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Reddit mentions of The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga: With 28 Exclusive Teaching Clips to View Online (Online Movie Book Guides)
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga: With 28 Exclusive Teaching Clips to View Online (Online Movie Book Guides). Here are the top ones.
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| Height | 9 Inches |
| Length | 7.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 1.69976404002 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
Honestly, finding 'good' ones depends on a few factors. One of which includes what genre you're going for. Shonen or shoujo? (Since I fall under the latter I tend to have a good selection.)
If you really want the best of the best try looking for ones IN Japanese. While Google Translate won't be 100% reliable, there's always the possibility someone online translated it. And if not, hopefully the pictures are VERY step-by-step and helpful. I agree with the other user, Mastering Manga is basically THE best you can get right now.
"The Masters Guide To Drawing Anime" series isn't HORRIBLE, but it could be better. However his art has definitely improved in general over the years this artist has been doing these books. So something is working in his favor too here.
"The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga" is one of my favorites! It has a ship ton of information in general AND different artists! While it focuses a bit more on the actual manga part there is a lot of good information. See if your library has it! That's where I first found it and I ended up buying it~ https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Drawing-Manga-Exclusive/dp/1438002734
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Other than that check comic/graphic novel ones too, just in case. Quite a few have an anime type style to them as of late so maybe there's something there~ After that it just turns into practice practice practice. Good luck!!
I remember this book from high school when I first started. I remember not liking the style that much though. It seems too simple.
I just recently found one that I think is better and covers a variety of styles, anatomy, and different techniques ( digital, hand drawn, paint, ink, etc.) I feel like of all the "How to Draw Manga" books I remember from high school don't compare to what I found in this book after picking it up a couple months ago.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Drawing-Manga-Exclusive/dp/1438002734/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421722654&sr=8-1&keywords=the+complete+guide+to+drawing+manga&pebp=1421722660210&peasin=1438002734