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How To Draw Manga: Ultimate Manga Lessons Volume 5: A Touch of Dynamism (v. 5)

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This book may be small in stature but chalk full of good pointers and reference material! Out of the 4-5 or so books I have referencing body dynamics or people in various action poses, I'd have to say this one is oneof the top 2.

The actual subtitle of this book is "The Basics of Portraying Action." This is one of the best books I've found on depicting action scenes.

Objectives of this volume:
"To have the reader of this volume master the techniques in using close-ups to stop time (i.e. draw the manga reader's eye), to learn to portray fast and slow motions using lines."

Get this book if you have trouble rendering action or battle scenes. There's also some very good references for hands, feet, and emotions a character might display during a fight. I'm going to list the contents so that you can get a better idea of what's in this book.

Contents:


Prologue
Objectives of This Volume

Chapter 1: Close-up Techniques
1: Effects in Drawing Close-ups of Specific Body Parts
-Steps in Foreshortening and Drawing Pointers
-Basic Martial Arts Moves
-Using Close-ups with Key Panels
2: Portraying the Hand as a Weapon
-Hands
-Wielding a Sword or Stick
3: Portraying the Foot as a Weapon
-Feet Basics
-The Reality of Kicks and Portraying the Foot
4: The Elbow and Knee as Weapons
-Knee Strikes
5: Portraying Faces in Fight Scene
-Anger and Yelling
-In a Jam
-Pain and Endurance
-Smirking, a Face Twisted into a Sneer
-Fatigue, Using the Shoulders to Portray "Catching a Breath"
-Passing Out, Unconscious
-Victory and Mixed Emotions
Wrap-up

Chapter 2: Portraying Speed and Dramatization Techniques
1: The ABCs of Movement
-Manikin
-Turning and Torsion
-Portraying an Impacting Punch
2: Special Effect Lines That Portray Movement
-The Basics of Portraying Motion
-Drawing Special Effect Lines to Represent Speed
-Using Special Effect Lines to Portray Revolutions
-Special Rotations: Spirals
3: Techniques That Combine Speed and Dynamism
-Shuriken
-Kusarigama
-Clawed Gauntlet
-Mizugumo
-Blowpipe
-Smoke Bomb
-Makibishi
-Katon (Fire Breathing)
-Mijin Gakure
-Konohagakure
Wrap-up

Chapter 3: Learning from the Original Manga Draft
-Right Straight: Blast
-Face Lock: Hideous
-Rush: An Equal Match
-Swordfight: Randori
-A Deadly Blow