Level: | Beginner |
Tone: | Step-by-step |
Pages: | 135 |
Published: | 2012 |
Arbitrary Rating: | 4/5 |
Plan to Reread: | Yes |
My Opinion:
I'm going to err on the side of caution here and recommend that you view this two minute video on Mark Crilley's Realism Challenge #3 if this is the first time you're hearing of him. Mark Crilley is the artist / creator of "Brody's Ghost" and a number of drawing guides, including "Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Faces" which I actually knocked out in a single sitting.
I wanted to highlight the realism challenge so that less people will rush to judge the book by it's cover and assume his artistic range is limited to one particular style. As an added benefit, you can find a ton of tutorials on his YouTube channel at markcrilley.
The book includes 20 hair styles for both girls and guys, 100 manga eyes, 12 common expressions, and front / three quarter / profile head shots for young, old, heavy set, and child type characters. It's a little on the brief side, but you can get a lot of mileage out of the step-by-step lessons provided if you're leaning towards a manga influenced style.
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