Manga Mania(tm) Romance: Drawing Shojo Girls and Bishie Boys

by Christopher Hart

Book Overview

Pencils Paints Passion The Japanese-style comic books known as manga have a huge following in America. Chris Hart, author of several bestselling how-to-draw books, now offers aspiring young artists a complete course in the manga-romance genre. He shows how to create classic manga characters: sweet-and-caring pretty girls with huge, glistening eyes; exciting boy heroes, including handsome teen-idol types, rough-hewn rebels, and young mystery men;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933027436
• ISBN13: 9781933027432
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Christopher Hart Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Mangamania Romance

The Manga Mania Romance Drawing Shojo Girls and Bishie Boys es un libro maravilloso y una guia facil para las personas que quieren aprender a dibujar. Les recomiendo comprar este libro es precioso me encanto.

Summer fun

This book is excellent and my girls love it. It allows them to dive into romance, love, relationships and excel by using this book. The emphasis on the detail enable one to create the most adorable characters. So many ideas of figures, moods, expressions, clothing & accessories make the task a lot easier and possible. Quite a few action scenes as well as finishing techniques make this book complete. Hours of learn and fun for the summer.

Incredibly informative!

Chris Hart has written another masterpiece! If you want to learn how to or better master Manga drawing then you have to buy this book. It's written so well and the step by step instructions make it very easy to make the drawings look real.

Enjoyed immensely!

This is an enjoyable, informative instructional book from Chris Hart that my family and I have had a great deal of fun with. My two daughters found special enjoyment in drawing the shojo girls andm yes, the bishie boys! There are great sections on costumes, close-ups, group shots - ideas that you would be hard pressed to find any place other than a Chris Hart book.