How to Draw Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1: Basics for Beginners and Beyond
012 4 I am what I would call an absolute beginner . My drawing experience is virtually nil . Other than seeing lots of anime and comics , I have no hands-on experience . I bought this book hoping that it would have a step-by-step process for how to draw anime characters . While it starts off promising , by having you drawing a cube from various perspective , the book's introductory nature almost disappears after that . To draw heads , the book says to draw boxes and then draw head-shaped ovals inside . But I had trouble even drawing the ovals to fit the boxes correctly . It gives one step-by-step process for a head from one perspective , but that's it . It then gives about 10 different head models and says if you can draw these , then you can do your own work . But HOW to draw those ? I was basically on my own to figure it out by guessing , but heck , I could do that just from copying what I see on websites .
The book's methodology seems very confused , as well . At first it tries to say drawing is like connecting dots . But dot-connecting is never mentioned after that . It says to draw heads in boxes , but I was unsure how to even draw the boxes for the various perspectives I was supposed to draw , and the book gave no indication . No rules were give for face proportions ( I ended up trying to make my own rules ) , but later on in the book there were rules for body proportions .
The examples given of absolute beginner , intermediate and pro were discouraging , in that the book gives very little help even getting to absolute beginner . The book makes comments like this gun looks like a toy but doesn't explain specifically WHAT could be done to improve it other than by carefully examining the pro picture . It gives examples of very fancy outfits but it doesn't suggest how to actually draw those outfits .
I think this book could have been improved by just getting rid of the small amount of absolute-beginner stuff and making it a book for intermediate drawers .
001 4 This review is from :
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters , Vol . 1 : Basics for Beginners and Beyond ( Paperback )
Far and away the best of the English How to Draw Manga books . The art style is clean and the layout is well-done , with no issues of whether you should be reading left-to-right or right-to-left ( a definite problem in some Japanese conversions ) .
Best of all , Ozawa starts from the very basics , and urges you to do the exercises from the beginning . Sure , drawing cubes isn't exciting , but even for a non-beginners , it's a useful warm-up that improves technique . With the reassuring statement if you can hold a pencil and draw straight lines , you can draw , he skillfully leads the reader to develop or improve drawing skills .
He also includes something I've never seen in a comics manual before : Drawings from different ability levels . He shows stuff by absolute beginers , intermediate , advanced and professional and critiques the problems and positives . Personally , I found this extremely helpful and reassuring . He also marks the time it took to create some of the professional drawings : Again , very reassuring that these things took time and weren't dashed off in minutes .
Finally , Ozawa covers a broad range of character styles , from generally realistic to the SD ( simple deformed ) type . For each , he includes plenty of detail on what makes such characters work and why .
These books can be hard to find , so if you're interested in this subject , don't wait . Get your copy now .
002 4 Far and away the best of the English How to Draw Manga books . The art style is clean and the layout is well-done , with no issues of whether you should be reading left-to-right or right-to-left ( a definite problem in some Japanese conversions ) .
Best of all , Ozawa starts from the very basics , and urges you to do the exercises from the beginning . Sure , drawing cubes isn't exciting , but even for a non-beginners , it's a useful warm-up that improves technique . With the reassuring statement if you can hold a pencil and draw straight lines , you can draw , he skillfully leads the reader to develop or improve drawing skills .
He also includes something I've never seen in a comics manual before : Drawings from different ability levels . He shows stuff by absolute beginers , intermediate , advanced and professional and critiques the problems and positives . Personally , I found this extremely helpful and reassuring . He also marks the time it took to create some of the professional drawings : Again , very reassuring that these things took time and weren't dashed off in minutes .
Finally , Ozawa covers a broad range of character styles , from generally realistic to the SD ( simple deformed ) type . For each , he includes plenty of detail on what makes such characters work and why .
These books can be hard to find , so if you're interested in this subject , don't wait . Get your copy now .
