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Manhwa Mania: How to Draw Korean Comics (Manga Mania)

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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.

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.

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?

This book disappoint me,first explain just few pages in the beginning of the book about the difference between styles,and after cover "many examples from too much variouse artist and in "manga style"not in manhwa..absolutely not recommanded for who are looking for learn to draw in this style.Its surely better try exercises and inspiration from actual corean manga and buy a good book about manga anatomy,or looking for websites..

I am new to Manhwa although I've been a fan of Manga for quite a long time. Now I am a fan of Manhwa and especially this book. The comparison between Manhwa and Manga is excellent. I can assure you that if you follow the steps layed out by Christopher Hart, you will be an expert by the end of the book. I highly recommend this book. I've seen other books and this is by far the best.

I enjoyed the detailed comparison between the manga and the manhwa styles which will surely help me going a head in my career. Through out the book I found easy steps to draw lively, dark, villains, hip-hop, male & female characters in many positions that fit any mood and scene.
The book also has a great section on designing a comic scene; getting into angles, shots, sequencing and more.