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Just for Kids: You Can Draw Manga Critters shows how to draw animals in the chibi style using simple steps and easy-to-find art tools. Also included are tips and techniques for designing your own chibi critter creations!
You can draw more than 30 chibi animals with the easy, step-by-step art projects in Just for Kids: You Can Draw Manga Critters. Learn to draw dogs, cats, mice, rabbits, birds, fantasy critters, and...
You can draw more than 30 chibi animals with the easy, step-by-step art projects in Just for Kids: You Can Draw Manga Critters. Learn to draw dogs, cats, mice, rabbits, birds, fantasy critters, and...
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100 exciting and ingenious ways to design and draw better fantasy figures-from developing characters to adding costumes, props and backdrops. Hollywood concept designer Francis Tsai shares tips and tricks for creating imaginative figures, giving readers a unique opportunity to gain guidance from a real pro.
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"Does your cartoon, comic, film, or story need a quirky individual? How about a leading lady? Rogue superhero? By working through the exercises found in The Drawing Club, acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to draw personality archetypes of any kind- movie heroes, pulp fiction characters, and pop culture stars from every era. There's something for everyone!Illustrator Bob Kato, Associate Professor at The Art Center College of Design, invites...
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Learn to draw charming characters!
Filled with colorful illustrations and step-by-step explanations, How to Draw a Character is the perfect introduction to the art of sketching people. From babies to grandmothers, cyclists to shoppers, How to Draw a Character gives readers the skills to draw any kind of character in any setting. The easy tutorials break down seemingly complicated drawings into simple components, so even beginners will soon be drawing...
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Massive fire-breathing dragons can be terrifying or kind, evil or accomplices of the hero, but they're never supporting characters, and all expert fantasy artists know how to depict them. Now, for the first time ever, a master dragon drawer reveals his secrets for doing this, taking you along for the ride as he meets these breathtaking creatures face-to-face.
Inside you'll find:
• Easy to follow step-by-step instructions for creating realistic...
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"Mean 'n' Messy Monsters follows the introductory title in the Cartooning for Kids series, Crazy, Zany Cartoon Characters, expanding on its core concepts and teaching young artists to draw a range of fun and unique monsters in true cartooning style. Children will love learning how to reinterpret their favorite popular monsters in cartoon form, as well as design their own menacing characters, all with a colorful, silly touch. Featured sections cover...
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Young artists who love manga and anime will enjoy learning to draw girls with attitude and style. Step-by-step instructions allow readers to master female characters, faces, and figures. Colorful images will entrance girls and boys alike with the magic of manga.
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This useful step-by-step guide to drawing manga boys is a must-have for the aspiring artist. The detailed and colorful example characters and simple-to-follow descriptions allow for an exciting read, while sharing basic techniques for drawing, inking, and coloring. Artists will make their own inventive male characters with expressive attributes and energy.
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Tragic pasts, secret identities, compelling personalities the best character designs are built on these essential factors! This ultimate guide shows readers how to create costumes that reflect their characters powers, how to design a team of characters with interesting group dynamics, and how backstory can contribute to a character's flaws and strengths. Using classic designs, poses, and powers as references, readers will create their own unique characters....
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"Everyone knows a Feiffer illustration when they see one: His characters leap across the page, each line belying humor and psychological insight. Over Feiffer's prolific 70-year career, his nimble and singular imagination has given us new perspectives as well as biting satires on politics, love, marriage, and religion--alternating with stories imbued with the playful anarchy of a child. Feiffer's varied output includes children's books (The Phantom...
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"In 1911, the famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted an animated version of his popular newspaper strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland. Loosely inspired by Sigmund Freud's research on dreams, the film was one of the very first of its kind. McCay is largely forgotten today, but his work helped unleash the creative energy of animators like Otto Messmer, Max Fleischer, Walt Disney, and Chuck Jones. Their origin stories, rivalries, and sheer genius, as Reid...
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When intergalactic evil strikes, heroic astronauts, aliens, and robots spring into action! This ultimate guide shows readers how to create bizarre extraterrestrial life-forms, design amazing robots, and deck their characters out in space gear. Readers will draw inspiration from Earth s insects and strange animals as they bring their own alien species to life. They ll build diverse planets and mind-blowing star fields for their characters to conquer...
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Learn all about the exciting realm of cartooning! In Cartooning 1, Jack Keely (with some help from Carson van Osten) invites you into the cartooning world and shows you how to create a variety of lovable characters-from a perky puppy to a personable toaster! In this book, the author explains his drawing techniques, as well as his methods of developing a cartoon to its fullest. You will learn to impart personality and expression as you discover a host...
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The complete manga, anime and video game "art school" course for beginners!
The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers a structured 13-week lesson plan that is typically found in professional drawing classes. With 65 detailed lessons arranged into 13 weekly topics, it's simple to learn the essentials and then progress to higher levels. You can create your own personalized learning experience as the structured lessons can be...
The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime offers a structured 13-week lesson plan that is typically found in professional drawing classes. With 65 detailed lessons arranged into 13 weekly topics, it's simple to learn the essentials and then progress to higher levels. You can create your own personalized learning experience as the structured lessons can be...
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Create great cartoons in a wide range of styles and media, from comic-book line art to digital manga. Learn how to exaggerate and distort your characters to great comic effect; render funny expressions and body language; add backgrounds, lettering, and speech balloons. Includes advice on finding inspiration and developing your own style, insider tips from a professional cartoonist, and information on presenting and selling your finished artwork.
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Perfect for doodlers of all ages and the ideal companion for kids at home or on the go!
Grab a piece of paper or a digital sketchpad and get drawing! In three easy steps, you can go from a squiggle or a few lines to a silly Santa Claus or a fluffy-maned lion. It's that simple!
Kamo's funny, feel-good drawings and doodles have earned her a worldwide reputation. With this all-in-one beginner's guide, her easy step-by-step instructions...
Grab a piece of paper or a digital sketchpad and get drawing! In three easy steps, you can go from a squiggle or a few lines to a silly Santa Claus or a fluffy-maned lion. It's that simple!
Kamo's funny, feel-good drawings and doodles have earned her a worldwide reputation. With this all-in-one beginner's guide, her easy step-by-step instructions...
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Anime tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent years, and if you're looking for inspiration or the perfect design, look no further than "Anime Tattoo Design Book: 300+ Designs for Fans and Tattoo Artists" This book features a curated collection of original and unique tattoo designs inspired by some of the most popular anime series. From minimalist designs to complex and intricate ones, this book has something for everyone, no matter your...
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Lights! Camera! It's time to explore the art of animation! This fun, engaging nonfiction title allows readers to explore an exciting career as an animator. Readers will be introduced to the history of animation and find out what techniques and equipment animators used to turn their illustrations into the first animated shorts. Through Time For Kids© content, stimulating facts, vivid images, sketches, photos, informative text, and an interview with...
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