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# The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga: A Step-by-Step Artist's Handbook

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desertcart.com: The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga: A Step-by-Step Artist's Handbook: 9784805315255: shoco, Sawa, Makoto: Books

Review: A very good guide for drawing manga style action poses! - Hello, first and foremost, this is a review from a mangaka (manga artist). I am a self-taught webcomic manga style artist who publishes my own webcomics for almost 3 years now. And until now, I am being honest that I am still an amateur in drawing action poses. Here are some points that I can put out from this book. 1. This book is originally printed as Japanese. Ive been wanting to purchase this for so long but the price is higher, you check it out on ebay at a price of 30$ and above. So seeing that this book is now translated and printed in English, and is way much cheaper with the same content on it. This is a jackpot for me. 2. Contents seems a little advance, but this is a how-to-draw manga book and not just pose references, you will definitely learn a lot from this, (such as perspective, good way of using panel shots or focus line, hair movement, the use of speedlines, blurring effect, dynamic poses, and even expressions are tackled here. 3. Martial arts such as grappling, judos were also shown in a little here. Different weapons too such as nunchucks, spears, sword, hammer poses etc etc. You will also find a tracing samples that you could practice on. So for an advance digital manga comic artist like me, I highly recommend this book to be added to your learning tools if you are serious in learning MANGA style action poses.
Review: Exactly what you expect it to be - Buy it! Like the title says, this is exactly what,you expect it to be. It teaches you the basics of human anatomy and proportions, how to create dynamic fighting stances, how to show the impact blows amd pain, how to clothe figures in action scenes, how to panel, how to drag environment so damage and more. The art style here is more realistic and I feel that whats taught here can be more broadly applied than with other similar books.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #29,156 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Pencil Drawing #35 in Figure Drawing Guides #72 in Pop Culture Art |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,709) |
| Dimensions  | 7.5 x 0.7 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 4805315253 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-4805315255 |
| Item Weight  | 1.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 144 pages |
| Publication date  | September 3, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Tuttle Publishing |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very good guide for drawing manga style action poses!
*by J***A on September 3, 2019*

Hello, first and foremost, this is a review from a mangaka (manga artist). I am a self-taught webcomic manga style artist who publishes my own webcomics for almost 3 years now. And until now, I am being honest that I am still an amateur in drawing action poses. Here are some points that I can put out from this book. 1. This book is originally printed as Japanese. Ive been wanting to purchase this for so long but the price is higher, you check it out on ebay at a price of 30$ and above. So seeing that this book is now translated and printed in English, and is way much cheaper with the same content on it. This is a jackpot for me. 2. Contents seems a little advance, but this is a how-to-draw manga book and not just pose references, you will definitely learn a lot from this, (such as perspective, good way of using panel shots or focus line, hair movement, the use of speedlines, blurring effect, dynamic poses, and even expressions are tackled here. 3. Martial arts such as grappling, judos were also shown in a little here. Different weapons too such as nunchucks, spears, sword, hammer poses etc etc. You will also find a tracing samples that you could practice on. So for an advance digital manga comic artist like me, I highly recommend this book to be added to your learning tools if you are serious in learning MANGA style action poses.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exactly what you expect it to be
*by C***C on June 27, 2020*

Buy it! Like the title says, this is exactly what,you expect it to be. It teaches you the basics of human anatomy and proportions, how to create dynamic fighting stances, how to show the impact blows amd pain, how to clothe figures in action scenes, how to panel, how to drag environment so damage and more. The art style here is more realistic and I feel that whats taught here can be more broadly applied than with other similar books.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finally a good how to book
*by J***R on January 8, 2023*

Got this for a comic idea and to practice drawing poses. I had bought a book that was supposed to be for how to draw hero’s and it was all about history and not drawing. I love the fact this book is about art and not a history lesson about hero’s

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