Special Offer: Each Dummies book is personally signed. For a limited time, I will include a cute sketch inside the book cover. Sorry, no custom requests at this time.
 
Author and Illustrator: Kensuke Okabayashi
 
If you love Manga, you’ll eat Manga For Dummies, right up. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create all of your favorite Manga characters from rough sketch through final full-color renderings.  You’ll build your skills as you draw animals, mythical creatures, superheroes, teenagers, and villains—along with their weapons, cars, and homes. Soon you’ll be inventing your own characters and placing them in stylish poses and stirring action scenes. Before you know it you’ll be knocking out storyboards and plotlines for you own Manga book. Find out how to: 
 
Gear up for drawing with all the right tools and materials
Develop the basic skills of Manga figure drawing
Customize and accessorize your Manga characters
Design spectacular weapons, gadgets, mechas, and vehicles
Create 3-D drawings and give characters motion and emotion
Write an exciting Manga Story
 
Complete with a stunning, full-color 8 page insert, Manga for Dummies is your real-life guide to the ultimate fantasy world.
 
Product details
 
Paperback: 440 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (February 5, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470080256
ISBN-13: 978-0470080252
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds