Manga Mania Fantasy Worlds: How to Draw the Amazing Worlds of Japanese Comics

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Summary: If not for the drawings I'd say it's a little kidish one....
Review: This books O.K. It tells you how to draw four type sof dragons,faeries, "gothic creatures", and some si-fi stuff. He tells you all this stuff, but in doing so I think he might be limiting your imagination by saying "here's how you draw this and that". Whatever. I think he would be better off by adding "here's the basic anatomy of a person(front and back), here's some armor variations, weapon variations, basic clothing folds, dragon skin options, maybe what a medevial town looks like, and all that.

He Does tell you how to do turn arounds, and some of the pictures in this book are dang tight!

Maybbe I'm picky, but I think those pictures in there should in pencil so he(Christopher Hart) wouldn't be lording over you with his fancy inked-and-colored pictures. This book isn't that bad, though. Drawing these things using his step-by-step instructions will improve your drawing skills.

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This is an incredible bbook. It is extremely imaginative and very thorough. My 8 year old is hooked on it and wants to bbuy more of his books. Chris Hart makes it very easy to draw Japanese comic characters.

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Summary: Top level guide book
Review: This is the best. Just discovered this book after a college neighbor of mine recommended I try one of Hart's Manga books; The book is so rich not only the technique but in the creature personality as well, which adds a whole new dimension to my(?) characters. The background images, the scenes are so descriptive - one can almost hear the sounds. Harts guidance encourages exploration and confidence in following your own imagination. My illustration have reached a new level with this book.