003 4 I . . . Well actually my dad bought this book for me ( I bought volume 3 ) , and trust me this book is worth every single penny ! It talks about the basics like the face , body , poses , and more ! The main reason I bought this book was to learn how to improve my anime eyes ; and let me tell you , being the amateur I am , they've improved ALOT ! I would show a scan of one of my practice sheets , but it's not allowed , oh well ! XD
I made a drawing of a kitty girl with the instructions the book gives you . . . * can't imagine all the critiques she would get from the author * But anyway , the book tells you to compare your drawings with other drawings , and it takes you think : Man , I used to draw like THAT ? At least that's how I did . . . lol
One of the things I loved about this book was that the author shows us these drawings made from 100% Amateurs , Intermediate * sp * and Advanced artists , plus proffessional versions of the drawings . It tells you WHAT'S wrong with the drawings , the errors etc . And that helps ALOT because these drawings have very common errors .
May I add that the mascots are , hmm how do I put this . . . KAWAII ? ! ( japanese for cute . . . heh ) The author uses these adorable mascots that briefly explain you things like We must learn the basics ! ; that adds humor to the book , and that alone made me more confident of myself , and killed the thought of Oh it'll probably be too hard for me . But let me tell you , if you put your heart and time to it , and practice with this book , you'll be a kick-arse anime artist in no time ! And remember , if your first straight line comes out horrible , don't worry , by time you'll get it right , because practice makes perfect = 3 If you plan on becoming an anime artist or illustrator or whatever , thi book MUST be on your bookshelf , you won't regret it . ^ _ ^
004 4 I hesitated to buy this book at first because I was worried that it was one of those cheap , 12 page , how to draw book meant for 2nd graders . This book is not ! It is pretty thick for a drawing book . I really liked the exercise suggestions , they helped a lot with my drawing .
One quibble and that is not enough to bring down my rating , some of the translation is obscure ( fringe for bangs , etc . ) but you can usually figure out what was meant .
This book is well worth it if you enjoy anime .
005 4 Yeah , as the title says this is a book with just the basics .
It's not a step by step how to draw book as you would first think , it's rather a book on test and learn , for example it shows a variety of characters and tells things like separated eyes express lonelines , the small mouth expresses a delicate nature , so this book will only teach you how to design plain characters and it's wonderful for beginners like me ; In no way must be considered a complete How to Draw Anime lesson , but its perfect for start cooking , even if you don't even know how to hold your pencil ( that was my case some months ago when I bought it ) .
If you're a complete beginner buy this book , I gave it 5 stars because it helped me a lot , but keep this mind : drawing characters is one thing , to give life to them is something else . . . for that buy the Volume 2 , or do some research .
006 4 I bought this book from Amazon , without so much as a picture of the cover , because there aren't many how to draw manga books out there , and I need as much reference as I can get !
Unfortunately , this still isn't the Ultimate How to Draw Manga book , I don't think it exists yet , but this comes very close . I've been drawing for over 20 years now , so I don't need some steps that I think beginners would benefit from , that never seem to make it into these how to books .
I felt a twang of discomfort seeing the pictures in this one , going by it's ratings , my style falls somewhere in between intermediate and very close but . . . levels and not the pro level , but perhaps with some of the lessons in this book , I'll finally cross that threshold !
The art is beautiful , looking like a cross between Disney and manga , it illustrates several different genres , and has pages and pages of examples of each type of character . Lots of how to draw guys too , which is a subject often ignored in how to books and tutorials .
I highly recommend this book , even for the non-beginner , it has lots to show !
008 4 This is overall an excellent book . It shows lots of different styles of characters from many angles , plus lots of information on general anatomy and dynamic poses .
This was the first book that I bought when I became interested in drawing anime characters . Though many people disagree with me on this , I found it very hard to pick up basic skills by reading it . The first section , which illustrates how to draw the basic outline , proportions , etc . , of the face , was pretty inaccessible to me as a beginner , and trying to follow the step by step directions , drawing oval after oval trying to get it perfect , was discouraging . Additionally , all the drawings later in the book were so perfect as to be intimidating . In short , this book makes the task of learning to draw anime seem overwhelming to a beginner .
However , now that I have become reasonably proficient in that area , this book has been immeasurably helpful . I use it as basically a source of images that I study when I want to see how to draw a specific thing . This is , I think , its best use ; a resource rather than a way to actually learn . Still very good , though !
009 4 Ozawa covers parts of the body he deems important ( head , feet , hands , eyes , hair ) and the rest of the book focuses examples of 15 character-archetypes on the head and whole character body shown in different views giving a lot of examples of various character types . You get to know different ways of drawing the hair , eyes , nose , and other details while learning various tips . He even has a nice section on character arrangement for a pin-up and a critique section of artists with various skill levels .
