How to Create Manga: Drawing Dynamic Hand & Body Movements
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How to Create Manga: Drawing Dynamic Hand & Body Movements by Sideranch
An indispensable reference guide for manga artists presenting hundreds of different body positions, actions, movements and hand gestures! This complete guide shows you how to draw your characters with the right proportions and perspectives when performing all sorts of actions. With useful tips on depicting dynamic motions and movements more accurately you can make your drawings look more realistic! Are your characters opening an umbrella? Fussing with their phones? Or talking with their hands? Or are they flying through the air and landing blows in the midst of a fight? With 480 body positions, movements and hand gestures and over 1,100 illustrations to guide you, this book helps you draw your characters with the right proportions and perspectives while doing all sorts of different things: Making hand gestures ranging from a peace sign to a heart to a fist bump Sitting, kneeling, crouching, walking, running or jumping with legs extended Putting on gloves, pushing up glasses, taking a drink or fixing their hair Executing flying kicks and complicated martial arts maneuvers And hundreds of other different actions and movements! Start with basic hand gestures before moving onto more complex movements and poses involving the entire body. This comprehensive guide offers you a thousand options for adding powerful perspective and emotional expression to your characters and the stories you tell!
"…richly designed books that SHOW you how to refine and perfect your drawings so you actually improve…if you're (or someone you know is) looking to up your game and improve your art, they've made it super easy to assemble a super helpful library" — The Roarbots
Sideranch is a collective of Japanese creative professionals who specialize in a range of artistic, publishing, gaming, and entertainment industry pursuits. This unique organization brings together experts in character design, illustration, animation, game development, inking/lettering/coloration, and graphic novel and comic book creation. They are the creators of Learn to Draw Exciting Anime & Manga Characters.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9784805318638 |
| ISBN 10 | 4805318635 |
| Title | How to Create Manga: Drawing Dynamic Hand & Body Movements |
| Author | Sideranch |
| Series | How To Create Manga Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
| Year published | 2025-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |