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Summary: Good book but can be a problem if your desperate!
Review: I wanted to learn how to draw, so i got other books and this one too. I still dont really know how to draw. All this book dose is tell you the basics like: drawing cubes and 3-D objects like rectangels. It is like any other book that is titled: HOW TO DRAW!" It does have kool pictures of characters, and that about it.
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Summary: Great but definitely could be better,
Review: I was sceptical as whether to purchase this book or any of the other 4 volumes. I paused and thought over carefully. Well, I could give it a try. I mean if I didn't like it at the end of the day I could always return it. But guess what? I'm keeping this one. Oh no, better still!! I am getting 2 other different volumes of this series. Why? I think this series is great. Worth my every cent!!! 4 stars only for volume one, not 5? My complaint; not purely a step-by-step guide on how to draw anime/manga. Don't get me wrong though. This book does teach you what and how you should probably go about drawing your favourite characters. To others this is a godsend, more than what they could ask for. But, I would prefer if they made it a real step-by-step guide explaining every step that they have. This book does tell you what you should avoid doing in order to get the professional or near-professional look by comparing amatuerish and professional drawings. This book basically instills you with pertinent notions about getting it right most of the time. For those who are new, I believe you should check this one out. NEVER a time waster but DEFINITELY an inspiring and helpful guide!!! Get it before it runs out of print. For me, as I mentioned earlier, I am getting 2 other volumes; volume 2 and 4. I am not rushing to get 3 and 5 though but might get them also in the future. Anyway, gook luck to all the beginners, like myself, out there.
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Summary: Ahhhh this book rocks!!
Review: I... Well actually my dad bought this book for me (I bought volume 3), and trust me this book is worth every single penny! It talks about the basics like the face, body, poses, and more! The main reason I bought this book was to learn how to improve my anime eyes; and let me tell you, being the amateur I am, they've improved ALOT! I would show a scan of one of my practice sheets, but it's not allowed, oh well! XDI made a drawing of a kitty girl with the instructions the book gives you...*can't imagine all the critiques she would get from the author* But anyway, the book tells you to compare your drawings with other drawings, and it takes you think: "Man, I used to draw like THAT?" At least that's how I did...lol One of the things I loved about this book was that the author shows us these drawings made from 100% Amateurs, Intermediate *sp* and Advanced artists, plus proffessional versions of the drawings. It tells you WHAT'S wrong with the drawings, the errors etc. And that helps ALOT because these drawings have very common errors. May I add that the mascots are, hmm how do I put this...KAWAII?! (japanese for cute...heh) The author uses these adorable mascots that briefly explain you things like "We must learn the basics!"; that adds humor to the book, and that alone made me more confident of myself, and killed the thought of "Oh it'll probably be too hard for me". But let me tell you, if you put your heart and time to it, and practice with this book, you'll be a kick-arse anime artist in no time! And remember, if your first straight line comes out horrible, don't worry, by time you'll get it right, because practice makes perfect =3 If you plan on becoming an anime artist or illustrator or whatever, thi book MUST be on your bookshelf, you won't regret it. ^_^
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Summary: The best how to draw book I have ever seen!
Review: Its great for anime fans and those who wish to draw
easy to under stand and its only the first book out of this set!!
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Summary: Not a bad book
Review: its the first "how to draw manga" book i had ever bought, so its quite hard for me to judge how good this book is. but anyway, i find this book interesting and its very organized. it teaches you basic beganner stuffs and then slowly show you the professional way of doing it i am only half way done with the book and i had learn much, its a book better then an average "how to draw" book
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Summary: the beging
Review: Not really a basics but a great book though.It has really good out lines for character drawings and is the beging of the rest of this fab series.
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Summary: Think 3-Dimensional
Review: Ozawa covers parts of the body he deems important (head, feet, hands, eyes, hair) and the rest of the book focuses examples of 15 character-archetypes on the head and whole character body shown in different views giving a lot of examples of various character types. You get to know different ways of drawing the hair, eyes, nose, and other details while learning various tips. He even has a nice section on character arrangement for a pin-up and a critique section of artists with various skill levels.
The approach of this book to drawing is in a different manner than the typical drawing book. He doesn't go into sections on how to draw specific sections of the body such as the hips, arms, etc. He starts you off drawing the whole body and getting you into the mindset of critiqueing your own drawing and improving it. He also gets you into thinking of your characters in terms of 3D. Some people may be detered by this and others may not.
The highest form of nudity in this book is the wire frame and nothing further. An excellent book for younger artists.
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Summary: very good instruction book
Review: this book explains very clearly how to basicly draw anime. (duh) heehee. i recommend this book for anyone pursuing a career in arts or animation.
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Summary: Anime
Review: This book helped me alot. I would recomend it to anyone who likes to read or draw anime.
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Summary: A very valuable addition to any manga artist's collection
Review: This book is an extremely well written guide to drawing manga for both beginers and advanced artists alike. IT includes guides on drawing the faces, bodies, hands, eyes, etc. that are well written and very detailed. It includes some bonus features as well, my favorite being the how to draw covers of manga, a critique of work sent in by other artists as well as a redrawing of the originals, descriptions of various popular and commonly used manga characters, and short helpful notes by budding artists in the field. Note, too, that the artist has had some impressive experience in his field, including work with Studio Ghibli and work on such international hits as Akira. Highly reccomended.
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