The complete manga, anime and video game "art school" course for beginners!
The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers a structured 13-week lesson plan that is typically found in professional drawing classes. With 65 detailed lessons arranged into 13 weekly topics, it's simple to learn the essentials and then progress to higher levels. You can create your own personalized learning experience as the structured lessons can be followed in sequence on a strict daily schedule or as an easy learn-at-your-own-pace course. With a hybrid focus this book offers skills for both digital and traditional artists learning to create manga and anime.
This book's unique progressively structured lessons offer:
• Essential basic instructions on drawing bodies, clothes, facial expressions, movements and poses with 3D composition for animation
• Hundreds of sample illustrations and full-color examples that make it easy to learn
• Detailed lessons that teach poses, dress styles and life-like expressions that match each character's personality
• Star ratings for each lesson that indicate difficulty and allow the aspiring artist to follow and understand their own learning progress
• Professional tips and tricks that make learning fun and memorable
• Free downloadable practice materials, templates and guides
The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers all the essential information needed to acquire basic drawing skills--creating a solid foundation for future learning!
Author(s): Date Naoto
Edition: 1
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Year: 2023
Language: English
Commentary: Publisher's PDF
Pages: 192
City: North Clarendon, VT
Tags: Art Studies; Sketching
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Why I Wrote This Book
How to Use This Book
Introduction Getting Started
How Do I Improve My Drawing Skills?
How Should I Practice?
How Should I Draw?
Identifying Problems
Beginner Level
DAY 1 How to Draw a Face from the Front
DAY 2 How to Draw a Profile
DAY 3 How to Draw a Face from an Angle
DAY 4 How to Connect the Head and Shoulders with the Neck
DAY 5 Tips for Drawing the Parts of the Face
DAY 8 How to Draw the Torso from the Front
DAY 9 How to Draw the Torso from the Side
DAY 10 How to Draw the Torso from an Angle
DAY 11 The Structure of the Torso
DAY 12 Shoulder and Torso Poses
DAY 15 How to Draw the Arms
DAY 16 How to Draw the Hands
DAY 17 How to Draw the Legs
DAY 18 How to Draw the Feet
DAY 19 How to Fix Arm Mistakes
DAY 22 The Front Balance of the Whole Body Drawing
DAY 23 Understanding the Front Balance
DAYS 24–26 Standing Front Drawing Review
DAY 29 The Side View Balance of the Whole Body Drawing
DAY 30 Understanding the Side View Balance
DAYS 31–33 Side View Drawing Review
DAY 36 The Angled Balance of the Whole Body Drawing
DAY 37 Understanding the Angled Balance
DAYS 38–40 Angled Drawing Review
DAY 43 How to Draw Hair
DAY 44 How to Draw Locks of Hair
DAY 45 Understanding the Shape of the Head
DAY 46 Deciding on a Hairstyle
DAY 47 Hairstyles Types
DAY 50 Wrinkle Types
DAY 51 Wrinkle Shapes
DAY 52 How Wrinkles Move
DAY 53 Depicting Material Texture
DAY 54 How to Draw Basic Wrinkles
Intermediate Level
DAY 57 Drawing the Human Body in Three Dimensions
DAY 58 Adding Shadows
DAY 59 Understanding Muscles
DAY 60 How to Draw Using Various Rough Sketch Styles
DAY 61 Tips for Drawing the Head
DAY 64 Differences Between Real Life and 2D
DAY 65 How to Draw Complex Poses
DAY 66 How to Draw Clothed Poses
DAY 67 Exaggerating Small Objects
DAY 68 The Relationship Between the Front and Rear of the Body
DAY 71 Character Pose Basics
DAY 72 How to Draw Twisted P
DAY 73 Adding Arms and Legs to Pos
DAY 74 Range of Motion
DAY 75 Poses that Express Your Character’s Personality
DAY 78 How to Draw Facial Expressions that Match the Character
DAY 79 Key Points in Character Design
DAY 80 Using Small Items
DAY 81 Adding Attractive Details
DAY 82 The Concept of Character Design
DAY 85 Plane Composition
DAY 86 Various Compositions
DAY 87 Idea Power-Up Game 1
DAY 88 Idea Power-Up Game 2
DAY 89 Improving Design Skill Game
DAY 90 Professional Artist Simulation Game
Copyright
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