Synopses & Reviews
Featuring two dominant manga themesshojos and bishiesthis guide shows artists how to draw elves, fairies, mermaids, and attractive young heroes. Big, shining eyes, slender bodies, cool clothes, fantastic hairstyles, and accessories such as jewelry and flowers are all characteristics of shojos and bishies are full of friendship and adventure in the manga world. With the help of numerous step-by-step drawings, the guide explains how to draw, shade, color, and detail these fantastic figures. Suitable for artists of all levels, this book also includes a gallery of inspiring drawings to motivate emerging manga artists to create characters of their own.
Synopsis
The Japanese word 'shojo' literally means 'girl', and 'bishie' means 'boy'. In the world of manga, they are fantasy creatures, full of love, friendship and adventure. They are, at the same time, romantic and playful, and include elves, fairies, mermaids and attractive young heroes. They have big, shining eyes, slender bodies, cool clothes, and fantastic hairstyles, jewellery and flowers. In this book, the author explains how to draw these fantastic figures with the help of numerous step-by-step drawings, and how to add colour, shading and detailing. At the end of the book is a gallery of inspiring drawings to fire your imagination and set you on the path to creating manga characters of your own.
Synopsis
Manga is a Japanese art form that is popular all over the world. This book takes two dominant manga themes - shojos and bishies - and teaches you everything you need to know about these delightful creatures and how to draw them.
About the Author
Inga Semisow is a graphic designer and illustrator who has given many courses and presentations on the fantasy world of Japanese manga figures.