The approach of this book to drawing is in a different manner than the typical drawing book . He doesn't go into sections on how to draw specific sections of the body such as the hips , arms , etc . He starts you off drawing the whole body and getting you into the mindset of critiqueing your own drawing and improving it . He also gets you into thinking of your characters in terms of 3D . Some people may be detered by this and others may not .
The highest form of nudity in this book is the wire frame and nothing further . An excellent book for younger artists .
010 4 First of all , I think this book is great , and it will be very helpful to many people . This book gives you many types of anime characters and examples . Very detailed , such as different chars ' facial expressions , hairstyle , view from different angles , and body type , custom , etc . It also has many different learners ' drawings compared with pro's revised versions , which is very helpful , I think . It gives you pointers about where you should watch out for . . . However , although this book has some instructions on how to draw face , body and other parts , they are not very detailed , not like step by step as the How to Draw Manga 1 . I would assume that this book is not for absolute beginners . So . . . Overall , it's a very good book . Recommended : How to Draw Manga 1
011 4 This was my first art book purchase , recommended by a dear friend who is an accomplished comic artist . On first glance , I was a little disappointed by the simplicity - - of the illustrations , of the exercises . But as a beginner , I needed to hone my technique so I went straight through the book and did every exercise from drawing shapes to eventually drawing my own characters . You'll find basic information on perspective , types of characters , hairstyles , eyes , hands and feet . Tadashi Ozawa truly does make it easy to learn to draw anime characters . He helped improve my technique greatly and I would strongly recommend this and the other books in this series for any one who is interested in drawing anime or game characters . One caution : if you are beyond the beginner / intermediate stage , these books may not prove as useful unless you are looking to brush up on the basics .
013 4 Well to start off , I have had this book for years since it first published , and I still use it till today .
Basically this book is not exactly for the absolute beginner to drawing manga but it gives an outline of what to look out for and what kind of techniques an individual can use when drawing manga.Its not a step by step book as others have stated and can be really fustrating for the beginner looking to improve their drawing but can't seem to find the instructions to do so.And for the more advance , this book can serve as a reference and some what a critic in your drawings.I've used the book as a way to measure the quality and level of my drawings by comparing the illustrations presented by tadashi.And till today I find the book very useful and educational , as it had taught me how to keep an eye out for details . ( yes the book does tell you so ) Its not easy to draw manga but this book made the learning and starting process easier.Though I wished that it could have a lot more step by step details , perhapes so that the readers can grasp the concept of drawing manga better.Overall I recommend this book to anyone who wants to start drawing manga or those who wants to improve ther drawings .
016 4 This is the first in a the How to Draw Anime Game Characters series of books , so obviously this one starts with the basics beginning with shapes and lines . With that done , it progressively moves on to how you adapt those techniques into making your characters body , parts of the body , and face . They show how to draw many different body sizes , eye shapes , hairstyles , hands , feet , and so on from different angles . They also have some areas that put a beginner , intermediate , and professional artists work side by side and examine the problem areas . A nice feature to help you prevent common ( and not so common ) mistakes . Overall , it's a great buy to those who want to draw anime .
018 4 This review is from :
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters , Vol . 1 : Basics for Beginners and Beyond ( Paperback )
This book has really helped me build skills in manga drawing . Out of the 20 or so books I've purchased for manga instruction , this is by far my favorite . Vol 2 ( Expressing Emotions ) is also a great find - definitely pickup both .
019 4 This book has really helped me build skills in manga drawing . Out of the 20 or so books I've purchased for manga instruction , this is by far my favorite . Vol 2 ( Expressing Emotions ) is also a great find - definitely pickup both .
020 4 How to Draw Anime Game Characters is a very good reference book with many professional examples of Manga / Anime art . Although the order of the lessions seems a bit back to front . In general the information is very good and a lot better than the learn to draw manga titles and is certainly very good value for money . Those with some drawing ability will find the tips a valuable source of information to help their own drawing ability . All that said it is a steep learning curve for the complete beginner . Hence 4 stars .
