"The ideal and unreservedly recommended DIY instruction guide and manual for any aspiring artist wanting to master the Anime/Manga style of Japanese cartooning and animation.”

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Nao Yazawa is a Japanese manga artist residing in Tokyo, Japan. She is most well known for her manga series Wedding Peach, which was made into an anime series of the same name. Both the manga and anime series were translated into several languages. Since 2008, she has been teaching manga workshops (in English) internationally, in Germany, Denmark, Austria, Canada, and the United States. She teaches in-person workshops at Nakano Manga School, in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, where she also maintains the studio where she hosts her online classes. She is the author of the instructional guides Manga Drawing Deluxe and Drawing and Painting Anime and Manga Faces.

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Learn to draw authentic anime and manga faces and expressions from a manga master.

In this follow-up to Manga Drawing Deluxe, renowned Japanese manga artist and international instructor Nao Yazawa guides you step by step through all phases of drawing and painting anime and manga faces, from the basics of creating essential anime and manga characters to creating dynamic and authentic expressions to coloring and adding special touches.

• Manga Faces 101. Learn about must-have supplies, basic drawing techniques, and a summary of the process from rough sketches to finished drawings.
• Essential Guide to Expressive Characters. Explore how to draw key anime and manga characters as well as how to depict a range of emotions for each, from delight to sadness to terror.

• Inking, Coloring, and Special Effects. Take your drawings to the next level by adding striking definition, stunning color, and special finishing touches that will give your characters just the right note of authenticity.Drawing and Painting Anime and Manga Faces gives you the tools you need to create expressive characters that will make your anime and manga stories come alive.

  Zusammenfassung
  In this follow-up to Manga Drawing Deluxe, manga artist/author Nao Yazawa's inaugural how-to-draw title, Drawing and Painting Anime and Manga Faces demonstrates how to draw expressive key characters, from warriors to magical girls to chibis.

  Inhalt
  Introduction
  Drawing & Coloring Essentials
  Basic Terms
  Drawing a Face
  Front View
  Profile View
  Three-Quarter View
  Face Variations
  Eye Variations
  How to Draw Hair
  Proportions for Heads & Figures
  Creating a Chibi
  From Sketch to Color, Step-by-Step
  Anime & Manga Characters:
  Faces, Expressions & Chibis
  Innocent Girl
  Clumsy Girl (Dojikko)
  Clever Girl (Megane-ko)
  Cool Girl (Tsun-dere)
  Delinquent Girl (Yankee)
  Passionate Boy (Nekketsu)
  Clever Boy (Megane-kun)
  Cool Boy
  Playboy (Chara-o)
  Delinquent Boy (Yankee)
  Beautiful Boy (Bishonen)
  Beautiful Girl (Bishoujo)
  Magical Girl (Mahou Shoujo)
  Magical Girl on the Dark Side (Yami-ochi)
  Magical Girl’s Male Enemy
  Magical Girl’s Female Enemy
  Male Vampire
  Female Vampire
  Samurai (Rōnin)
  Japanese Princess
  Male Warrior
  Female Warrior
  Animal Girl (Kemonomimi)
  Salaryman
  Office Lady
  About the Author
  Index