INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the ultimate manga drawing guide for all skill levels! Manga is the name for Japanese comic books and translates to mean “whimsical pictures.” A unique feature when reading manga comics is that, due to Japanese being read from right to left, manga speech bubbles and panels are also set from right to left. The style itself is well known for its large, expressive, and stylistic eyes; simplified details; bold colors; and diverse genres. Each manga artist, known as a mangaka, makes their own unique stylistic choices to personalize their manga, making no two artists the same.
Throughout this book, you’ll see Aya and Shun pop up (sometimes in different manga styles) to give you helpful tips and tricks on drawing and coloring people and animals, developing intriguing characters, creating scenes and action sequences, writing stories and dialogue for a manga book, and much more. Whether you have been drawing manga for years or would like to try the style for the first time, there is something in this book for you!
