Faces & Hair

Overview

Small, portable guides for artists who want to master big, Japanese style

Ideal for artists wishing to capture the exciting look of Japanese comic-book art, these pocket guides reveal the basic techniques of mastering manga's diverse style—from large menacing machines to cute and cuddly characters. After revealing useful tools, the mini guides highlight helpful tips for drawing convincing manga through a mix of step-by-step photographs and finished examples of pencil, inked, and colored illustrations. Highlighting the important components of the head, this pocket guide details how to create the trademark large, expressive eyes and crazy, colorful coifs of manga characters.

Author Biography

Yishan Li is a professional manga artist whose work has been published internationally.