The Complete Course for Drawing Manga

The complete guide for creating your first manga!Illustrated with more than 1,000 drawings and featuring manga panels filled with helpful guidance, this book clearly explains everything you need to know to create an original, engaging comic. While it includes all the drawing instruction you need, it goes well beyond that and also includes such topics as choosing the right materials, creating compelling characters, and writing and developing your own unique story. With artist and teacher Kuru as your guide, you'll learn all about: - Anatomy and movement- Expressions and emotions- Storyboards- Genres and themes- Plots and dialog- Backgrounds and scenery- Inking, coloring, and more!This comprehensive guide includes practical advice, examples to follow, pitfalls to avoid, exercises to practice, ways to chart progress, tools to find the right methods of working, and a touch of humor to make following along engaging and fun for all ages!