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Summary: Excellent book for couples studies!
Review: As an artist, I am always looking for books to make my life easier when looking for effective poses to use as reference. This book is exactly what I was looking for and delivered all I expected and more.Drawing bodies can be hard and drawing two bodies together can be mind-boggling. This book really helps break it down into managable pieces and provides a myriad of poses to study. And some of the manga tricks are very helpful and different than the traditional drawing methods taught in college courses. One of the best parts of the book is the fact the author included same gender couples in the studies, very important when studying the shape, contour and solidity differences of the male and female form and how they relate to each other in same gender and mixed gender pairings. The pages on the differences about how the arm lengths of men and women line up when wrapped around another body, which changes if the second body is male or female, is fascinating. This book does contain nudity so the muscles can be studied and referenced so I recommend it for the serious art student or the self-taught artist who has already worked with life studies who is now wanting a book to continue these studies. The book also includes poses of people in bed together so those inclined not to view these sections should not look at them. This book does not teach basic drawing skills so the person purchasing this book should already have those skills before using this book.
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Summary: Drawing Couples Made Easier!
Review: Being a comic artist, one needs to know how to draw people at their most happy moments. Things like holding and kissing aren't exactly easy but after buying this book, it bacame easier. This book provides a strong basis to do you own thing. Over all this book was informative and with its great instructions and pictures, it is a must for any one who likes to draw.
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Summary: Drawing Couples Explained
Review: Drawing people in relation to one another is challenging and has eluded me for a time. After reading through this book, it became easier for me to portray them. Hayashi did a wonderful job of breaking down every aspect in simple, easy to understand terms and images. For example, the walking couples section is broken down into several sub-sections with other areas done in a similar fashion:
-walking side by side
-holding hands while walking
-pulling arms while walking
-female holding onto male hand while walking
-female being pulled by male while walking
-clinging to arm while walking (male & female, same-sex, rear view)
-arm over shoulder (carrying arm over shoulder, arm behind back, two males, two females)
-placing hand on shoulder
-wrapping arm around the waist
This book focuses on male and female couples but Hayashi also included same-sex relationships. Not all couples scene are relationship based but rather, they're platonic such as two guys or gals hanging out. But be aware that there is nudity in this volume and it does includes more expressive couple actions such as kissing, embracing, and the more intimate bedroom scene. This book is highly recommended and even more so for those interested in making shoujo manga.
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Summary: At last!
Review: First, I learned how to draw females, then males. Then I wanted to draw the males and females together. This shows how to draw couples holding hands, hugging, kissing, and "other interaction", which is what I was after. Excellant book that I refer back to OFTEN! Highly recommended!
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Summary: At last!
Review: First, I learned how to draw females, then males. Then I wanted to draw the males and females together. This shows how to draw couples holding hands, hugging, kissing, and "other interaction", which is what I was after. Excellant book that I refer back to OFTEN! Highly recommended!
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Summary: A Great Tool
Review: I just got it and I all ready love it!
It has easy step by step guid and lovely drawings to look at and help you out.I would sujest this for any one who has just started drawing are wants to make their drawing better.
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Summary: A great tool for any artist
Review: I just got this book, it is great. It shows you everything from dating to marriage. It teaches you about prespectives and proper placement of the characters. It even helps in placement of background items such as a park bench or a scene in a cafe. Ideally this is a great tool for any artist who is wanting to improve their skills, I know it helped me out and I do plan on getting other books from this series.
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Summary: Very good reference book to have around
Review: I'm always on the look out for art and anatomy book with poses in it, since it's expensive to hire a model. This is the first book that I've seen demonstrating human interaction. Even if you don't tend to draw in an anime/manga style, I'd suggest this book.
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Summary: Direct Approach
Review: I'm not interested in drawing manga, but am interested in drawing poses that I've imagined which involve couples. This book directly answered many questions that came up for me, which I had struggled trying to figure out with tracing paper and clay models. Especially the difference in proportions between males and females, and the differences in "contact" between males and females, is something hard to gather or not covered at all in other anatomy books. I still study anatomy and draw from life regularly, and this book has helped all of that fall into place when it comes to drawing poses without a model.
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Summary: It's a review. Enough said.
Review: I've bought about seven of How to Draw Manga books, and this is the one I've found most helpful. Out of the seven, it also improved my skills a great deal in drawing characters. Everything I was expecting from this book was in it. It shows how to draw couples reacting to each other and how to place them. Also, they show what to do with same sex couples, if you really wanted to know. It's my favourite out of the ones I currently own.
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