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Manhwa Mania: How to Draw Korean Comics (Manga Mania) [Paperback]

Christopher Hart (Author)
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Manga Mania September 1, 2004
Manhwa—Korean for comics—is fast becoming the next big craze in Asian comics. Many fans of manga don't realize that their favorite comics, like Priest, Ragnarock, and Island, are actually manhwa, not Japanese manga. This tutorial helps artists master the differences between manga and manhwa, including less focus on big eyes and more on expressions and personality, replacing spiky hair with a more natural look, and drawing characters that don't typically possess magical powers but are instead fierce fighters made of flesh and blood. Artists learn through a step-by-step process how to draw the entire range of manhwa characters-from the extreme fighting-machine heroes and giant beasts to the sexy women, anti-heroes, and evil warlords.

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About the Author

Christopher Hart is the best-selling author of many drawing and cartooning books, including Manga Mania, Drawing Cutting Edge Comics, Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy, and Cartooning for the Beginner. He lives in Connecticut.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Watson-Guptill (September 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 082302976X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823029761
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Manhwa nothin'., October 11, 2005
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I got this book because I draw manga but decided that I wanted to do something a little different. The first few pages were great! They clearly showed the differences between manga and manhwa. Then he gives you a lot of pages for you to copy the drawings on and practice. Great idea! Except that its virtually all manga/anime stlye. It seemed just like some of the author's other how to draw manga books. I got this book because I DID NOT want a manga book but that's exactly what it turned out to be. If you're interested in drawing MANGA, this book is actually not too bad.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A book of pictures, nothing to learn., May 13, 2007
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I love Chritopher Hart's books but this one was just didn't cut it. It offered some interesting drawings and differences between anime and manhwa but REALLY, there are just some stylistic changes that any artist can do themselves. You don't need this book, really.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars No Art From Hart..., October 24, 2005
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Somehow Christopher Hart has managed very well to take sole cover credit for books he barely contributes artwork toward. In this particular book Hart is not even listed as a contributing artist! Typical books of this sort "by" Hart average at least 16 pages of his work out of the standard 144 pages. Check out the copyright page of this book and look at the contributing artists listed, Christopher Hart's name is nowhere to be found for the artwork in its pages.

When I look for how-to drawing instruction books I expect the listed author(s) to be responsible for all the content. Or that proper credit is given to the contributing artists by publicizing them among the book's ad details and placing their names on the cover.

That said, there's some good artwork here and to echo a previous reviewer... it's not much different from standard manga. Better books on this style of drawing are out there and worth taking time to investigate if you're serious about getting into creating this type of art. The Hart books are on average thin on the details and this one doesn't even contain art he created, what does that tell you?
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