Manga Clip Art: Everything You Need to Create Your Own Professional-Looking Manga Artwork [With CDROM]

by Hayden Scott-Baron

Book Overview

Whether you're heavily into manga or just getting interested, Manga Clip Art has everything you need to create your own original manga images and experience one of the hottest art forms today--and you... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740757369
• ISBN13: 9780740757365
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Soooo worth it!

I got this with the intention of practicing digital painting, and it is so worth it! I've read reviews (here and other sites) of people saying that they had trouble with the CD, that images were "missing" or files wouldn't open. Here's what I have to say about that: I have Vista, and thus far have had absolutely no problems with opening or reading files. Yes, the files are HUGE (the characters are mapped as Photoshop layers), so it takes a second or two for them to open. As for "missing" files, as the book explains, and the CD shows, some of the specific character traits are filed under other character titles. Overall, this is a completely fun and useful tool . . . it allows me to create wonderful characters (I can't draw at all!) in no time. I would highly recommend this as a source for other computer artists and anyone else with a basic knowledge of working with Photoshop (or Elements) layers.

Good for beginners or those needing some clip art for illustration

I'm surprised at the other negative reviews. This product is exactly what it says it is, "manga clip art." There are some very helpful step-by-step directions about how to use digital image editing software to provide a variety of coloring and shading styles, as well as a fairly wide selection of clip art components in different styles and poses. I have had the product for over a year and have had no trouble with the CD. I will say that the files are quite large, though, so you need enough memory to be able to work with them.