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Manga Techniques Volume 4: Techniques For Drawing Characters

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This book is probably the best yet that I've read from the Manga Techniques series. While not as extensive and rich in pages as other series, this particular volume has enough to get someone through the basic steps of drawing manga characters. As usual, the title is "Manga Techniques", so it's supposed to show techniques and tips in drawing, not really ideas or concepts. But it's good enough to show a starter how to make characters. Tips on head size, body measurement, body parts shaping, and posing characters are included, all the technical stuff that some artists might miss. I guess one drawback is that the book focuses on human characters only, no orcs, monsters or any other such variations on characters. But after all, that's not what this book is for. Of course, this series is meant to be a beginner's series, so more advanced artists could use professional samples or more advanced instruction books for more developed concepts and ideas. But this particular volume could be considered an essential.

The first day I got this book I was amazed how much it taught me. My kids love it, and it has become one of my favorite hobbies. It shows you everything from head to toes how to draw your favorite Manga characters. It has detailed pictures and discriptive words to explain the correct way to draw Manga characters. If you love Manga and want to know how to draw, I erge you to get this book.