021 4 THis is a defenatly the best how to draw manga book i've ever bought . although it is hard to understand at the begining of the book ( especailly if your a beginer ) it moves along quickly and gets easier to understand . i was very good at drawing manga , but this book defianatly helped me make it much better.if anyone wants to learn or refine their skills , i recomend this book .
022 4 To begin , this is a good book . On first glance , it has a lot of detail and reference . It has excellent models , and wonderful in-depth descriptions .
It has a few big shortcomings , tho . Seeing as the title is Basics for Beginners and Beyond I thought that this would be the perfect book for me , seeing as I couldn't draw at all . After I got the book and started reading it , I realized that this is not the first book I should have bought . While this book does give great reference , it does not give step by step instructions . For those of you who are like me and cannot draw at all , you're going to want something a little more simplistic and instructive . This should be the * second * book you buy . ( Three stars because this is NOT for complete beginners , as the title belies .
Fot total and complete beginners , I'd recommend that you buy How to Draw Manga by Katy Coope , ISBN 0439317452 . It's extremely cheap , short and to the point . While it has it's own flaws , it was just what I needed and recommend for those of you who are just starting out . NEXT I'd recommend this book . Once you've gotten the simple skills from Katy Coope , then Tadashi Ozawa will show you a where to go with it .
024 4 I am a relatively new artist to the Anime world , and my pencil drawings are not what you could call , ' Up to scratch ' , forgive the pun . This book made my drawings better , and taught me how to draw sketches in a totally original way ! This is too good to ignore !
025 4 This book is an extremely well written guide to drawing manga for both beginers and advanced artists alike . IT includes guides on drawing the faces , bodies , hands , eyes , etc . that are well written and very detailed . It includes some bonus features as well , my favorite being the how to draw covers of manga , a critique of work sent in by other artists as well as a redrawing of the originals , descriptions of various popular and commonly used manga characters , and short helpful notes by budding artists in the field . Note , too , that the artist has had some impressive experience in his field , including work with Studio Ghibli and work on such international hits as Akira . Highly reccomended .
027 4 You definetly want to buy this book before the 2nd one ( Expressing Emotions ) This was very helpful . I had just learned a little about anime when I got this book and was already a little experienced with drawing . Not only did it help with body structures and different angles , it also helped with basic character ideas . I totally reccomend this book to people who are interested in learning how to draw anime , or manga . It's a great reference book and very helpful for beginners . Hail to Tadashi !
028 4 You won't find step by step tutorials on faces , nor bodies really . This book is indeed for beginners , but solid-base beginners . It will improve how you draw as well as what you draw , often you'll find yourself drawing out of this book instead of designing your own characters with it's help , but after a few of those your creativity will be liberated . If you are a total stranger to manga , get Manga Mania ( Christopher Hart ) , which is actually a lot like this book , but it does begin with what you need and you can see how what you learned can be adapted for other bodies faces . Finally , I find this book amazing , because it educates so efficiently that it is easy to tell the importance of what you're learning the moment you do .
029 4 While I enjoy the information in the book and much of the steps brought new perspective to me on how to draw , I found myself confused a few times until I continued on and found the answer later in the book .
I do encourage people to use this book if they are trying draw anime and game characters , however be warned that the organization in the book isn't the best . ( in my opinion of course ) .
All unpleasantness aside , I enjoyed the special section for game characters and groups , I Never really thought about why I was attracted to some posters and not to others .
Buy this book , but be warned of its disorganisation . If it was more organised , I would give it Five stars .
030 4 You're a beginner . You draw your favorite anime / game character . It doesn't look right . The pose is wrong . All your lines are crooked . You get angry . You feel drawing is too complicated and don't want to do it anymore .
Wait ! ! Hold on ! ! You've got to make drawing fun . This book teaches you how - - by seeing what you draw ! It's true . Crooked lines ? No problem ! Look at where you want the line to go rather than the pencil when you draw . Not the right pose ? Use cubes which are easily drawn at angles to arrange the pose then draw the features . The secret of the pros is to see what you draw . When you get to the end of the book you'll have learned how to make drawing fun - - EVEN when it didn't look right !
031 4 I would say pick this book up , because i am not a beginner but i still got alot out of it . If you want to get into drawing anime or game characters or you want to be pick this one up . This book really helped me brush up on my basics.I also fully intend to follow up with all the rest of the books in this sereies .
