Erotic Manga: Draw Like the Experts [Paperback]

Ikari Studio (Author)

Book Description

Series: Draw Like the Experts | Publication Date: August 15, 2006

With its adult-oriented themes, Erotic Manga is perfect for grown-up fans of Japanese comics, as well as aficionados of adult art.

This book is a comprehensive guide that will teach artists of all levels, from beginner to advanced, the basics of creating characters from shonen and soft-core, hentai comics. This book includes an easy step-by-step tutorial for progressing from initial black-and-white sketch to final color piece, accompanied by practical suggestions, hints, and tips.

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About the Author

The Ikari Studio is a leading anime school and studio specializing in comic and manga illustration. The studio is the author of several bestselling books on how to draw manga, including Monster Book of Manga: Girls, Monster Book of Manga: Fairies and Magical Creatures, and Monster Book of More Manga.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design; English Language Ed edition (August 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060893222
• ISBN-13: 978-0060893224
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More of a demonstration than instructional, August 25, 2006

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Stephen Dangelo "stevegallery" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erotic Manga: Draw Like the Experts (Paperback)

This book shows how various artists created specific artworks, rather than actually teaching you how to create manga yourself. It shows a series of pictures which show the development of about 40 individual artworks, from pencil stage to complete full-color. Next to each picture it says things like "now draw the items in the background" or "now fill in the highlights and shadows", without actually teaching you HOW to do these things.

I think a much better book is "How To Draw Manga Volume 20: Female Characters". This book breaks down how to actually draw attractive female characters.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm satisfied!, February 16, 2007

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N. Minter "Sinderala" (S. Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erotic Manga: Draw Like the Experts (Paperback)

The "How to Draw Manga" and similar books aren't good refrences for learning how to actually draw things in the first place (the best method is to study life, human models, etc), but they're good for getting a person in the mood to draw and just seeing how other people do things since that's also important in finding your own style. So, I usually treat them like art books instead of guides/textbooks.

That being said, I thought this book was fun and was glad to add it to my library. The insight other artist's have is always fun to read. I kind of wish there were more erotic mangaka presented, aside from the original author. It's also tasteful and I found it a pleasant surprise to see attractive males depicted as well. It would be nice to see it expanded upon in a small series or another artist try their hand at creating one to see how it turns out.

It's the only manga "instructonal" book I've paid for. :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but a heads up..., October 22, 2009

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Kevin R. Shadowfire "KRS" (South Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Erotic Manga: Draw Like the Experts (Paperback)

Okay, so this book is great if you want a fairly in-depth book on drawing mostly nude (Breasts only, mind you) females in some erotic poses. I'll also admit that it's well done for what it is, but there are only like 4 males in the entire book. It really, as far as 'Erotic" is concerned, is referring only to the poses and breasts of the females in the book, otherwise, it's pg.
This is intended as a sort of... know what your buying before you buy it, type of review. I personally found it relatively misleading by the title, something I'll admit I'm not used to with art books, as they tend to be quite straight forward in that respect. I would re-title it to "Provocative Manga: Draw Like the Experts" Not quite erotic, in the expected sense. Otherwise, it seems to be a fine book.