These are the books that I use to learn how to draw , I just bought those and I must say they are simply amazing ! They are very good written , the art is very illustrating and learns you the basic technique that you need/must know in order to draw comics pages . Trust me , if you ever bump into those books buy them you won't be disappointed ! Here they are...




HOW TO DRAW MANGA--GETTING STARTED

This is by far the very best "How to Draw Manga" volume for novice and intermediate illustrators. The book is divided into five sections featuring dozens of pointers:

• The Basics: Understanding and choosing pens, pen tips and manga paper
• So You Wanna Draw Characters: Expert advice for immediate results
• Setting the Proper Tone: Knowing how and when to use manga tones
• The Art of Storytelling: Making your illustrations come to life
• Beautiful Backgrounds: Setting the right scene and understanding perspective

Every page is loaded with illustrations drawn by the experts at K's Art, the group that has produced several volumes in the "How to Draw Manga" series. This is an essential reference book that you'll find yourself turning to again and again for years to come.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 126 pages. Black-and-white with color jacket. 10 inches long by 7 inches wide.

From head to toe, the human form, in all its complexities, is visually simplified to such a degree in this remarkable workbook that even complete beginners will soon be able to draw accurate, well-proportioned faces and figures every time they try.

Avoiding complex charts of muscles and bones that are more helpful to doctors than to artists, this book’s refreshing approach teaches anatomy from a cartoonist/illustrator’s point of view. For example, there are many large and small muscles in the neck, all rendered in great detail in most anatomy books, but here, master teacher Christopher Hart shows only the four that are visible and need to be drawn. His clear instruction helps readers to visualize and portray shifting body weight in a pose without the need of a model, and instead of showing a mass of facial muscles and bones, he translates them into the simple planes an artist needs to draw a range of expressive faces.

Readers are entertained as well as instructed. A brief introduction explains what a cartoon artist does through a series of cartoon sketches. The remainder of the book is divided into two sections: instructions and activities. The first part demonstrates how to create a face from its shape to its features, expression, and accessories. The second part offers games and "doodle tricks" that build on the cartooning skills covered earlier. Lots of illustration and little narrative characterize this delightful "how-to" book. While the black-and-white illustrations are simple and easy to duplicate, Blitz encourages youngsters to mix and match facial features and drawing techniques to create original cartoons.

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