Copyright © 2011 by Art Studio LLC All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com WATSON-GUPTILL is a registered trademark and the WG and Horse designs are trademarks or Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hart, Christopher. Young artists draw manga / Christopher Hart.—1st ed. p. cm. eISBN: 978-0-82308231-5 1. Comic books, strips, etc.—Japan—Technique—Juvenile literature. 2. Cartooning—Technique—Juvenile literature. 3. Comic strip characters—Japan—Juvenile literature. I. Title. NC1764.5.J3H379 2009 741.5’1—dc22 2010038311 Cover design by Jess Morphew Front cover art by Christopher Hart v3.1 CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright INTRODUCTION DRAWING BASICS The Tone Wheel Drawing the Head Drawing the Manga Face Manga Eyes Drawing the Manga Body Drawing Hands Drawing Feet and Footwear THE CHARACTERS Shoujo Style Magical Girls Cat Girls Bishounen Style Shounen Style Chibis, Creatures, and Manga Animals Fantasy and Sci-Fi Characters Goth and Occult Characters Manga is the cartoon style from Japan that has swept the country. It is super-popular with teens and kids and is seen in graphic novels, video games, and animation, where it is known as anime (pronounced “ah- nah-may”). With just a little help from this book, you can draw all the coolest styles of manga: the big-eyed, pretty girls of shoujo; the heartthrob guys of bishounen; the adventurous heroes of shounen; plus adorable chibis, fantasy creatures, Goth characters, and more. We’ll start by learning some basic art principles and how they relate to drawing manga faces and bodies. The rest of the book is pure drawing fun. With less text, there’s more room for the drawings. And we’ve stuffed this book to the brim with helpful, instructive step-by-step illustrations. In fact, there are over 125 original characters within these pages, each different and ready to inspire. So pick up a pencil, and let’s get started!