A step-by-step guide to all the tricks-both freehand and digital-to creating the best manga characters, Shonen Manga is a fun, easy to read manga manual for artists of all ages and languages.
Focusing on Shonen-style manga and anime (a genre targeting young boys-”Shonen” means young boy, referring to elementary through grade school age groups), Shonen Manga is a practical, hands-on guide to learning the skills of action-packed drawing. It includes detailed information on how to apply digital colour, 3D designs, vectorial drawing, and a host of other fascinating and useful design applications. Each project in Shonen Manga includes step-by-step instructions specifying software, tools, and professional tricks to achieve the gritty eyes, roaring faces, and clenched fists of teen heroes, martial art masters, ninja girls, and violent samurai, integral to the Shonen genre.
Shonen Manga will walk an audience of manga artists, illustrators, and graphic designers through the basic stages of manga production, beginning with black-and-white sketches and ending with vibrant, fully costumed characters.

Rubén García Cabezas; Akane; Kamikaze Factory Studio

Cabezas, Rubén García; Akane; Kamikaze Factory Studio

Harper Design; Brand: Harper Design

HarperCollins Publishers

Longman Publishing

Harper Paperbacks

United States, United States of America

Di 1 ban, New York, NY, 2012

New York, Enfield, 2012

Illustrated, PS, 2012

May 15, 2012

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Source title: Shonen Manga: Action-Packed!

351 pages : 24 cm
Featuring step-by-step instructions and detailed graphics, this guide for creating manga characters helps readers master the essential technical skills, including applying digital color, needed to create dynamic and vibrant characters reminiscent of the Shonen genre
1. Young & brave : Fight in Orient City ; Graduate of love ; Elliot's mysteries ; Soccer star ; High school nightmare -- 2. Swords & demons : Ronin ; The demonic priests ; The dark samurai ; The imperial demon hunters ; Akai, the little ninja -- 3. Cyberland : Virtual defenders ; UIltrarobot ; Android 5.0 ; The space corsair -- 4. Mighty beauties : Bandits of the Far West ; Arabian nights ; Rise of Valkyries -- 5. Fantasy heroes : Fantasy junction ; The last alchemists ; Fallen angels ; Cursedmoons ; The legend of Saint George

The ultimate guide to drawing action-oriented Shonen manga, one of Japans most vibrant and exciting illustration stylesnow featured in comics, books, toys, television shows, films, and video games, from Naruto to Yugiyo , Akira to Dragonball Z , The Last Airbender to X-Men Anime and beyond. An easy-to-use, step-by-step guide, Shonen Manga reveals all the techniques youll need to create your own dynamic fight scenes and eye-catching manga characters.

A manga manual suitable for freehand and digital artists of all ages and languages. It enables you to learn the skills of action-packed manga drawing. It explores the popular types of Shonen characters and helps you master crucial technical skills, including applying digital colour, creating 3D designs, rendering vectorial drawings, and more.

2023-06-28