Ninja & Samurai Portrayal

I really like the different nijas it has...i like the evil ones better...Buahaha

I recieved this book the day it was released and I must say it was quiet helpful. I truthfully don't recommend it for beginners. It shows several ninja and samurai, in several manga styles, from different eras and things they wore. It also expains a few "how to not" ways for various clothing or positions. Overall a great book! I loved it. I recommend you have somewhat of an idea how to draw poses because a lot of the poses are a little more flexible than most normal human poses. It has some pages on how to draw various ninja and samurai weapons.

I got this book yesterday, I looked over it and read it. This book, I must say, helped me with drawing ninjas and it showed me all the different types of ninjas and their weapons. The chapters are as followed: CHAPTER 1: Ninja Portrayal Iga Ninja Koga Ninja Fuma Ninja Kunoichi Drawing eyes Assorted Eyes Hand Basics Various Ninja costumes Ninja props Other Ninja weapons CHAPTER 2: Ninja in Motion Running Peering Down Leaping Combat Arobatic Movements Concealment Throwning Shuriken Using the Shinobigatana Hand Holding a Shuriken and Hand After a Shuriken is released CHAPTER 3: Ninja Portrayal Samurai 1 Samurai 2 Bushi Ronin Toseinin (Gambler) Busho in Oyoroi Yoroi Musha (Warrior in Armor) CHAPTER 4: Samurai in Motion Walking Running Kneeling Wielding a Swords Striking and Being struck Sword Makeup Swordmanship, Samurai-Style Foot, Feet Hakama CHAPTER 5: Varying Characters Design Kabuki-style Samurai Shounen Manga-style Samurai Japanese Princess Military Chieftain in Skin and Fur Armor Military Chieftain in Dragon Armor Ninja Kunoichi (Female Ninja) Characters Comparison Chart CHAPTER 6: Assorted Scences Samurai Princesses Military Chieftains Ninja Artist Proflie