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Drawing With Christopher Hart: Manga Drawing Class (Book) Review

 
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5/ 5


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Interesting characters, tons of tips of the trade, and a unique format

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A little too advanced for complete beginners


Final Fiendish Findings?

“A guided sketchbook for creating fantasy & adventure characters” Manga – it’s as interesting to look at as it is difficult to create. With larger than life characters and tons of little details that really make the designs unique, it isn’t an undertaking for the faint of heart. Thankfully, there are artists like Christopher Hart, […]

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Posted July 22, 2015 by

 
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“A guided sketchbook for creating fantasy & adventure characters”

Manga – it’s as interesting to look at as it is difficult to create. With larger than life characters and tons of little details that really make the designs unique, it isn’t an undertaking for the faint of heart. Thankfully, there are artists like Christopher Hart, who are willing to share the tips and tricks learned from years of practicing the art to help make creating eye catching manga accessible to amateurs.

Manga Drawing Class is a unique combination of a how to draw book and a quality sketchbook, giving readers the chance to both learn and practice in one handy volume. It’s separated by category of character, beginning with “Fairies”, and then moving on to “Goddesses, Angels, and Demons.” Once you’ve mastered those, you’ll tackles “Adventure Characters: Warriors of the Blade”, “Knights & Nobles”, “Magical Characters and Powers”, and “Not Too Evil Spirits”. The final chapter, “Adventure Characters of Tomorrow”, is a futuristic look at manga, featuring high tech suits and, naturally, robots.

Overall, you get a really nice cross section of the various types of manga, each beginning with an explanation of the character type. Each character featured is shown in various stage of sketching, and there are little tips everywhere about adding the little touches needed to get the right look for each type of character, from positioning of wings to the right type of accessory. Many of the characters feature a sketching demonstration on the left, with a blank practice page on the right, giving you the opportunity to practice the sketch without having to juggle two books. For more involved characters, there might a sketch practice on one set of pages, with the instruction to do a full draw and color on the next page.

Drawing With Christopher Hart: Manga Drawing Class is a great introduction to drawing manga. With the unique sketchbook/how to book combination, artists need only the book and some pencils to get started. With a wide variety of characters and tons of tips for getting the characters just right, it’s a great resource for budding artists. Though the designs involved are probably too much for complete beginners, those who already have some sketching experience will enjoy the level of detail and the imaginative characters included in this book.


Amy

 
U.S. Senior Editor & Deputy EIC, @averyzoe on Twitter, mother of 5, gamer, reader, wife to @macanthony, and all-around bad-ass (no, not really)


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