032 4 I bought this book hoping that it would be a very detailed step by step book . . . well it isn't exactly what i thought it would be . . but after having a very few hours of buyers remorse . . . I picked up a pencil , grabbed my sketch book and realized that after just a few days my own characters were in proportion and my facial expressions improving . . . . I would recommend this book only to the devote anime fans . . . if you don't have any dedication this book isn't for you because you have to really work at it . . . . I do believe that once I have thoroughly worked through the whole book my skills will have improved . . . then on to volume number two !
033 4 This review is from :
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters , Vol . 1 : Basics for Beginners and Beyond ( Paperback )
After a quick review of this book , I was able to draw some very interesting anime characters . The instructions were clearly defined and well drawn . Such fun !
034 4 After a quick review of this book , I was able to draw some very interesting anime characters . The instructions were clearly defined and well drawn . Such fun !
035 4 Let me begin by saying that I bought this book with the hopes that I can draw something a little more impressive than a stick figure ( to say the least ) .
When you first open the book , one thing that comes to mind is order . While the book is divided into chapters , it doesn't feel completely coherent . Admittedly everything in each chapter is related to each other . In fact , the author generally uses the same several characters as guides throughout the book . But there are some things that can be disorienting . These include the occasional improper sentence , which is less blameworthy given it's been translated , to little mascots spewing off tips .
However , it is a book for beginners . Behind the initial appearance are activities geared for starting artists . The activities begin as simple as drawing cubes and wireframe figures and slowly build up from there . The book itself focuses heavily on understanding the basics and gives you the tools to understand them . It then gives you the advanced lessons . It doesn't always give you an easy way to transition between the two , but it does a good enough job .
Another thing the book does well is present the idea of character creation . Being a bit of writer , this came easy for me . To the untrained eye his comments on the different archetype characters the author uses in the book may seem like trivial knowledge . In reality , the author is subtlety introducing the concept that you're not just drawing a picture ; you're drawing someone , and every little detail about them counts . What you include in the drawing ( or don't include ) is what let's people know who or what your character is about . He also emphasizes how you should keep the character's concept consistent with its own theme .
In short , the book does a good job of introducing beginner's to drawing and understanding the creation process . So if you're looking for a good place to start , I would recommend this book .
038 4 I am a beginning Amination Art student so I am always looking for books to help give me different prespetives on drawing . I really enjoyed this book for that reason .
039 4 This review is from :
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters , Vol . 1 : Basics for Beginners and Beyond ( Paperback )
How to draw anime & game characters vol . 1 was an excellent how to draw book . I was surprise on how the author tells you how to start from a cube to a 3 - D anime or game character .
Tadashi provides examples and practice drawing right from the start . He tells you to draw cubes and provides clear examples on what not to do , how to fix it and improve your drawing . The book also shows how to draw as a beginner , intermediate , and advance drawing . As you progress , Tadashi also shows you how to draw the face , ears , hair , hands ( I had a hard time drawing the hands , but ever since Tadashi shows you how to step by step to draw a hand . Drawing hands is easier than ever ! ) , body , motion and eyes . He also provides drawings from other artist and shows them how to improve on their character .
The book was very easy to understand and i reccommend to anyone who wants to start drawing or better themselves as a artist .
040 4 How to draw anime & game characters vol . 1 was an excellent how to draw book . I was surprise on how the author tells you how to start from a cube to a 3 - D anime or game character .
Tadashi provides examples and practice drawing right from the start . He tells you to draw cubes and provides clear examples on what not to do , how to fix it and improve your drawing . The book also shows how to draw as a beginner , intermediate , and advance drawing . As you progress , Tadashi also shows you how to draw the face , ears , hair , hands ( I had a hard time drawing the hands , but ever since Tadashi shows you how to step by step to draw a hand . Drawing hands is easier than ever ! ) , body , motion and eyes . He also provides drawings from other artist and shows them how to improve on their character .
The book was very easy to understand and i reccommend to anyone who wants to start drawing or better themselves as a artist .
041 4 After recently purchasing this book , I am quite pleased with the nature of it's explanations . The first section of the book is about basic technique and a look at how to pose a character naturally . The rest of the book is basically a bunch of well drawn images you can use to hone your skills .
