The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Manga Shoujo Illustrated [Paperback]

Matt Forbeck (Author), Tomoko Taniguchi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2008 | Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide

This guide presents how-to instruction for the specialized characters and backgrounds that comprise the romanticized world of manga known as shoujo.

With more than 300 illustrations, readers learn stroke by stroke how to create everything from winged princesses to robotic girls and fantasy settings from the historical to the futuristic.

Few manga books are truly instructional in nature, and of those, none offer as much step-by-step detail as this book. 208 pages.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592577385
• ISBN-13: 978-1592577385
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Shojo Fans!!, June 29, 2011

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setlib (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Manga Shoujo Illustrated (Paperback)

If you want to draw shojo (girls manga), you need this book! It has all the classic shojo characters, from the school girl and the bad boy, to the bully and the ninja. Each character is shown in eight clear steps, starting with the basic mannequin figure, gradually adding detail. Later steps include advice on inking, screentones and coloring. However, keep in mind that this is NOT a beginner's book, which the authors state clearly on the first page. If you've never drawn a thing before, start first with The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Manga Illustrated, 2nd Edition, which shows you clearly how to draw basic figures and faces. Also consider The Practical Encyclopedia of Manga: Learn to Draw Manga Step by Step with More than 1500 Illustrations. (Practical Enyclopaedia of) which teaches you how to ink and color. But if you're ready for shojo, this book is an excellent resource!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginner, August 10, 2008

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Brittney Gobble (Sweetwater, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing Manga Shoujo Illustrated (Paperback)

This is the first book on manga that I've purchased. Although I've been drawing for years I've never drawn any comic/manga art. Using this book I was able to complete some pretty good drawings (the step by step directions are great!) my first time! But the book does not teach you the basics (different eyes, hair, mouth, ect.). It assumes you know how to draw manga. It suggests reading Idiots guide to drawing manga first. Still I found this to be a easy to follow book. And if you are not really clear what "shoujo" manga is, this book explains it very well! To sum it up.... Great book, easy to follow instructions, a pleasure to read! (Although I think I'll purchase a book that teaches the basics as well!)Happy Drawing!!!