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Contents
Introduction 6
Chapter 1 What is Manga? 8
Chapter 2 Drawing Basics 22
Chapter 3 Creating Manga r
Index
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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fting comiCs WI . at
Prepare to start era . i ue and interesting medium.
make japanese comiCS such a un q
could easily get you started off In fact, if your goal is to learn h
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First, gather up all the manga and in the wrong way, the lame way, the d raw manga that look just like the
manga-related books that you own
some-other-guy way. The manga ones done by [insert your favourite
and stuff them into a plastic bag.
themselves will only tempt you to copy manga creator here]. please close this
(Make sure you get your favourites,
your favourite artists' styles and visual book now and seek help elsewhe re.
as well as any 'how to draw manga
vocabularies; the how-to books will give This book may be entitled Draw
books.) Then put this bag at the back
you step-by-step instructions on how Manga but, oddly enough, its real
of a cupboard and forget about it, at
to make comics with just enough purpose is not to teach you how to
least until you have read all the way
'gussied-up' stereotypical 'manga' style 'draw manga'- for that is by nature
through this book.
to seem authentic to those who know impossible! -but to help you use the
You are now ready to Draw Manga.
nothing about the Real Thing. Oh, those various styles, formats and techniques
What this book does books will teach you how to draw of modern Japanese comics to create
Or, more precisely, you are now ready 'manga' all right- a pastiche of L0m1cs stories in your own style.
to use your own creativity to produce supposed manga-style comics, that IS
an original work of comics art based This book is different I am not Yow to get the most from
upon the manga idiom. This book is interested in showing you how to his book
designed to help you do that create fake manga. I have no des;1 Jon 't l1e to you. It's going to be
Here is the reason I ask you to put see people wasting their time led. , Jgh. Nothing worthwhile is easy. But
out of sight whatever manga and how how to draw bad imitations of so, , 'OJ are one of the rare few with the
to books you might own. Those books other person's art, including my c;.re and discipline to drag a proJeCt
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Below are the characters who will guide you through the stor~.
Hana Flores
A recent art school graduate,
· the
common-sense Hana
IS
part-time assistant at
Studio 8-Chan. When ~ot
sei'VIIIi
and manga artist, as a-Chan's gal Frida)'~~
runs a small manga motivational inspirat ill
out of his home. Over
(i.e. keepin~ the ~rtht
~ ----- of his artistic
line), she is presldentr-tanl
B-Chan plumbed the
Saturday Afternoon and
of the East to create . lso drawing
Circle, and a mpl•"
Steps of Manga, an IS
writing her first co _..,.fn
artistic discipline r achlc•. ..
manga. An ove
flaches to one worthy manY
year. Creative but
of her Ute• •..••
OVerly fond ,u_
nevertheleSS
and food.
tim• for
give you the encouragement and
that in mind, we'll learn drawing
into existence, then this book is going advice to get going on your own
techniques to provide you with the
to be a goldmine for you. manga. Both the manual and digital
tools you need to draw people,
In it, we'll learn about how manga
approach to production and printing
places and things; tips to make your
got its start and where it's at today as
are discussed, so you will be able to
characters and your story come alive;
a medium; we'll discover precisely what
achieve your goal no matter what!
and how to phystcally get all of this
manga is (and is not); we'll see what
The manga medium is not a single,
creativity on to paper. Finally, we'll
makes manga different from Western
starlike point of light, with one style
look at the production process, so
comics; we'll investigate how to use
or story to be endlessly reflected by
that you will be able to make And
Japanese comics' techniques and make
others. It is a galaxy composed of
them your own; we'll plumb the secrets publish your very own rr <'~'"' '<, t.> tl:
of how to come up with powerful and as an tndividu~l (" as • 1 '} . btlltons of different, brightly shining
,. storytelling opportunities and artistic
manga circle r' ;
memorable story ideas, characters and 'I ;
convention . c! flE'<; If you are one of the millions
settings. We'lllook at the pluses and
minuses of the manga idiom and how And we'.l • • 1 ·t reJders who have been dazzled
'/ trat galaxy, if you have dreams
you can put these lessons to use to of course
becoming one of its stars- then
create comics of depth, interest and WhethH 1
road on. Let's launch ourselves into
vitality without slavishly copying the home offite
works of those who have gone before. equipment c , 'ie exciting universe of manga,
But before one can draw manga, one quiet corner w ' , ·, and discover how we can make it
must first know how to draw. With pencils, paper at'u .,•·J t .t ... 1, '11 .•H our own.
Christopher 'lmo'
lmo is a college art
Patchy Neko
Puffy and female calico cat
and companion of B-Chan.
Possesses a powerful Sleep
Ray. Fond of petting,
naps and food.
What is Manga?
Those other 'draw manga' books just sort of assume you
know what manga is. The ones that do define it for you
almost always get it wrong. In this chapter we discover what
manga really is - how it started, what makes a manga
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most importantly, what manga is not.
8 Draw Manga
Draw Manga
Hi!
Is Mr B Chan in?
Oh, hello, lmo!
I'm lmo, his new
My name's Hana. I'm
art student
Mr Chan's assistant.
Do come in!
He also tends to
sleep a lot. ..
What is Manga? t
