Draw Manga! (XTreme Art) [Paperback]

Christopher Hart (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: XTreme Art

The first in a cutting-edge series for tomorrow’s illustrators, Xtreme Art: Draw Manga! offers a fun-filled tutorial on the hottest art form out there: the Japanese style of manga—the runaway favorite in the kids’ cartoon industry!



Geared for eager young artists ages 8 and up, Xtreme Art: Draw Manga! is an easy-to-follow guide to drawing manga-style heroes, villains, faeries, and monsters. Dozens of eye-popping renderings are broken down into only four simple steps—in each step, new lines are highlighted in a bright second color, making it easy to progress through the steps and build the final drawing. Best-selling author Christopher Hart packs the pages with images and techniques kids can use to start drawing right away.




• Launch of a new series for readers ages 8 and up

• An excellent precursor to Kids
Draw, targeted at younger, less-
experienced artists

• Proven author with over a million books sold

• An affordable, fun-filled introduction to an exciting new art form

• Teaches without intimidating,
motivating kids with immediate results

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Christopher Hart is the acclaimed author of countless illustration tutorials, including two of the best-selling art books in the US—Manga Mania and Anime Mania. He has sold more than one million books worldwide and makes his home in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439753791
• ISBN-13: 978-0439753791
• ASIN: 0823003698
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.2 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Humor > Cartoons
  • #57 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art > Cartooning
  • #77 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Arts & Photography > Graphic Design > Commercial > Illustration

More About the Author

Thanks for taking a look at my books, and this "Author Bio." I'm a competent tennis player, who also enjoys playing computer chess while I'm watching TV at night (Hey, it prevents me from channel-surfing). I'm keenly interested in M-theory, although i have become skeptical of it of late, despite Brian's Green's full-body gushing... I love being with my family, and even my extremely evil dog, a Welsh Springer Spaniel named "Rusty." Oh, yes, he truly is that evil.

As for my work, I'm the author of many How-To-Draw books, published by Watson-Guptill,the art imprint of Random House. Thanks to a lot of the wonderful readers (and you know who you are!), I have sold over 3 million copies domestically, which have been translated into 20 languages worldwide.

I'm fortunate to also have had 26 of the Best-Selling art books in the country, according to Bookscan.(Bookscan is the publishing industry's rating system for books, which is owned by same company that does the Neislen TV ratings.)

I also have my own drawing show on the Comcast Network, called, "How To Draw Action Heroes With Chris Hart." It's on Comcast's "Activity TV." I hope you like my books, and find them a valuable adjunct to your own imagination.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What?!, October 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Draw Manga! (XTreme Art) (Paperback)

I'm an Otaku, and I think this book was really bad.
This was the first book I read from Christopher Hart, and it really gave me a bad impression. It was less like Manga, and more like cartoons! Even the body proportions he gives you at the beginning are messed up.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone but the most desperate. I would rather recommend the "How to draw Manga" series.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this is SO not manga!, March 6, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Draw Manga! (XTreme Art) (Paperback)

even though i am no purist, i am not calling the artwork manga. i found it at the library, thank god i did not borrow it! the bodies are disproportionent, the eyes are wrong (as if he spilled correction fluid on them) and whats with that hair? if you wan to learn how to draw manga like i do, DO NOT GET THIS BOOK!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing, October 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Draw Manga! (XTreme Art) (Paperback)

Captivating book with a great new approach of four (4) easy steps to create simple but yet extremely lively Manga. Great for someone who is not an experienced Manga; although we could all use some of the tip and techniques illustrated cleanly at the beginning of the book. At the beginning, Hart emphases a on some simple lines that makes characters come to life and then goes on with illustrating a book load of fun Manga characters and how to create them in 4 basic steps. This is a great book with a fascinating new style to illustration coaching.