Remember , it's practice that makes a good artist . Use the sample images in the book and try to recreate them exactly . The more you do it , the easier it becomes .
042 4 This review is from :
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters , Vol . 1 : Basics for Beginners and Beyond ( Paperback )
This book is great , i've gotten several books on how to draw anime and this is the best i've seen . The level of detail and the well explained text and example is just the best buy i've done on this matter .
044 4 I bought this book because , obviously , I wanted to learn how to draw anime character . Instead of going straight into it , this book has you draw basic pictures first ( i.e . boxes , connect the dots , faces . ) which is what a person needs to draw well . After gradually building in difficulty , amatuer drawings are displayed and critiqued for the learners benefit . All in all , everything is layed out well and the mission is accomplished .
045 4 This is helpful in understanding the actual process of drawing and how its done is explained well .
046 4 I learned a lot from this book . My drawings have improved tremendously . Perfect for beginners or people who want to refine basic techniques . Once you have this book , you'll want to buy the rest in the series !
049 4 I have just bought this book about a week ago and it improved my
drawing alot.I gave it a 4 star because it took me a while to under stand the book.I've been looking for a good how to draw book and this book is great.It is good for beginners and has alot of details.I will recomend this book to anyone that wants to draw anime .
050 4 When I had the urge to want to learn how to draw anime , I searched everywhere on the internet for tutorials . When I just couldn't get a good amount of information , I decided that I needed to have a book with everything I needed to know . I looked around a little and finally came upon this book , which I had thought I had seen before . It dismayed me when wherever I looked it was on back order and wouldn't ship for a month or more . I finally found it somewhere in stock , so I bought it . I've only had this book for a couple days so I can't say my drawing skills have really improved , but they are steadily building . ( I plan to write a manga , so I need all the help I can get . ) Before I bought this book , my skills were okay but very inconsistant . I was hesitant before to get a drawing book because I didn't like to be told what to do and how to do it . When I got this book by Tadashi Ozawa , however , it allowed me to be free in what I drew , and suggested simple guidelines to follow . For your information , this book will NOT teach you how to draw . It only suggests techniques that will help you draw . The ability to draw cannot be taught ; it comes naturally . All in all , this book is worth the price and will help you . Get it while you can ; it's awfully hard to come by ! : )
051 4 I bought this book for my son and found that it was ideal . He has no art training but is able to draw these characters using the methods shown in the book . Great investment !
052 4 Not really a basics but a great book though.It has really good out lines for character drawings and is the beging of the rest of this fab series .
053 4 Its great for anime fans and those who wish to draw
easy to under stand and its only the first book out of this set ! !
054 4 When I 1st picked this book up I was rather excited . . . only to be dissapointed.the only reason that I gave it 2 ( instead of 1 ) stars was because I found the page on head angles and body proportions rather helpful . And thats about the only thing you'll find of much use ( and it's only 1 page ! ) . The book has you drawing cubes to break down the body when circles and cylinders are much faster , easier , and far more effective . There is also no section on how to do hair or hands , and a very bland , unhelpful section on eyes.just how to's for generic characters.NOT a must buy , so dont waste your money .
055 4 Bought it as a Christmas gift for one of my nieces . I looked through it before I gave it to her . The book looks like it's got alot to offer . Maybe I'll get one for myself in the future .
056 4 I would recommend this for all beggining artist in magna , it has helped me alot , now i'm on the search for a magna book that teaches to draw clothing . This will really increase your drawing prowess
057 4 This book helped me alot . I would recomend it to anyone who likes to read or draw anime .
059 4 this book was not helpful at all ! ! ! i had just recently got into manga and anime drawing so i thought that this book would be helpful to me you know with the title being basics for beginners and all . all it did was show me useless information.all it does is show you characters made out of these weird rectangle type things only and then the finished project ( but thats all no hair no clothes no nothing ) , instead of step-by-step directions on everything . if you are a beginner i would highly reccomend NOT , i repeat NOT getting this book ! ! ! it confused me and didn't actually show me how to draw anything ! ! ! if your a beginner and don't know where to start , your not alone ! ! ! although this is the first book i ever got on the whole anime subject i would suggest some other how to draw manga books but definately not this one . try how to draw manga ultimate manga lessons volumes 1 - 6 and more how to draw manga volumes 1 - 4 . believe me if you want , if you think diferently and want to try it any way be my guest but in my oppinion it's a total waste of money ! ! ! hope this helped ! ! !
