Manga for the beginner shoujo
Subtitle: everything you need to start drawing the most popular style of Japanese comics
By: Christopher Hart.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780823033294
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Technique; Cartooning -- Technique; Comic strip characters
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The shoujo face; title: Manga styles; title: Regular eyes vs. shoujo eyes; title: The face : front view; title: The face : profile; title: The face : 3/4 view; title: Expressions; title: Female hair dynamics; title: Girls with hats; title: Teen boy hairstyles; title: Female bodies and motion; title: Female body types; title: Simplified female body; title: Silhouettes; title: Drawing poses with movement; title: Expressive poses; title: The shoujo girls; title: Cat-girls; title: Magical girl; title: Tennis player; title: OJ-Rocker; title: "Fantasy" occupations; title: Fairy; title: Princess fighter; title: Sci-fi fighter; title: On the edge : "evil" girls; title: The shoujo boys; title: Young teen boys; title: Older teen boys; title: The super-elegant boys; title: The key to successful drawing; title: Standing; title: Walking; title: Sitting; title: Kneeling; title: Putting it all together; title: Character interaction; title: Pinups.