How to Create Manga: Drawing the Human Body: The Ultimate Bible for Beginning Artists (With Over 1,500 Illustrations)

Matsu,

Mar 2020 · Tuttle Publishing

About this ebook

Anatomy and art combine in this incredibly detailed manga drawing guide that offers an in-depth look at the human body.

Manga artists of every level will benefit from this essential anatomical overview. Step-by-step instructions bring manga characters to life and provide a clearly defined and easy-to-follow art course on drawing the human body. With more than 1,500 highly-detailed drawings and useful tips from a manga artist actually working in the business, this book is a self-contained art class in a single volume.

In this book, the body is covered head-to-toe--from various angles and positions with versions for men, women and children all provided. How to Create Manga: Drawing the Human Body is a must-have for budding manga artists and an essential reference for experienced artists looking to hone their ability to draw certain parts of their characters with greater accuracy.

Tuttle's How to Create Manga series guides users through the process of reaching a professional-looking final drawing through actual sketch progressions, practical tips and common missteps to avoid. Other books in the series include How to Create Manga: Drawing Facial Expressions, How to Create Manga: Drawing Clothing and Accessories and How to Create Manga: Drawing Action Scenes and Characters.

Ratings and reviews

Definitely an anatomy bible for artists. I do feel like the sections could possibly be ordered slightly different. I have ADHD and the order was a bit confusing for me personally. Love the muscle references in the back of the book. I also think that the neck and mid section of the torso could benefit from using 2 connected circles instead of lines. 1/2 the size of of the head circle for each neck circle and 1/3rd of the torso for each of the abs/mid section circles. With the heart shape of the pelvis directly after. The first neck circle doubles as both the remaining length of the bottom of the face and the back of the neck where it connects to the back of the head. This is my opinion but hopefully someone will find this helpful.

This is an exceptional book, and I refer to it often, using the print copy purchased from a book store. Sadly, the digital version currently available via Google Play is a poor rendition. in short, this eBook doesn't scale or display correctly on some smaller screen devices, and is entirely blank on some phone handsets, including a Pixel 3 fully updated with the latest OS. While some leeway should be given for books being viewed across a range of different screens and resolutions, especially those containing illustrations, it seems little to no effort has been made to scale the text or images of this product correctly. Quite disappointed, as it's effectively been a waste of money for my usage.

This is the first drawing manga book I've used that really breaks down proportions. It breaks down all relationships within the anatomy that are really helpful for checking your work. I constantly had issues with placing the features on the face but after following the references in the book my faces actually look like they have structure. 😍 I hope there's more books from this author.

About the author

Born in Tokyo, Matsu studied art and design as an undergraduate before becoming a freelance illustrator. His diverse styles have been featured in the card games Majinbone Data Carddass and Disk Wars: Avengers, and he is also the creator of the comic strip Biohazard the Toon, as well as the author of a number of graphic novels. He is best known for his weekly web series called Illustration Emergency Room 24 Hours on Nico Nico Live, during which viewers watch him bring a drawing to life then make their own attempts at home.