How to Draw Manga Girls
Sample pages include:
Contributing artists ... magical girl faces ... profile ... 3/4 view ... what makes a magical girl?
Magical Eyes.

The magical salon.
Artist / Illustrator Christopher Hart
DESCRIPTION
Manga Mania Magical Girls and Friends: How to Draw the Super-Popular Action fantasy Characters of Manga
* Christopher Hart writes the world's top-selling art instruction books -- more than two million in print!
* Strong girl characters empower girls everywhere.
Sailor Moon. Card Captor Sakura, Magical Girl Rayearth. They're magical girls, and they're some of the biggest names in manga. Magical girls, ordinary schoolgirls given superpowers, are hugely popular in Japan and the United States. Now Christopher Hart shows fans everywhere how to draw these manga shoujo faves.
Faces and body proportions, action poses, costumes, expressions, transformations, special effects -- they're all here, all in Hart's distinctive step-by-step approach. So are magical fighting boys and everybody's favorite, the cute, furry manga mascots.
Hart demonstrates how to create funny mascots, magical boys, fighting teams, and supporting characters, plus how to design layouts.
Magical girls show us that we all have special powers deep inside -- now Manga Mania: Magical Girls and Friends lets those special drawing powers reveal themselves at last!
CONTENTS
STARTING AT THE TOP... Magical girl faces. Magical eyes. The magical salon. Expressions.
THE BODY... Schoolgirl vs. magical girl. Where to add the extra height. The body step by step. Anatomy overview. Tips for drawing hands. Tips for drawing feet. Seeing through the figure. Perspective. Poses that illustrate perspective. Finished magical girl poses. Drawing along vanishing lines. When vanishing lines don't converge.
MAGICAL GIRL COSTUMES... Costume design: what NOT to do. The 'Magical Tailor'. The secret to transforming the costume. Superstylish goves. Chic footwear. Accessories to die for. Accessories: ordinary to extraordinary! Magical powers in ordinary objects. Amazing wands. A magical fighter girl and her sword. Windblown capes and skirts. Costume colors.
MAGICAL GIRL VARIETIES: THE INSIDE STORY FROM JAPAN... The range of transformations. Chibi-style magical girls.
MAGICAL BOYS... The magical boy face. Costume possibilities. The magical boy body. Magical boy types. The power poses.
THE VILLAINS... Elegant evil. Evil cuts a dashing figure. Wicked enchantress. Evil never looked so good. Evil lord in armor. Female warlord. Lord of the beasts.
ESSENTIAL SUPPORTING CHARACTERS... best friends and confidantes. Classic Japanese schoolgirl uniform. The crush. The rich snob. Magical girl's kid brother. Dad. Mom. The mean teacher. The warlock.
MAGICAL MASCOTS... Designing your own manga mascots. Ordinary vs. superfantasy. Special mascot powers. Combining mascot powers. Magical girls and mascots together!
MAGICAL FIGHTER TEAMS... Varying the height. Varying the costumes. Staging team action poses. Choreographing team fight scenes. The best angle for an action shot. Diving out of harm's way. Clashing weapons.
MAGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS... Creating a typical transformation. The transformation step by step. Transforming magical helpers. Posing with special effects. Special effects in panels.
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contributing artists, the medieval world
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CONTENTS...
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Good luck with your Manga drawings.
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dog people - from fierce hunters to foxy lady
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bugging out
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Back Cover

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Sample pages include:
contributing artists ... manga vs. manhwa ... manga vs. manhwa: the adolescent head

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learn to draw manwa, learn to draw korean comics, learn to draw comics, learn comic art, learn about manhwa, learn about korean comics
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Manhwa Drawing Book
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Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains
Sample pages include:
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Sample pages include:
here's what you need
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