060 4 This book tasteless . There are comics in the back of the book where there is a pedophilia scene . A young boy is seduced by a older man . It's not very nice . It also shows how to draw seductivley . This book is not appropriate for young people .
015 4 I thought it was a very good book , very easy to understand with maybe a rare bit of amusing little translation errors , but still , it was very easy to understand and made a lot of sense . I can honestly say that even practicing on cubes and cylinders recommended in the book made for a big difference . My skill was perhaps mediocre at best but now I can say that it's gotten a lot better , maybe even advanced ! . The body from different angles , the heads and faces from different angles , and 15 virtually different characters to practice on , both head shots and full body with costumes and all ! Also has a gallery of hairstyles , eyes , hands , feet , and generalized character body types . It even has outlines for creating incredible scene pictures , like the types that you'd see on posters . Tips , pointers , numbers , critiques , and diagrams as well as example pictures throughout the book make the learning process very easy with no difficulty that I experienced . A great resource for those who are truly willing to learn and are motivated to get better in this field .
007 4 I'd only suggest this book for total beginners - - the first portion of the book is spent on proportions of the face / body , and how to make things look 3D . The rest is spent studying a few generic characters that have been already created ; their clothes , what the shape of their eyes mean , so on . So if you need to work on giving your characters proper body sizes , or need to give them dimension , or if you just want some reference material , this book will show you all of this . Otherwise , I'd look elsewhere .
017 4 I was sceptical as whether to purchase this book or any of the other 4 volumes . I paused and thought over carefully . Well , I could give it a try . I mean if I didn't like it at the end of the day I could always return it . But guess what ? I'm keeping this one . Oh no , better still ! ! I am getting 2 other different volumes of this series . Why ? I think this series is great . Worth my every cent ! ! ! 4 stars only for volume one , not 5 ? My complaint ; not purely a step-by-step guide on how to draw anime / manga . Don't get me wrong though . This book does teach you what and how you should probably go about drawing your favourite characters . To others this is a godsend , more than what they could ask for . But , I would prefer if they made it a real step-by-step guide explaining every step that they have . This book does tell you what you should avoid doing in order to get the professional or near-professional look by comparing amatuerish and professional drawings . This book basically instills you with pertinent notions about getting it right most of the time . For those who are new , I believe you should check this one out . NEVER a time waster but DEFINITELY an inspiring and helpful guide ! ! ! Get it before it runs out of print . For me , as I mentioned earlier , I am getting 2 other volumes ; volume 2 and 4 . I am not rushing to get 3 and 5 though but might get them also in the future . Anyway , gook luck to all the beginners , like myself , out there .
023 4 I used to draw anime pretty well , but after just READING this book , I realized all the places that I went wrong . I could hardly recognize my own work ! I reccomend this book for beginners and experts alike . FIVE STARS !
026 4 This is an excellent book and all , it has improved my drawing a ton ! There are plenty of examples to draw by ( showing different kinds of characters including the cool looking comedian , the quiet hero , and the flirty school girl )
I'd say that the one problem would be the fact that it details how to put a pencil against a piece of paper and gives a bunch of warm-ups , but then immediatly goes to the examples . This book is mostly for those who draw flawed drawings and want to find tips ( located in the back ) or people who want to learn a little more on how anime works .
THIS IS NOT FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS ! I REPEAT NOT FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS !
037 4 its the first how to draw manga book i had ever bought , so its quite hard for me to judge how good this book is . but anyway , i find this book interesting and its very organized . it teaches you basic beganner stuffs and then slowly show you the professional way of doing it i am only half way done with the book and i had learn much , its a book better then an average how to draw book
048 4 this book explains very clearly how to basicly draw anime . ( duh ) heehee . i recommend this book for anyone pursuing a career in arts or animation .
047 4 Es la opción exacta que un principiante necesita para dibujar esos personajes japoneses que nos han cautivado . . . . lo recomiendo a todos los que quieran comenzar a dibujar buenos personajes con una muy buena guía de parte de Ozawa San . . . .
