3/16/08

Let's Draw Manga: All About Fantasy


From a different publisher than those books I reviewed on the past,"Let's Draw Manga: All About Fantasy" is a book that teaches you to draw fantasy characters to help you spice up your drawings!


Chapter 1 : Let's Create Some Characters

In this chapter you'll learn how to draw bodies from simple shapes from start to finish,their porportions, how to digitally color illustrations and the different type of characters(sci-fi,asian,western) that populate the manga world.


Chapter 2 : Let's Establish our World!

This's a different chapter in which you'll learn how to illustrate a western medieval world and asian world in color.It also has a small section on how to draw a bord and on specific fantasy characters.


Chapter 3 : Enemy and Supporting Chapters

Like the title says this chapter is all about drawing different supporting characters(asian type and western type) and enemy characters(asian style,western,sci-fi,monsters) and illustrating them.Like the previous chapter it also has a small section on how to digitally color an illustration.


Chapter 4 : Magic and Equipment


This section is all about the the distinct weapons,costumes,accessories and magic equipment used by each type of character.Also has another "Let's Digitally Illustrate" section.


Chapter 5 : Let's Draw Fantasy Manga!


To create a real fantasy world one must not only be able to draw characters but also create a story.In this chapter is covered everything you need to be able to create your own fantasy world,from the starting ideas to the final inking of the draft,you'll learn all that takes to succeed in creating a manga


Chapter 6: Author Illustrations

Like in most drawing books and this is no exception,the final chapter shows illustrations from different artists each with an unique style.



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