online. This comprehensive approach to thinking and drawing manga is the essential guide.

One of the first professional cartoonists shares the benefit of his experience with budding artists, showing readers how to draw in the popular manga style, explaining the origins of the form and demonstrating its basic techniques. Original.

About the Author
Bruce Lewis is a professional cartoonist, illustrator, writer, teacher and pop culture enthusiast and was one of the first professional comic artists to bring the manga-style to American comics. His latest work appears in Juku: A Comics Album (2002, Cheap Disposable Entertainment). Bruce lectures in manga illustration throughout the US and holds extremely popular manga drawing workshops. He lives in Texas, USA.


Book Information
ISBN 9781843401889
Author Bruce Lewis
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Collins & Brown
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 548g
Dimensions(mm) 276mm * 218mm * 10mm