How To Draw More Manga

by Katy Coope

Teen author and illustrator Katy Coope turned her love of Japanese comic art into a super-cool, step-by-step process for kids. Easy-to-follow with an oversized format and accessible text and pictures, this how-to-draw book will find an audience with fans of anime, manga, and all budding comic-book artists. Includes chapters on how to draw Faces, Expressions, and Bodies for people as well as animals-with special tips on adding and using color.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Manga, Drawing, How To, Childrens, Crafts

64 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2004

Reviews

[Brenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book revolutionized my very being

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Six dollars and ninety nine cents (nice). And nothing even comes close. You can find such a positive can-do-attitiude in all of these drawing books that’s so uplifting and almost contagious. It’s infectious enough to make one wanna` draw again.

I have wayyy too many drawings stuffed behind the cover ranging from nightmarish to surprisingly good. Some of these drawings aren’t even mine. Can you imagine inviting a friend over to your house and finding drawing as a FUN activity to do? Some of you might. Forgotten times in this ole` heart. Maybe I oughta give it a second chance. Gotta go fishin for friends first.

Anyway, another old drawing book that really hits home with how detailed and simple an approach to drawing paves an extremely solid foundation. Simple, easy tips and techniques that can be applied en force to create more complex images.

Manga with style at that. It’s more comic-booky, as if eastern influences spliced with a western artist. Nothing comes to mind I can point to that features too much art like this except only other varied children’s books. Ain’t it sad how conformed some of the shelves have become? Eh, time and place.

I’m having a blast shuffling through old guidebooks, and now drawing books, that show so much. Time gets us all. Just like any powerful, natural force it leaves traces of beauty. Nostalgic.

[Natasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man, this book had me in a chokehold when I was in high school. Rereading this book felt like a lovely stroll down memory lane. What I like about this how-to book is that the initial body construction can be altered to fit your style. My characters' appearance never matched the author's style. This book is great for those wanting to start drawing, or wanting to activate old drawing muscles.

[Nyssa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unhelpful and will hinder you more than help.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good instructions!

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an introductory drawing book about the Japanese art form Manga. Our girls haven't really gotten into the Manga comic books yet, but they've watched cartoons on television that feature this artistic style. There's not a lot of narrative, but the book is useful for learning the basics of drawing Manga characters, especially the cute animals. Our youngest borrowed this book from her elementary school library and had fun drawing the characters. Our girls love drawing and at the tender ages of 7 and 9, they are far better artists than I ever could be.

[Emerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect reference/guide to advance your skills with technique drawing in manga. Some of the guides or illustrations in this book is quite more challenging than it's predecessor "How to Draw Manga" also by Katy Coope.
I was extremely excited to see the animal section of this book because it gave a new sense of branching what the basic form drawing can also be used, in terms of different subject matter.

[Joe Nickence · Rating 5 out of 5]

a good book for beginning manga and anime artists.