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More How To Draw Manga Volume 1: The Basics Of Character Drawing

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I own about 22 of the How to Draw Manga books and have to say that this is without a doubt, the best one to start with. While the others show you how to draw pretty girls,do certain panel styles etc, this book shows you the nitty gritty of character sketching which is what you need to learn first and foremost.
Definitely get this one first,then get the rest as you grow more skilled at drawing.

I also recommend picking up a copy of Kimon Nicolaide's "The Natural Way To Draw" and a good anatomy book. It's best to learn how to draw realistically so you've got the fundamentals down,before you start drawing in manga's sometimes highly exaggerated style.

This book is basically a sample of all the other books.

Chapter 1- Drawing in Pencil
Teaches how to sketch, pencils you should use, other stuff.

Chapter 2- Drawing Faces
Basically the title of the chapter, it tells you what shape to start off with the head, building it up, and some other things.

Chapter 3- Drawing the Figure
No comment :P

Chapter 4- Manga Miscellaneous
Drawing characters with cars, and it tells you some common errors in manga.

There are 116 pages in this book, and the author is ?'Go Office'?, and its a good book. It says $19.99 worth in US, but I paied $13 for it and got it brand new. It arrived in 2 weeks with 'free' shipping, which actually cost $8. Its great for begginers who dont want to spend their lifetime saving on Manga books, especially if you get the best price on Amazon.com, for about $13

I have bought lots and lots of HTDM books and let me tell you that none of them are as great for a beginner as this one.(they are good dont get me wrong, but if you are just starting to draw manga, you must buy this one!)
I have been drawing in the manga style for about three years now, but I find myself still obsessed with these books. I like to see all the illustrations and instructions that they contain. This one in particular I would recommend to all artists who are interested in this style. Even for people like me that have been drawing for some time, it is a nice way to brush up on your skills.
I think that the nice thing about it is that it gives you many guidelines on proportion. I think anyone can use this book because its instructions to drawing are sooo simple.
Definetly a good buy!!!

(oh, and it has a really cute section on chibis!!! ^^ )

I knew this book should join the rest of my how to draw arsenal when I first laid my eyes on it! This book is sooo helpful in character drawing, it gives you the run down on different kinds of eyes, hair styles, faces,nose, ears, and the body. Another good thing about this book is that it shows you how the hair should be placed on the head, and how it flows when you are doing a certain action. This book also covers the types of pencils and erasers used for under drawings, and examples of the thickness of each pencil. It also has a small section of kawaii chibi characters! Aww! I would definitely recommend this book for those who want to start off drawing manga. Another plus is that the book doesn't contain any nudity at all. Perfect for those who are offended by nudity.

I got this book yesterday and as soon as I got home I absorbed every single page. I goes very indepth than all the online tutorials I've read, although there are some things they could have gotten more into. It's also a pretty thick book, so all manga freaks, if you want to learn to draw manga like the professionals(not like a second-grader)then I EXTREMELY suggest this book!

Fantastic, I would say this is the first book anyone interested in drawing manga should buy. I have other manga books, but this one is the best.

this book was great! it was very detailed and well explained. plus it's great for beginnners like me. it showed you almost evrything in manga. From cars to kimonos even how to draw a boy from a picture of a woman which i thought was funny. that was thefirst time i got one of those books and i have to say it really is amazing for beginners (even for people who have never heard of manga will be amazed by the drawings) it also really is worth paying for! :-)

This book has really helped me figure out how to draw manga step-by-step. I got it for my birthday and I'm always using it. It's got some really great stuff in it, so I would recommend it to anyone who has *some* experience.

I bought this book a couple of weeks ago just to check if it had what i wanted, it did, not 100% but good enough. It gives you alot of variety on all the subjects it covers such as: the head, the body, the eyes, the hair, and some others. I will keep using it as reference to my drawings until i cover the whole book. Good for beginners.

Three factors have contributed to the delay of my review for this book: laziness, college, and actually putting tips from the book to the test. After finally getting down to rereading the first volume of the "More How to . . ." series, I can honestly say that I'm getting `more' than I bargained for.

The book itself kicks things off by stressing the need to be good with a pencil before drawing with a pen. From there you learn to draw both male and female manga characters from top to bottom. This book isn't an all-in-one, however; you won't see pointers on facial expressions, full-blown anatomy, or drawing designer clothes. But you do learn about drawing faces, basic human figures and even hair, as well as making your characters physically distinct from each other.

The book also explores proportioning characters correctly with a special "head ratio" measuring method that covers several pages. From there you learn about creating cute super-deformed characters, the first steps to drawing characters, and avoiding common errors in creating manga. When it boils down to it, grabbing Vol. 1 of "More How to . . ." is the logical first step to becoming a manga artist.

While this book is unrated, it contains no offensive content.